Hanceville police arrests, dispatcher’s death, corruption allegations threaten department: What we know today
A grand jury recommended abolishing the department after six arrests they said came from a "rampant culture of corruption." ...
Hanceville Police Department called ‘a criminal enterprise’ following indictment of chief, 4 officers on corruption charges
Three officers with the Hanceville Police Department have been arrested, mayor Jim Sawyer confirmed to CBS 42 Wednesday.
Hanceville police chief, 4 officers and spouse arrested in investigation following dispatcher’s overdose death
Autopsy results show a Hanceville dispatcher found dead in his office in August 2024 died from the combined toxic effects of ...
‘Culture of corruption’ may destroy Hanceville Police Department: Scandal shocks small college town
The death of a dispatcher and drug-related arrests of police officers thrust an Alabama town into the national spotlight.
Grand jury recommends Alabama police department be 'abolished'
Five of the city of Hanceville's officers, including its police chief, were arrested for tampering with evidence and other ...
Former Hanceville employee lawsuit claims forced resignation, evidence protocol ignored
Hanceville, filed a lawsuit against Mayor Jim Sawyer, the city, and a city clerk, alleging he was forced to resign.
Hanceville police indictments ‘completely irrelevant’ to excessive force lawsuit, attorney says
Last week’s indictments against five Hanceville police officers that also alleged the department engaged in a “a rampant ...
Alabama city suspends entire PD after 5 officers indicted on corruption
An Alabama city suspended its entire police department Thursday after most of its officers were indicted by a grand jury on ...