1 day ago · Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker announced Wednesday that the grand jury had indicted the Hanceville police chief and four of his officers, who are accused of mishandling or removing ...

2 days ago · A Cullman County Grand Jury is calling for the immediate abolishment of the Hanceville Police Department following the arrests of multiple officers and the death of a dispatcher.During a joint press conference between the Cullman County District Attorney and Sheriff's Offices, DA Champ Crocker revealed that the Grand Jury found the department to be a "particular and ongoing threat to public ...

2 days ago · Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker speaks at a news conference Wednesday, announcing a grand jury had indicted five Hanceville, Alabama, police officers with a variety of crimes.

2 days ago · The Cullman County grand jury found that the Hanceville Police Department has "failed to account for, preserve and maintain evidence and in doing so has failed crime victims and the public at ...

1 day ago · A small Alabama city has placed its entire police force on administrative leave a day after a grand jury recommended the department be abolished. ... Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker announced Wednesday that the grand jury had indicted the Hanceville police chief and four of his officers, who are accused of mishandling or removing ...

2 days ago · Updated Feb. 19, 2025, at 4:35 p.m. CULLMAN, Ala. – Five Hanceville Police Department officers and one spouse of an officer were indicted by a grand jury and arrested recently following an investigation into the August 2024 death of dispatcher Christopher Michael Willingham, 49. The grand jury also recommended the …

2 days ago · The grand jury’s findings follow an investigation by the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation, the Alabama Ethics Commission and the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office. As a result of that investigation, the grand jury found that officers failed to keep and maintain evidence which then became unusable and, as a result, failed crime victims ...

3 days ago · After the grand jury visited the Hanceville jail on Feb. 12, he said, it has “zero confidence” in the Police Department’s ability to maintain the facility or meet basic health and safety needs.

2 days ago · The city of Hanceville is located in Cullman County and is about 43 miles north of Birmingham. As of 2020, the population of Hanceville is over 3,200, according to the U.S. Census Bureau .

3 days ago · Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker announced Wednesday that a grand jury had indicted Hanceville Police Chief Jason Marlin and four of his officers on a variety of charges that ...