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All Hanceville police officers placed on leave

All Hanceville police officers placed on leave as Cullman sheriff takes over patrols

All remaining employees of the Hanceville Police Department have been placed on administrative leave, and the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office will temporarily take over the city’s protection. Hanceville Mayor Jimmy Sawyer and Sheriff Matt Gentry met Thursday following the indictments of the city’s police chief and four other officers on corruption charges and a scathing grand jury

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Cullman County District Attorney discusses impact of Hanceville police probe

At a meeting of governors at the White House on Feb. 21, Maine governor Janet Mills defied president Donald Trump's threat to withhold federal funding. Voletta Wallace, Notorious B.I.G.'s mother and keeper of his legacy, dies at 78

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Cullman County Sheriff's Office taking over Hanceville Police Department

Combined toxic effects of fentanyl, other drugs

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Cullman County sheriff taking over Hanceville law enforcement after arrests

On Thursday, the Cullman County Sheriff's Office announced that it will be taking law enforcement after the entire Hanceville Police Department was put on leave.

Death, evidence issues, a 'criminal enterprise'

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Alabama police force put on leave after grand jury says it operated like a "criminal enterprise"

The Hanceville police chief and four of his officers are accused of mishandling or removing materials from the department's evidence room.

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Small Alabama city's police force put on leave after grand jury finds 'rampant' corruption

A small Alabama city has placed its entire police force on administrative leave a day after a grand jury recommended the department be abolished.

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Death, evidence issues, a 'criminal enterprise': How an entire police department was put on leave

A grand jury handed down felony indictments against roughly half the Hanceville, Alabama, police force and recommended the department be abolished.

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Lawsuit filed by former Hanceville employee mentions issues with evidence room security

The lawsuit alleges that the mayor fired him and ignored warnings that the chain of evidence would be compromised.

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‘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.

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‘It’s embarrassing for a lot of people': Hanceville residents react to PD arrests

For a city the size of Hanceville in Cullman County, the word typically travels fast. At least that’s the case after the ...

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Hanceville residents say they are not shocked by police department indictments

COMING UP IN YOUR FULL FORECAST, HANCEVILLE RESIDENTS ARE REELING TODAY AFTER FIVE MEMBERS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE ...

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District Attorney discusses impact of Hanceville police scandal on pending cases

FOX54 has also reviewed a lawsuit filed in 2024 against the city by former Hanceville police officer Lowell Hadder. The suit also names Mayor Jimmy Sawyer and the city clerk, alleging wrongful ...

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Lawsuit filed after Hanceville police dispatcher’s overdose death claims chain of evidence was destroyed

The Hanceville Police Department’s former evidence custodian claimed in a lawsuit filed in August 2024, less than a week after a city dispatcher was found dead in his office, that he was effectively ...

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Coroner: Hanceville 911 dispatcher died from fentanyl, several other drugs

The Cullman County Coroner’s Office says a Hanceville 911 dispatcher found dead in his office last August died from several drugs in his system.Christopher Michael Willingham was 49 and lived in ...

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