Hanceville mayor vows a stronger future: City plans to establish a new police department
Following the termination of all Hanceville Police Department employees, Hanceville Mayor Jim Sawyer announced the City is ...
All Hanceville Police Department staff terminated, according to letter from mayor
In a significant development, Mayor Jim Sawyer has announced a reduction in force for the Hanceville Police Department, due ...
Alabama City Suspends Entire Police Force After Sweeping Indictments
The City Council of Hanceville voted to disband its police force and then rebuild it after its chief and four officers were ...
Alabama city leaders vote to replace and rebuild troubled police department
An Alabama city is moving to replace and rebuild its entire police department after a grand jury found a “rampant culture of ...
Grand jury recommends Alabama police department be 'immediately abolished'
An Alabama grand jury has recommended that the Hanceville Police Department be "immediately abolished," prosecutors said Wednesday.
Alabama city divided over whether to abolish police department accused of "culture of corruption"
A small Alabama city has been roiled by accusations that the local police department has a "rampant culture of corruption." ...
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Hanceville Mayor fires remainder of police department
Hanceville Mayor Jimmy Sawyer has fired the remainder of the police department, a letter obtained by News 19 says.
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Hanceville Police Department suspended, search for new police chief to begin
An audit reveals several missing items, including drugs and a firearm, from the Hanceville Police Department's evidence room.
Hanceville City Council votes to rebuild scandal-scarred police department, begin search for new chief
The Hanceville City Council on Monday voted unanimously to rebuild the city’s beleaguered police department and hire a new ...
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Hanceville police should be abolished after dispatcher death, officer arrests, grand jury finds: ‘Rampant culture of corruption’
The Hanceville Police Department operates under “a rampant culture ... Willingham’s body was sent for autopsy at the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences in Huntsville. Cullman County Coroner ...
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Grand jury recommends abolishing Alabama police department: 'Culture of corruption'
An Alabama grand jury called for the immediate abolishment of a local police department after five officers were indicted on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges, officials said Wednesday.