Category: Huntsville Police
Traffic Safety Checkpoints
August 16, 2019
The Huntsville Police Department D.U.I. Task Force will be conducting Traffic Safety Checkpoints through this weekend. If you are stopped at a Traffic Safety Checkpoint be prepared to present your driver license, proof of insurance and vehicle tag registration to the officers. The Task Force utilizes data provided by NASO (North Alabama Safety Office) that determines traffic accident hotspots across the city. Right now there are 57 designated hotspots throughout [ more ]
Read MoreHPD Academy Acquires Virtra 300 Training Simulator
August 6, 2019
The Huntsville Police Academy recently acquired the Virtra 300 Training Simulator. This simulator allows officers to train using communication skills, tactical and verbal de-escalation techniques, taser, and deadly force situations using standard-issue weapons. Virtra incorporates the same de-escalations techniques taught in our police academy directly into the simulations. This simulator also provides top-of-the-line, 300-degree wrap-around video firearms training that enables officers to train for the most difficult real-world situations, including ambushes, [ more ]
Read MoreHuntsville Police Department applying for a United States Dept. of Justice, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant
August 6, 2019
The Huntsville Police Department, of the City of Huntsville, Alabama, will be applying for a United States Dept. of Justice, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant in the amount of $158,649.00. The City of Huntsville will be dividing the award amount 50/50 with the Madison County Commission. This grant will fund the purchase of equipment upgrades to be used by the Huntsville Police Dept. The City Council of the City of Huntsville, [ more ]
Read MoreHave A Safe July Fourth Holiday
July 3, 2019
The Huntsville Police Department wants everyone to have a safe July Fourth holiday and reminds you that firing, possessing or selling unpermitted fireworks on property in the City Limits is against City Ordinance >>> https://bit.ly/2RV4B79. It is also against City Ordinance to fire a gun within the City Limits >>> https://bit.ly/30bFoZ7. Both of these offenses have increasing fines beginning at $100 and can also require jailtime. Any illegal possessed fireworks [ more ]
Read MoreBeaumont Place Investigation
July 3, 2019
Huntsville Police have arrested 21 yr old Darius Jamel Johnson from Huntsville. He is charged with Capital Murder in connection to the Beaumont Place Investigation where 25 yr old Rashaud Cisero Greenwood was killed on June 9th, 2019. Twenty-five yr. old Tavias Lavon Drake was previously arrested for Capital Murder in this case as well. The attached photo of Johnson is not his current booking photo. He is currently in [ more ]
Read MoreHelp Us Identify
June 28, 2019
Huntsville Police need assistance in identifying the pictured individual. He is wanted for questioning in connection to some debit card transactions from several criminal cases that our Criminal Investigative Division is currently working. The debit card usage is connected to the B&E’s that were reported in the area of Creek Wood Park off Old Madison Pike June 19th. In that instance, three cases of B&E’s were reported to Huntsville Police. [ more ]
Read MoreHuntsville Police Launch Summer Slowdown Campaign
June 27, 2019
Pardon our progress! The City of Huntsville has more Roadwork Projects under way than at any time in its history. All this construction may be temporarily challenging for motorists, but the improvements will be worth the wait. To ensure that drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians stay safe on the roads, Huntsville Police have launched a “Summer Slowdown” campaign to remind everyone to drive smarter, not faster. Police produced three videos and are working to promote the messages [ more ]
Read MorePhone Scammer
June 27, 2019
Huntsville Police wants the public to be aware of a particular phone scammer that is using HPD personnel information. The past several weeks there have been at least a half-dozen instances whereby an individual is calling local businesses and indicating they are personnel with HPD and using a specific name of an HPD employee to gain the caller’s trust. They attempt to solicit for funds by using official programs or [ more ]
Read MoreCALEA Conference
April 25, 2019
The Huntsville Police Department has partnered with the Madison County Sheriff’s Department, the Madison Police Department, and the Huntsville/Madison County Convention and Visitors Bureau to host the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) Conference next week. Over 600 Law Enforcement officials will be attending the Huntsville CALEA Conference from all over the United States, Mexico, Canada and Barbados. The attendees will spend the week in Huntsville attending classes, [ more ]
Read MorePanoply 2019
April 19, 2019
The Panoply Festival is to be held from Friday April 26th to Sunday April 28th, 2019. In preparation for the annual Panoply of the Arts Festival, the Huntsville Police Department will be closing several streets around Big Spring International Park in Downtown Huntsville. The following road closing and opening schedule will be followed for: Monday April 22nd Start: 8:00 AM Close Monroe Street at the south side of the exit from the circular [ more ]
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