Category: Huntsville Police
Madison Man Charged with Violating Recently Enacted Law
August 25, 2017
The Huntsville Police Department’s Special Victim’s Unit charged Matthew Reyes, 27 of Madison, with a newly enacted state law, Distribution of a Private Message. Investigators charged Reyes after he posted pictures of the victim online without their consent. Investigators determined that Reyes posted the pictures in an attempt to harass the victim which is a violation of the recently enacted state law. The law was enacted on August 1, 2017, as part [ more ]
Read MoreDog Jog 5k and Family Fun Run
August 25, 2017
The Dog Jog 5k and Family Run will be held tomorrow in the downtown area between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. The run will start at Monroe Street and Church Street and end on Monroe Street at Washington Street. Use caution if traveling in the area.
Read MoreSTAC Agents Seize Drugs, Guns and Cash
August 25, 2017
Agents with the Madison-Morgan County HIDTA Drug Task Force (STAC) served a search warrant in Madison that led to the arrest of Santuan Jones, 26 of Madison, and the seizure of drugs, guns and cash. On August 23, STAC Agents served the warrant at 2019 Flagstone Drive in Madison. The warrant was the result of an investigation involving drug trafficking in the area. Agents seized 6 ounces of “ice” methamphetamine, marijuana, [ more ]
Read MoreSTAC Agents and Decatur Police Make Meth Seizure
August 25, 2017
Agents with the Madison-Morgan County HIDTA Drug Task Force (STAC) along with Decatur Police conducted an investigation involving the trafficking of meth in the Madison/Morgan County area. The investigation resulted in the arrests of Corey Hart, 37, and Jerome Casteel, 41, and the seizure of approximately one pound of methamphetamine. On August 21, STAC Agents stopped Hart and Casteel at the Express Food Mart on Hwy. 72 in Gurley. The [ more ]
Read MoreUPDATE: Escaped Inmate Labor Prisoner Captured
August 25, 2017
Huntsville Police have arrested an inmate who escaped from a work detail yesterday on Cleveland Avenue. Jason Majors was taken into custody around 1:00 p.m. today at Propst Drugs on Pratt Avenue. Officers responded to a call of a suspicious person inside the store and Majors was taken into custody without incident.
Read MorePrisoner Escapes from Inmate Labor Detail
August 23, 2017
Huntsville Police are looking for a prisoner who escaped from an Inmate Labor detail around 2:30 today. Police are searching for Jason Majors, 42 of Huntsville. Majors was working as an Inmate Labor Trustee in the area of Church Street and Cleveland Avenue. He is approximately 5’5”, 170 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair. He also has a mustache with no beard. He was last seen wearing his jail issued [ more ]
Read MoreSTAC Agents and Decatur Police Make Spice Seizure
August 16, 2017
Agents with the Madison-Morgan County HIDTA Drug Task Force (STAC) along with Decatur Police conducted a takedown of two drug traffickers resulting in the seizure of a large amount of Spice, and the arrests of Hamilton Stevenson and Ameisha Dothard. On August 10, STAC Agents and Decatur Police stopped a car as it pulled into a residence at 172 Hwy. 67 South in Decatur. The stop was the result of a [ more ]
Read MoreTwo Teens Arrested after Friday Night Shooting
August 15, 2017
The Huntsville Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit has charged Caleb Whitesell, 17 of Huntsville, and Jason Cantrell, 16 of Huntsville, with Robbery following a drug related shooting Friday night. Officers responded to reports of shots fired in a parking lot of Brittany Point Apartments on Bailey Cove Road around 9:00 Friday night. A short time later they received a call of a gunshot victim at a home in Owens Cross Roads. [ more ]
Read MoreSummer Tree Apartments First to be Recognized as Blue Star Compliant
August 11, 2017
The Huntsville Police Department recognized Summer Tree Apartments as the first complex to earn Blue Star compliance. Blue Star is a program sponsored by the Huntsville Police Department that works with local apartment complexes to increase safety, reduce crime and improve the quality of life for its residents. Summer Tree attended the first Blue Star training class March 22. As part of the program property owners are required to attend an [ more ]
Read MoreHuntsville Police Looking to Take Part in IRS Financial Crimes Task Force
August 8, 2017
The Huntsville Police Department, along with other law enforcement agencies across the state, are working to form a Financial Crimes Task Force with the Internal Revenue Service. The Task Force will work in coordination with the United States Attorney’s Office(s) to determine the types of activities that merit investigation and prosecution. The objective of the Task Force will be to develop and assist with criminal investigations involving all levels of financial [ more ]
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