Category: Huntsville Police
Huntsville Police Department Fallen Officers Memorial Service
May 15, 2017
The Huntsville Police Department will be holding a memorial service May 18 at 5:30 p.m. in front of the Fallen Officers Memorial at 815 Wheeler Avenue. The service will be to remember and honor all Huntsville Police Officers and their families who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to the community. The Huntsville Police Department has lost ten officers in the line of duty dating back to 1883. The Memorial [ more ]
Read MoreSTAC Agents Make Drug Trafficking Arrests
May 15, 2017
The Madison-Morgan County HIDTA Drug Task Force (STAC) have charged a Huntsville man with Drug Trafficking. On May 12, STAC Agents conducted a take-down of Andrew Paseur, 37 of Huntsville. The take-down was the result of a month long investigation involving the distribution of large amounts of “Ice” by Paseur. He was stopped in the 1000 block of Airport Road, and Agents recovered approximately one kilo of methamphetamine ice, marijuana, [ more ]
Read MorePolice Looking for Suspect in Domestic Violence Shooting
May 15, 2017
Huntsville Police are investigating an overnight shooting that happened at the Papa Jacks, 2018 Jordan Lane. Investigators are still searching for the suspect, Brandon Jamar, 31 of Huntsville. Officers responded to the shooting call around 2:00 a.m. this morning, and before the officers arrived the victim had already been taken from the scene by a friend. The friend stopped in the area of Oakwood Avenue and Church Street, and the victim [ more ]
Read MoreWhistleStop 2017 Road Closures
May 5, 2017
The annual WhistleStop Festival will be held May 5 and 6 at 320 Church Street on the grounds of the Huntsville Depot. Anyone traveling in the area of the Depot should expect congestion and detours throughout the weekend. The following streets and roadway sections are currently closed: The outside southbound turn lane of Washington Street from, the intersection of the eastbound I-565 off ramp to Washington Street, and south to Monroe Street. The [ more ]
Read MoreArrest Made in Monday Night Blocker Street Shooting
May 2, 2017
Huntsville Police have charged Demarcus Cawthorne, 39 of Huntsville, with Domestic Violence 1st degree following a Monday night shooting on Blocker Street. Officers responded to the shooting call just before 8:00 p.m. last night. When they arrived they found a female outside the home with a gunshot wound to the leg. Cawthorne, the victim’s husband, was inside the residence and refused to come out. Officers secured the area and attempted to [ more ]
Read MoreInvestigators Need Help Finding Theft Suspect
May 1, 2017
Huntsville Police Investigators are asking for the public’s help in locating a felony theft suspect. On March 17, a brass sculpture valued at $28,000 was damaged and pieces stolen from Ditto Landing. On April 12, investigators recovered pieces of the brass arrowhead from the sculpture at a recycling center in Moulton, Alabama. Follow-up investigation helped investigators determine that Joshua Tunstill, 33 of Lacys Spring, was responsible for the theft. A warrant [ more ]
Read MoreSTAC Agents Make Drug Trafficking Arrests
April 27, 2017
Huntsville, Alabama (April 27, 2017) The Madison-Morgan County HIDTA Drug Task Force (STAC) has charged two people in the past week for Drug Trafficking in separate investigations. On April 21, STAC Agents conducted a takedown on Jennifer Hopper, a drug trafficker from Jackson County. This takedown was conducted after a two month investigation into the distribution of large amounts of “Ice” by Hopper in North Alabama. Agents observed Hopper arrive at [ more ]
Read MoreTraffic Safety Checkpoints
April 21, 2017
The Huntsville Police Department D.U.I. Task Force will be conducting Traffic Safety Checkpoints Saturday night, April 22. The Task Force utilizes data provided by the State that determines traffic accident hotspots across the city. There are 40 designated hotspots throughout Huntsville, and they will be conducting checkpoints at one or more of those locations. If you are stopped at a Traffic Safety Checkpoint be prepared to present your driver license, [ more ]
Read MoreRoad Closures for Panoply
April 21, 2017
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 affected streets will close Monday, April 24 and reopen no later than 5:00 p.m., Monday, May 1. Handicap parking for the event will be provided inside of the city parking garage, Lot “M”, located on the north side of Big Spring Park between [ more ]
Read MoreMedication Take-Back Event
April 18, 2017
Partnership for a Drug-Free Community and local law enforcement are partnering with other community agencies to offer a medication take-back event. The event will take place on Saturday April 29 at five locations across Madison County. These events are a great way to keep expired, unused and unwanted medications from falling into the wrong hands. They also protect our environment by keeping these medications out of our water supply. Medication can be [ more ]
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