Grand jury recommends abolishing Alabama police department

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.
Alabama police department should be abolished over "culture of corruption" after 5 officers charged, grand jury says
Hanceville Police Chief Jason Marlin and four of his officers are accused of multiple crimes, including removing evidence from the department's evidence room.
Grand jury recommends abolishing Alabama police department: 'Culture of corruption'
Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker announced Wednesday that five Hanceville police officers were indicted on corruption and drug charges.
Grand jury recommends Alabama police department be abolished
The small Alabama city of Hanceville, located about 45 miles north of Birmingham, placed its entire police force on administrative leave a day after the grand jury recommendation.
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.
Alabama grand jury indicts officers, calls to abolish police department
Five Hanceville Police officers have been indicted on multiple charges. A grand jury is calling to immediately abolish the entire department.
Police corruption claims, Parker’s Law: Down in Alabama
The Hanceville police chief and four police officers have been arrested, and a Cullman County grand jury has called for the department to be abolished, reports AL.com’s Carol Robinson. In August, Hanceville police dispatcher Christopher Michael Willingham was found dead at work. A coroner determined he died of an accidental drug overdose.
Grand jury calls for rural Alabama police department to be abolished
A federal grand jury has recommended a rural Alabama police department be abolished as it indicted five of its officers with federal and misdemeanor charges.
Grand jury says police department should be 'abolished' as 5 officers charged
An Alabama grand jury has recommended that a city's police department be "immediately abolished," finding there is a "rampant culture of corruption," officials said Wednesday while announcing the indictment of five of the agency's officers,
Jury Calls for Disbandment of Alabama City's Police Department
A grand jury has called for an Alabama police department to be immediately disbanded after its chief and four officers were indicted.
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Grand jury recommends abolishing Alabama police department over 'culture of corruption'
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