Hanceville City Council votes to suspend, 'rebuild' police department
- The Hanceville City Council voted unanimously to rebuild its police department and hire a new chief following indictments against the top cop and four officers.
- Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker revealed an audit showed missing evidence, including a handgun and 200 grams of methamphetamine.
- Most residents expressed support for rebuilding the police department at the council meeting, countering a grand jury's recommendation for disbandment.
- The sheriff's office will continue policing Hanceville during the transition, costing $25,000 a month, until the new department is fully operational.
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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 corruption” on the small police force. The Hanceville City Council on Monday voted to immediately suspend department operations…
Kissimmee picks Clermont police chief to lead police department tainted by scandal
Clermont Police chief Charles Broadway has been picked to be the new head of the Kissimmee Police Department, the city announced in a Monday news release. The move comes months after the department’s former chief resigned in disgrace when a botched investigation into an officer accused of excessive force revealed what a grand jury called a “culture of cover-up.” Broadway, who has served as Clermont’s chief since 2012, will become on April 1 the …
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