US EditionNearly 60 cases dismissed due to corruption in Alabama police department
- Nearly 60 felony cases were dismissed in Hanceville, Alabama, after a grand jury found corruption in the local police department on Wednesday.
- The corruption arose from improper handling and disappearance of evidence, as revealed through an audit that identified significant documentation gaps and missing items within the department's evidence storage.
- Several members of the police leadership, including the chief and multiple officers, were indicted on charges connected to evidence mishandling, prompting Mayor Jimmy Sawyer to place the entire department on leave in February amid intense local controversy.
- District Attorney Champ Crocker emphasized that any instance of a tainted case is unacceptable and explained that the grand jury had no alternative but to act in response to the widespread corruption uncovered.
- Following the grand jury's recommendation, the department will be disbanded and rebuilt from scratch, reflecting serious implications for law enforcement in the town of about 3,200 residents.
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Nearly 60 cases dismissed due to corruption within police department
MONTGOMERY — Nearly 60 felony cases will be dropped in a small Alabama town because they were compromised by what a grand jury called a “rampant culture of corruption" in the local police department, according to a statement on Wednesday.
Police corruption causes dozens of felony cases to be dropped in Alabama
58 felony cases are set to be dismissed in a small northern Alabama town after they were tainted by what a grand jury found to be a “rampant culture of corruption” within the local police department. The announcement came on Wednesday, May 7, from Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker, who said in a Facebook post that the crimes are “unprosecutable.” What did the grand jury find? “The Grand Jury that unanimously indicted the former Hanc…
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Nearly 60 cases dismissed due to corruption in Alabama police department
Almost five dozen criminal cases will no longer be prosecuted because they were tainted by rampant corruption in a northern Alabama police department.
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