Five Hanceville officers, spouse of an officer arrested in connection to dispatcher’s death
Five Hanceville Police Department officers and one of their spouses were arrested in connection to the death of a dispatcher who was found dead in his office.
Hanceville police should be abolished after dispatcher death, officer arrests, grand jury finds: ‘Rampant culture of corruption’
The police chief and four officers were arrested amid an intense investigation and scathing findings by the grand jury.
Grand jury says police department should be 'abolished' as 5 officers charged
An Alabama grand jury has recommended that the Hanceville Police Department be "immediately abolished," prosecutors said Wednesday.
Autopsy reveals Hanceville dispatcher's death in 2024 caused by toxic drug combination
New details have emerged regarding the death of a Hanceville police dispatcher who was found dead in his office in 2024.SEE PREVIOUS:On Friday, August 23, 2024
Lawsuit filed after Hanceville police dispatcher’s overdose death claims chain of evidence was destroyed
The Hanceville Police Department’s former evidence custodian claimed in a lawsuit filed in August 2024, less than a week after a city dispatcher was found dead in his office, that he was effectively fired “for no valid legal reason” and the chain of custody for department evidence was broken.
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.
5 Hanceville police officers arrested following dispatcher's overdose death
Five Hanceville Police officers and one of their spouses face charges following an investigation into the overdose death of a dispatcher found in his office at the Hanceville Police Department
Grand Jury Calls for Alabama Police Department to Be Disbanded After Discovering Rampant Corruption and Evidence Tampering
A grand jury has recommended the disbandment of an Alabama Police Department after an investigation reportedly uncovered corruption and evidence tampering.
Hanceville police dispatcher died of drug overdose at work, coroner says
A Hanceville police dispatcher found dead at work in 2024 died from a drug overdose, authorities announced Wednesday. Christopher Michael Willingham, 49, was found dead Aug. 23 in his office. The discovery was made shortly after 11 a.
5 police officers arrested in connection to dispatcher’s death
Five officers with an Alabama police department, including the police chief, have been charged in connection with the death of a dispatcher.
Grand jury says abolish Alabama police department immediately: 'Culture of corruption'
Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker said five Hanceville police officers were indicted on corruption and drug ...
Coroner: Hanceville 911 dispatcher died from fentanyl, several other drugs
Christopher Michael Willingham was 49 and lived in Hanceville. He died from combined toxic effects of fentanyl, gabapentin, ...
Alabama police department should be ‘immediately abolished’ over ‘rampant culture of corruption’: grand jury
An Alabama grand jury wants to “immediately” abolish a local police department when an investigation found a “rampant culture ...