Alabama City Suspends Entire Police Force

Alabama City Suspends Entire Police Force After Sweeping Indictments
The City Council of Hanceville voted to disband its police force and then rebuild it after its chief and four officers were indicted on multiple charges.
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.
Hanceville City Council votes to rebuild scandal-scarred police department, begin search for new chief
The Hanceville City Council on Monday voted unanimously to rebuild the city’s beleaguered police department and hire a new chief in the wake of indictments handed down against the top cop and four officers.
Hanceville addresses problematic police force by suspending operations, setting search for new chief to rebuild department
Two weeks after tabling final discussions on the future of its police force, the Hanceville City Council has decided to keep its problematic agency a little longer but start over by rebuilding it from the ground up.
Hanceville leaders vote to 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
Hanceville City Council Votes to Suspend, ‘Rebuild’ Police Department | March 10, 2025 | News 19 at 10 p.m.
The Hanceville City Council met Monday night to once again consider the fate of the city's police department. Hanceville City Council Votes to Suspend, ‘Rebuild’ Police Department | March 10, 2025 | News 19 at 10 p.
Hanceville Mayor fires remainder of police department
Hanceville Mayor Jimmy Sawyer has fired the remainder of the police department, a letter obtained by News 19 says.
All Hanceville Police Department staff terminated, according to letter from mayor
In a significant development, Mayor Jim Sawyer has announced a reduction in force for the Hanceville Police Department, due ...
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Opinion | Bill adding more legal protections for police adds to growing problem
A bill expanding legal protections for police would only add to a growing, and troubling, problem in the state.
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Preliminary findings from audit of Hanceville Police Department's evidence room made public
Five Hanceville Police officers and one of their spouses face charges following an investigation into the overdose death of a ...
Hanceville opens applications for new police chief following department scandal
The Hanceville Police Department announced they will be accepting applications for a new police chief of their ...
‘Shocking but not surprising’: Audit of Hanceville Police evidence room reveals large number of drugs missing
As the city of Hanceville decides whether or not to shutter its indictment-riddled police department, a preliminary audit of ...
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Audit: Drugs, gun missing from evidence room of troubled Alabama police department
HANCEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Dozens of oxycodone pills, other drugs and a handgun were among the items missing from the evidence room of a troubled Alabama police department, the district attorney ...