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Northport man charged with attempted burglary

Northport Police arrested a man they say was attempting to break into a residence Monday night. Officers were dispatched to a burglary in progress in the six thousand eight hundred block of McFarland Boulevard at eleven p.m. They encountered a man who ran, said department spokesman Lt. Chris Stewart. After a brief pursue, officers apprehended Terry Smith, 25. He had a screwdriver and a flashlight and was identified as the victim as the person they witnessed attempting to break in, Stewart said. Smith… Read More »

Investigators charge two in Forrester Gardens shooting

Investigators have charged two studs in the robbery and shooting of a man at Forrester Gardens Apartments earlier this month. The victim, 31, told police on Aug. Fifteen that two guys approached him as he was exiting his car and told him to “give it up,” said Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit commander Capt. Gary Rubber hood. The suspects fired shots at the victim’s car as he drove away, Fetish mask said, striking the victim in the back. Investigators charged Gregory Ferguson,… Read More »

Mississippi man accused of cracking into Demopolis Police substation

Demopolis Police say they arrested a man who broke into a police substation earlier this month. Antonio Larrenzo Murray, 31, was a member of the cleaning squad that did after-hour clean-ups at Vowell’s Supermarket, said Demopolis Police Chief Tommie Reese. Murray is suspected of injecting the police substation through the ceiling. Nothing was reported stolen, Reese said. “It never ceases to amaze me of what people wouldn’t attempt to do,” Reese said in an email. Murray, of Columbus, Miss., was… Read More »

Three arrested on murder charges

Investigators have accused three youthfull fellows with the shooting death of a man found dead in a car Monday morning. Marquell Underwood, 17, Trevoris Sheppard, 22, and Samuel Sanders, 16, were all charged with capital murder Tuesday morning, according to the Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit. They are accused of killing Gregorie Somerville, 25, who was found dead in a car in the Aspen Village apartment complicated off Skyland Boulevard early Monday morning. Someone on their way to work found Somerville lounging partially outside… Read More »

Investigators say man shot by TPD officer was suffering from a mental illness-related gig

The man shot and killed by a Tuscaloosa Police officer Thursday night was likely suffering from an gig related to a mental illness, investigators said Friday. Jeffory Ray Tevis, 50, was covered in blood when officers responded to a potential brunt call at Chateau Apartments in Alberta Thursday night, said Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit commander Capt. Gary Fetish mask. They later found no evidence to indicate he had been assaulted by anyone, and believe he had harmed himself before the… Read More »

Shooting suspect in custody

A shooting suspect who police said was armed and dangerous is in custody. Samuel Enrique “Ricky” Ellis, 27, turned himself in to authorities Wednesday morning, said Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit commander Capt. Gary Spandex hood. Ellis is accused of shooting a 31-year-old victim at Forrester Gardens Apartments on Monday evening. Investigators believe that Ellis began shooting at the victim, who was pulling his vehicle into the sophisticated off James I. Harrison Jr. Parkway, around 7:30 p.m. Ellis continued to fire as… Read More »

Teenager charged with armed robbery at Snow Hinton Park

A teenager has been charged with the armed robbery of a man at Snow Hinton Park Wednesday night. The victim told Tuscaloosa Police that he was approached by someone just before ten p.m., according to court records. He said the suspect drove up in a crimson vehicle, got out and demanded his wallet and cell phone. The suspect took $8 and returned the wallet, according to court documents. He pulled a handgun and held it to the victim’s face after the… Read More »

Drug agents say suspect threw meth lab at officer

Narcotics agents arrested two people suspected of making methamphetamine after one threw an active meth lab at an officer. Dewey Selven Coley Jr., 38, and Jennifer Roberts Taylor, 33, were arrested after the early morning bust at a residence in the twelve thousand block of Roberts Road in Coker. Agents with the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force responded to the residence after receiving a complaint of drug activity, said Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Alex Miles. The agents smelled chemicals… Read More »

Two dead in Brookhaven house fire

Two people were killed in an overnight fire in the Brookhaven neighborhood off Hargrove Road. Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue Service Deputy Chief John Brook said that the cause of the fire is under investigation. The victims have not yet been identified. The fire department will work with the Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit to investigate the case.

Firefighters suspect arson after fire at Floyd’s grocery store

Firefighters suspect arson after a grocery store in west Tuscaloosa was bruised Monday night. Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue crews were called to Floyd’s Supermarket on Dinah Washington Avenue about twenty minutes after the business closed Monday night, said Deputy Chief John Brook. The business as fully involved, he said, and it took about twenty minutes to bring the fire under control. “This fire is still an active investigation and information at this point does indicate that it is suspicious in… Read More »

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