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One Arrested on 5 counts of Receiving Stolen Property in Opp.
Written by Staff
On Thursday afternoon at approximately 1:00pm, Opp Police Department Investigators and Covington County Drug
Task Force agents went to a residents located in the 1000 block of Rhea Avenue where they arrested Rudy Spencer
Jones. Mr Jones, a 54 year of age resident of Opp was arrested on five(5) counts of receiving stolen property in the
second degree and was incarcerated in the Covington County Jail. Bond was set at $50,000.
The arrest stems from an ongoing investigation involving property stolen within the city limits of Opp, as well as in
rural areas located in Covington County,Coffee County and Geneva County.
The investigations division of the Opp Police Department is currently in possession of several power hand tools,
mechanical equipment and lawn care items that were located at the residence.
Citzens missing like items may contact the investigative division@(334)493-4511 and inquire concerning the items
that is currently located at the Opp Police Department
WKNI TV INTERVIEW (VIDEO) WITH MAYOR EARL JOHNSON AND SUPERINTENDENT TED WATSON ON THE TAX INCREASE
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Selma man reported missing May 21 found dead of gunshot wound; police say he was victim of homicide
Written by Eddie Lewis
SELMA, Alabama -- A Selma man reported missing by his mother on May 21 was found dead of a gunshot wound early Thursday morning.
Few details in the shooting have been released, but Selma Police Lt. Johnny King confirmed that the body of Micah Dewayne Johnson, 22, was found at around 12:30 a.m. He is believed to be the victim of a homicide.
After rape acquittal, Mobile man sentenced to probation for domestic violence
Written by Eddie Lewis
MOBILE, Alabama – A judge this morning imposed a suspended jail sentence and probation on a man who wasacquitted of a rape charge last month but convicted of a domestic violence offense.
Prosecutors had alleged with Antonio Glenn Bassett, 50, raped his ex-girlfriend in November 2011 after showing up uninvited at her Midtown apartment. That charge would have carried a punishment of 10 years to life in prison.
A Foley woman wiped away tears this morning as she pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge and was sentenced to serve 15 years in prison.
Ashley Garlandios, 29, was high on cocaine Nov. 2, 2010, when she hit and killed Jeremiah Stallworth, 78, of Foley, Assistant District Attorney Matt Lymon said.
On May 21, 2013, City of Enterprise officials discovered missing funds related to the Enterprise Water Works Board. After a preliminary investigation, those officials immediately notified the Enterprise Police Department Criminal Investigations Division. Donna Holland, 53, of Jack, AL and Donald Mock, 57, of New Brockton, AL were both arrested and charged with Theft of Property 1st Degree. Holland and Mock were transported to the Coffee County Jail after arrest. It is believed that Holland and Mock are responsible for allegedly taking more than $10,000.00 from the Enterprise Water Works Board. This case remains under investigation and no further information will be released at this time.
Montgomery woman sentenced to 10 years in prison in $1 million tax fraud scheme; 881 identities stolen from a Troy hospital
Written by Eddie Lewis
MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- A Montgomery woman was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for her role as the ring leader of an identity theft and tax refund scheme that included stealing identities from Troy Regional Medical Center.
Rhashema Deramus, 23, and those working for her stole people’s identities and used those stolen identities to file fraudulent tax returns and obtain tax refunds that were not owed to them, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama released today. As part of her sentence, United States District Judge Mark E. Fuller ordered Deramus to pay $1,198,063 in restitution.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an effort to rein in the Obama Administration’s overreaching attempts to dictate state education policies and standards, U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R-AL) today introduced legislation prohibiting the federal government from making special funding grants and coveted regulation waivers contingent on whether a state is using certain curriculum or assessment policies.
Captain graduates from prestigious collegiate law enforcement course
Written by Eddie Lewis
Captain Charisse Rivers, Chief over the Criminal Investigations Bureau at the Walton County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) recently graduated as a part of the 129th Administrative Officers Course (AOC) at Southern Police Institute (SPI). The SPI is located at the University of Louisville in Louisville, KY. The AOC is an in-residence, accredited college level program that lasts for 12 weeks and is designed to develop informed, effective, ethically and technically competent law enforcement managers who are capable of assuming positions of leadership in their respective agencies. Officers from all over the United States, as well as from countries such as Turkey, attended the course. According to the Southern Police Institute, the diversity of class members “ensures that class members will leave the Southern Police Institute with a network of graduates that will provide an outstanding resource from which they can seek assistance for organizational problems throughout their careers.” The motto of the 129th Administrative Officer’s Course was “Ancora Imparo”. This translates various ways, but really means, “And Still, We Learn”.
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