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Death sentence for man who threw his four children off Dauphin Island Bridge death reduced to life

A Vietnamese immigrant who threw his four children off the Dauphin Island Bridge had his death sentenced reduced to life without parole Monday. Lam Luong was convicted by a jury in 2009. That sentence was appealed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) who argued that Luong was intellectually impaired thus according to U.S. Supreme … Continued
October 16, 2018

U.S. Attorneys say Project Safe Neighborhoods is making Alabama safer

Friday, Alabama’s three U.S. Attorneys released a statement detailing their efforts over the last year to combat Alabama’s violent crime problem. One year ago, the Department of Justice announced the revitalization and enhancement of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which Attorney General Sessions has made the centerpiece of the Department’s violent crime reduction strategy. PSN is … Continued
October 8, 2018

Jeff Sessions addresses law enforcement symposium in Hoover

Monday, United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions (R) was in Hoover to address a Department of Justice National Public Safety Partnership Symposium. Sessions told the members of law enforcement gathered there, “We have your back and you have ours.” U.S. Attorney Jay Town, Jefferson County Sheriff Mike Hale (R-Jefferson County), Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall … Continued
September 25, 2018

Brooks hosts congressmen, sheriffs appealing for stronger border security

Wednesday, Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, supported by fellow Congressmen and backed by 50 sheriffs from across America, led a news conference on the U.S. Capitol grounds urging Congress to enact stronger immigration and border security legislation. “How many hundreds, or thousands, or tens of thousands, of dead Americans must there be before Washington does what … Continued
September 10, 2018

Brooks comments on attempted abduction of a Jasper woman by an undocumented immigrant

Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Huntsville, on Friday condemned an attempted abduction of a Jasper woman by an illegal alien and what his office called, “The open borders immigration policies that have again led to the victimization of American citizens by an illegal alien.” “It is tragic and infuriating that American citizens in Jasper, Alabama have been … Continued
August 27, 2018

Brooks blames Democrat “insistence on open borders” for Iowa college student’s murder

Wednesday, Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) strongly condemned Democrats’ open border policies that Brooks claimed caused the murder of an Iowa college student. On Tuesday, authorities in Iowa announced that Mollie Tibbetts had been murdered by an illegal alien. Mollie, an attractive Iowa college student had left her home for a jog and somewhere along the … Continued
August 23, 2018

Police are not above public scrutiny

Why are police above public scrutiny? That seems to be a relatively new thing in this country, and it is a particular problem in Alabama — this notion that the general public has no right to even question a police officer’s actions. We’re hiding body cam footage. There are very few regular citizens on cities’ … Continued
August 16, 2018

After Waffle House shooting, Zeigler says we need to be able to defend ourselves

On Sunday, a naked man walked into a Nashville Waffle House restaurant with an AR-15 style weapon and killed four people until desperate customers disarmed the shooter using physical force. The shooter, 29-year-old Travis Reinking, then fled the scene. Alabama state Auditor Jim Zeigler pointed out that Waffle House is a “gun free zone” that … Continued
April 24, 2018

Woodfin will Interview three candidates for Birmingham police chief

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin will interview three candidates for the vacant Birmingham police chief position this week. Malik Aziz is currently a division commander with the Dallas Police Department. He has more than 28 years of law enforcement experience. Henry Irby III is currently a deputy chief with the Birmingham Police Department. He has more … Continued
April 23, 2018