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police brutality

Public safety

Mobile Police tase unarmed Black man to death, family to hold press conference

An eye witness said that after Dallas was tased, he fell and called for help while grasping and complaining of chest pains.

July 6, 2023

House committee approves bill to allow release of body cam video

A bill by Rep. Juandalynn Givan, D-Birimingham, would also allow the release of the recording to personal representatives of the video's subject.

April 28, 2023

Unarmed, tazed and beaten

Most of these incidents involve white officers and black citizens. Not this time. The victim is white.

August 11, 2022

Tallassee mayor asks ALEA to investigate city police officer, two use-of-force incidents

Mayor Johnny Hammock said in a letter to ALEA that the two incidents have troubled him considerably.

June 22, 2022

Tallassee police tasing of handcuffed Black man sparks outrage

Perry Jackson was being arrested for a misdemeanor warrant, and appeared to be compliant, when officers tased him

June 21, 2022

Decatur store owner punched by cops files federal lawsuit against the city, police officer

Kevin Penn caught a shoplifter and called police. He was punched in the face by the cops who responded. Now, he's suing them.

March 21, 2022

A year after rubber bullets flew in Huntsville, scars and questions remain

Shot six times while walking away from police, a local mom seeks some measure of accountability.

June 3, 2021

Huntsville officials express mixed support for police reforms

The city administrator defended police decisions to use less-lethal munitions to disperse residents who attended a rally in June 2020.

May 5, 2021

Report: Huntsville Police violated own policies when dispersing crowds

The other law enforcement agencies involved in last summer's response refused to speak to investigators.

April 23, 2021

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin speaks during a livestreamed press conference.

Birmingham mayor announces new police Civilian Review Board

Birmingham joins Hunstville, Mobile and Madison in adopting similar civilian review or advisory boards.

April 19, 2021