Stephen Perkins still needs justice
His name still needs to be cleared and his killer – or killers – held accountable.
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Gathering held to “Speak Out for Jawan”
A press conference and vigil will be held Tuesday morning starting at 10 a.m. at Mobile City Hall.
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Perkins was shot to death by a police officer on Sept. 29th in his own front yard.
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Videos of the shooting by Decatur police of Stephen Perkins have raised questions that need to be answered truthfully.
Governor extends mask order through Oct. 2
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday extended her “safer-at-home” order another five weeks to Oct. 2. This includes the mandate that everyone socially distance and wear masks whenever they are around people not from their immediate household. “Today with the support of Dr. Harris I am extending the Safer at Home order,” Ivey said during … Continued
Frank Vincent Brocato re-elected as mayor of Hoover
Voters across much of Alabama went to the polls Tuesday and chose who they wanted as their city leaders for the next four years. One of the closest watched races in the state was for mayor of Hoover. Incumbent Hoover Mayor Frank Vincent Brocato beat back a challenge from City Council President Gene Smith III, … Continued
Arrangements set for fallen Moody police Sgt. Stephen Williams
The funeral arrangements have been set for fallen Moody Police officer Sgt. Stephen Williams. Sergeant Williams was shot responding to a call at the Super 8 Motel on Highway 411 late on Tuesday night. He and a police trainee were taking a barrage of gunfire almost immediately after arriving on the scene. Williams was struck … Continued
Ozark Police Officer shot and in critical condition
Late Thursday night an Ozark police officer Samuel Yoh was shot after responding to a call at the 100 block of Briar Hill Court. Officer Yoh is in critical condition. Yoh was on patrol when a call came over the radio about a possibly suicidal man. Yoh arrived at the scene and got out of … Continued
Bradford family, civil rights groups sue Hoover PD, Marshall for release of case materials
Monday, EJ Bradford’s Parents, Bradford Family Attorney Ben Crump, the ACLU of Alabama, and Alabama NAACP announced that they have filed suit against Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) and Hoover Police Department for the release of video footage and fertinent documents about the Hoover Police shooting of Emantic “E.J.” Fitzgerald Bradford Jr., age 21, at … Continued
Alabama civil rights groups to file public information request for E.J. Bradford footage
Tuesday, the ACLU of Alabama, Alabama NAACP, and the family of E.J. Bradford represented by the Ben Crump Law Firm announced that they were filing a public information request for the release of footage of the shooting of E. J. Bradford by a Hoover Police officer at the Galleria Mall on Thanksgiving night. Alabama Attorney … Continued