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Springville police search for suspect in bank robbery
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (95+ words) wvtm Police in Springville are searching for a suspect after a bank robbery at the PNC Bank. Officials said the suspect entered the bank around 12:30 p.m. Monday wearing a motorcycle helmet and a riding jacket, carrying a handgun, and demanded money....
Police search for missing 18-year-old last seen in May
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (65+ words) WVTM Search location by ZIP code Police search for missing 18-year-old last seen in May Investigators are searching for 18-year-old Trevor Malone, who was last seen near Sherwood Forest Drive in May. Police said Malone has a medical condition that…...
Search intensifies for missing American student in Japan after phone location turned off
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (509+ words) The search for a missing Auburn University student in Japan continues after his family said his phone location unexpectedly went offline shortly before he disappeared, a development they describe as highly unusual and deeply concerning. James "Weston" Higginbotham, 20, of Alabama,…...
'God, please': Alabama community prays for missing Auburn student as search continues in Japan
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (332+ words) The search continues for missing Auburn student James “Weston” Higginbotham who was last seen five days ago at a train station in Kyoto, Japan. As his family searches for answers overseas, support is growing back home in Central Alabama where…...
Shelby County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing special needs 14-year-old
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (84+ words) WVTM Search location by ZIP code Shelby County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing special needs 14-year-old The Shelby County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing 14-year-old male with special needs. He was last seen Monday at 1 A.M. in…...
Search underway for missing Birmingham man with dementia
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (120+ words) Video above: Weather forecast The Birmingham Police Department is asking for your help in locating a missing 71-year-old man who is in the beginning stages of dementia. Clisby S. Jones Jr. was last heard from on Friday and his last known…...
Judge grants bond for father of Walker County 4-year-old found dead
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (219+ words) The father of a 4-year-old who was found dead in Jasper last year has been granted bond. A judge in Walker County has granted a $30,000 bond to Jameson Kyle Boley, the father of a 4-year-old boy found dead in Jasper…...
Missing person alert for man who didn't return after searching for dog in Birmingham
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (113+ words) WVTM Video above: Weekend weather forecast Police have issued a critical missing person alert for a Birmingham man who didn't return home after going to search for his dog. Ronrecus Fitzgerald Freeman, 50, was last seen around 11 p.m. Friday in the 800 block…...
Search for missing 4-year-old continues after explosives, booby traps found on Walker County property
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (370+ words) The Walker County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public to stop searching for a missing 4-year-old believed to be in danger because of explosives and booby traps found on the property in the area. Johnathan Everett Boley, 4, was last…...
Confusion in Leeds, Alabama over the search for a suspect
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (134+ words) Chief Paul Irwin says one of his officers inadvertently called a search for a suspect "a manhunt" after another law enforcement agency tried to serve a warrant and the suspect ran away. The word... Search location by ZIP code Confusion…...