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Baby Shot In Drive-By

Baby Shot In Drive-By
Police are still trying to figure out who shot a baby in a drive-by shooting. more »
Nov/11/09 5:59 PM
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Comment by rmseek1234: A gray sedan with tinted windows is a pretty broad description…....I can bet I will see at least 3 matching that description on any given day. Adorable… view »

Family Charged with Child Sex Crimes

Family Charged with Child Sex Crimes
5 Men Accused of Sodomy, Rape and Bestiality in List of Felony Charges.. more »
Nov/11/09 4:09 PM
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Comment by cissiebee: Nooooh kidding.  I heard it costs more to execute a person than give them life without parole.  If this is so, our system needs to be revamped. 1 Responses »

Washington Sniper Set to Die Tuesday Night

Washington Sniper Set to Die Tuesday Night
Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine has cleared the way for the execution of sniper John Allen Muhammad. more »
Nov/10/09 11:10 AM
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Comment by Tide Fan: Virginia may have Texas beat in how quick they throw out the trash….Kudos to VA. 1 Responses »

Bank Robber Caught On Tape

Bank Robber Caught On Tape
Mobile Police seek suspect in the robbery of the Compass Bank on Government Boulevard more »
Nov/9/09 3:56 PM
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Man Shot In Downtown Mobile Nightclub

Man Shot In Downtown Mobile Nightclub
Mobile police are looking for a suspect in a late night shooting at a downtown Mobile nightclub. more »
Nov/9/09 2:36 PM
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By Christian Stapleton
Comment by KxVicious: I’d like to see sources on that statistic. 10 Responses »

Toddler Shot In Apparent Drive-by Shooting

Toddler Shot In Apparent Drive-by Shooting
Prichard police say a 1-year-old girl and her father were shot while waiting on vehicle assistance on St. Stephens Road. more »
Nov/8/09 5:43 PM
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By Christian Stapleton
Comment by East coast: Wait4me… I agree with you. We have neighborhood watches that report anything out of the ordinary, this system works really well here. Also, if anything… 15 Responses »

Twice-Convicted Sex Offender Arrested In Mobile

Twice-Convicted Sex Offender Arrested In Mobile
Authorities say a twice-convicted sex offender was arrested just a few blocks from the Mobile home of a woman he assaulted five years ago. more »
Nov/7/09 3:17 PM
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Comment by freedomtofascismcom: I have the answer….carry a concealed firearm and know how to use it!Simple. 5 Responses »

Eufala Man’s Son Wounded In Fort Hood Shooting

Eufala Man’s Son Wounded In Fort Hood Shooting
A Eufaula man says his son is recovering after being hit in the shoulder during a shooting rampage at the Fort Hood Army post in Texas. more »
Nov/7/09 12:59 PM
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Bond Denied For Office Shooter

Bond Denied For Office Shooter
A man charged with killing a worker and wounding five others in the Orlando engineering firm where he once worked has been denied bond. more »
Nov/7/09 12:44 PM
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17 Arrested In Craig’s List Prostitution Sting

17 Arrested In Craig’s List Prostitution Sting
Police from Gulfport to Biloxi teamed up for an undercover sting, targeting escort services and individuals listed on Craig's List Click here for mugshots more »
Nov/6/09 5:10 PM
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By WKRG Staff
Comment by cissiebee: Tide, probably bail money. 48 Responses »

Guilty Verdict: Florida Man “Not” Too Fat To Kill

Guilty Verdict: Florida Man “Not” Too Fat To Kill
A jury rejected a Florida man's claims that he was too fat to kill his former son-in-law because and make a quick getaway. more »
Nov/6/09 3:44 PM
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1 Dead, 5 Hurt in Orlando Shooting Spree

1 Dead, 5 Hurt in Orlando Shooting Spree
Former Employee Opens Fire in Offices of Firm that Sacked Him; Asked Why He Did It, Gunman Said: "They Left Me to Rot".. more »
Nov/6/09 12:00 PM
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Alabama Guard Member Injured In Fort Hood Shooting

Alabama Guard Member Injured In Fort Hood Shooting
The Alabama National Guard has identified the soldier who was injured in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas. more »
Nov/6/09 10:49 AM
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Comment by sheltiedad: benjielove, good post and it has some basic truth to it. He may have been a major in our Army, but who but a terrorist or a nutjob would open fire on his… 1 Responses »

Answers Sought in Ft. Hood Shooter Rampage

Answers Sought in Ft. Hood Shooter Rampage
Army Psychiatrist Reportedly Upset Over Deployment Is Lone Suspect in Shooting That Killed 13; In Stable Condition.. more »
Nov/6/09 8:53 AM
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By CBS/AP
Comment by carl: Kuwait is the only country I would feel half way safe about practicing Christianity in,in the Muslim parts of the world but I haven’t been to all… 17 Responses »

Jury Deliberates Fat Defense Trial

Jury Deliberates Fat Defense Trial
Jury deliberations resumed Friday in the murder trial of a Florida man who claims he was too fat to kill his former son-in-law. more »
Nov/6/09 8:43 AM
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Missing Baby Found Alive, Mother Arrested

Missing Baby Found Alive, Mother Arrested
NEW VIDEOThe desperate search for a missing 7 month old baby is over. Investigators found the infant in a small, cedar box under a bed. The baby's mother and aunt are in jail. more »
Nov/5/09 8:22 PM
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By Jessica Taloney
Comment by lillybell: what were they going to do?  sell the baby?  sounds like the entire family was involved. 2 Responses »

Carjacking, Robbery Suspect Arrested

Carjacking, Robbery Suspect Arrested
Mobile Police believe 17 year old Charles Braggs hit a woman in the head with a rifle while carjacking her. more »
Nov/5/09 6:15 PM
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By WKRG Staff
Comment by Tide Fan: Its Will Smith…......... 5 Responses »

Guns Taken In Pawn Shop Burglary

Guns Taken In Pawn Shop Burglary
Daphne Police eliminate 2 "persons of interest" as suspects more »
Nov/5/09 5:58 PM
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By WKRG Staff
Comment by rmseek1234: Well,it appears to me,that this story was published on 11-5-09,the DAY (not 2) after it happened. Really,just HOURS since the crime happened round 1130pm… 3 Responses »

Soldier Opens Fire at Ft. Hood; 12 Dead

Soldier Opens Fire at Ft. Hood; 12 Dead
31 Others Wounded; Shooter Killed by Police; Two Other Soldiers Held as Suspects. Updated 5:21p.m. more »
Nov/5/09 2:40 PM
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By CBS/AP
Comment by sheltiedad: Now that this muslim officer in the army is still alive, let’s all chip in and buy him a ham sandwich and a bacon burger.  Guess he’ll… 15 Responses »

Mother Of Missing 7-Month-Old Gave Her Baby Away

Mother Of Missing 7-Month-Old Gave Her Baby Away
Police say Shannon Dedrick's mother secretly turned her over to her baby sitter in the middle of the night. The baby was found in a 2' x 3' cedar chest hidden under the babysitter's bed. more »
Nov/5/09 4:39 AM
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By Associated Press
Comment by tallbird: Im actually quite serious about the idea. I think its a good one. Im not settled in yet, but once I am, the idea is something I could get behind. I prefer… 23 Responses »

Children Found Safe After Carjacking

Children Found Safe After Carjacking
Car was stolen from outside a business on Highway 90. more »
Nov/4/09 9:04 PM
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By Steve Alexander
Comment by Shealeigh: This is a good lesson for all the moms and dads.  I don’t believe she should have left the children in the car at all.  If you are too… 19 Responses »

Meth Lab At Daycare

Meth Lab At Daycare
Police say meth was made at an Ocean Springs daycare by a convicted felon. more »
Nov/4/09 6:00 PM
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By Kimberly Curth
Comment by theodore: it’s just a sign of the ever-declining times in this country! sad that it hit so close to home, but it is everywhere!!! 3 Responses »

Car Stolen With Two Babies In The Backseat

Car Stolen With Two Babies In The Backseat
Mobile police tell us the kids' mom went inside Discount Cell Phones on Hwy 90 and left her one and two year old in the car, with the engine running. more »
Nov/4/09 5:31 PM
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by cmb1: I think she needs to be behind bars with the guy who stole the car!!! 29 Responses »

Police to Tear Down Walls of Rapist’s Home

Police to Tear Down Walls of Rapist’s Home
Convicted Rapist Denied Bail on Five Murder Charges; 11 Corpses Were Found in and Around His Cleveland House.. more »
Nov/4/09 4:56 PM
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Store Owners Fed Up With Crime

Store Owners Fed Up With Crime
An Eight Mile convenience store is robbed at gunpoint for the sixth time in two years. The store's owners are fed up. more »
Nov/4/09 4:17 PM
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By Jessica Taloney

Billings Autopsy Reports Released

Billings Autopsy Reports Released
The Florida State Attorney's office has released the autopsy reports on Byrd and Melanie Billings who were killed July 9th at their home in Beulah. Click here to read the reports more »
Nov/4/09 2:48 PM
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By Jamie Burch

Too Fat To Kill?

Too Fat To Kill?
Edward Ates claims he was too fat and didn't have the energy to shoot his former son-in-law and make a quick getaway. more »
Nov/4/09 1:58 PM
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Man Under House Arrest Running Meth Lab At A Home Daycare

Man Under House Arrest Running Meth Lab At A Home Daycare
Police say Mark Sumrall was running a meth lab in his parents' house which doubled as a daycare for kids. more »
Nov/4/09 1:23 PM
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by bamafan: Be very careful who you leave your children with. Look what happened to all these parents. You never really know. 2 Responses »

Former Gulf Shores Cop Pleads Guilty In Child Porn Case

Former Gulf Shores Cop Pleads Guilty In Child Porn Case
Scott Yancey pleaded guilty to receiving and possessing child pornography for the second time in 11 years. more »
Nov/4/09 9:04 AM
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Police Looking For A Pair Of Bold Beer Bandits

Police Looking For A Pair Of Bold Beer Bandits
CAUGHT ON CAMERA Mobile police say a woman stuffed a six pack in her purse and a man walked out the door with four cases. more »
Nov/3/09 7:41 PM
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by Mom2AngelBaby: Wow, how did a store clerk miss that…they were like going really slow with the process..Maybe I should have been a detective, my husband says I’m… 5 Responses »

Families Hit By International Scam

Families Hit By International Scam
Two Baldwin County families have been wiped out financially by an international lottery scam. more »
Nov/3/09 6:00 PM
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By Kimberly Curth
Comment by carl: Really brings to mind that old saying,doesn’t it?” A FOOL AND HIS MONEY WILL SOON PART”. 7 Responses »

Missing Pregnant Woman’s Body Found

Missing Pregnant Woman’s Body Found
BREAKING NEWS People on a wave runner spotted the body of 25-year-old Samira Watkins' body on the banks of Bayou Grande near Pensacola. more »
Nov/3/09 4:35 PM
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by thirdeye: Amen to that! It seems unconscionable to try to degrade this young girl’s life. She has died a senseless, tragic death. Shame on you that have made… 30 Responses »

Inmate Dies After 27 Years On Death Row

Inmate Dies After 27 Years On Death Row
David Nelson was convicted of killing a man on New Years Day in 1978 and a cab driver the night before. more »
Nov/3/09 2:49 PM
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Comment by tallbird: If a state puts someone to death without due diligence, its murder and we are all culpable. Im not a civil rights lawyer, so I will not begin to assume… 10 Responses »

Buzbee: “I Want Justice For Wilson Family”

Buzbee: “I Want Justice For Wilson Family”
Three days after being aquitted of capital murder, Eric Buzbee adjusting to freedom, life as a free man more »
Nov/2/09 8:37 PM
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By Pat Peterson
Comment by SFALresident: By definition, that is exactly what he is: Innocent - 1 a : free from guilt or sin especially through lack of knowledge of evil : blameless <an innocent… 13 Responses »

Son-In-Law Charged With Soldier’s Murder

Son-In-Law Charged With Soldier’s Murder
The son-in-law of a Saraland soldier, who was found dead in his home, is charged with his murder. more »
Nov/2/09 5:08 PM
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By Jessica Taloney
Comment by cecescorner: Folks, this family has been thru too much already!Please do not post any thing negitive. And Please keep them in your Prayers! 2 Responses »

Woman Carjacked At Church

Woman Carjacked At Church
Mobile police say a teenager demanded the woman's keys. When she threw them to the ground, he hit her in the head with the butt of a .22 caliber rifle. more »
Nov/2/09 3:05 PM
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by Fox: Perhaps he wasn’t smart enough to use the rifle properly. 39 Responses »

Shoplifter Tries To Stab Loss Prevention Officer

Shoplifter Tries To Stab Loss Prevention Officer
Mobile police say 61-year-old Sylvester Singleton shoplifted from the Home Depot on Montlimar Drive and then pulled out a knife when he was stopped by a loss prevention officer. more »
Nov/2/09 2:33 PM
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by ronald t: he probably had stolen fishing poles in his pants and got caught fishing without a liscenses.mobile police could not trace this guy down in five months? 5 Responses »

Man Accused Of Killing His Father-In-Law

Man Accused Of Killing His Father-In-Law
31-year-old John Pope, Jr. is being held on a $1 million dollar bond in the Baldwin County Jail for a probation violation. He will be charged with murder in Mobile. more »
Nov/2/09 11:52 AM
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Student Who Had Sex With Teacher Suing School District

Student Who Had Sex With Teacher Suing School District
The lawsuit alleges the school didn't properly investigate Jaymee Wallace before her hiring and didn't immediately tell the girl's parents when it discovered the relationship. more »
Nov/2/09 9:57 AM
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By The Associated Press
Comment by cissiebee: Well, the thought never occured to me to tell my girls not to have sex with their teachers. As to my knowledge, that idea never crossed their ignorant… 5 Responses »

Teacher Accused Of Stealing Thousands In Food Stamps

Teacher Accused Of Stealing Thousands In Food Stamps
A Mobile County public school teacher is accused of bilking the state out of about $12,000 in food stamps. more »
Oct/31/09 7:04 PM
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Comment by ronald t: looks like she ate it all 14 Responses »

Eric Buzbee Says He’s “Relieved”

Eric Buzbee Says He’s “Relieved”
Buzbee talks with News Five after being found not guilty in death of a Spanish Fort gas station owner. more »
Oct/30/09 7:13 PM
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Comment by SFALresident: I cannot help but think that the Wilson’s would want justice and want to KNOW who did this to Bobby. I do not know how they would not be jumping… 18 Responses »

Eric Buzbee “Not Guilty”

Eric Buzbee “Not Guilty”
Eric Buzbee aquitted of capital murder after Baldwin County jury deliberates for about four hours more »
Oct/30/09 6:53 PM
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Comment by SadaAesix: Also, only circumstantial evidence was the crux of the prosecutions case. Only circumstantial. There was no blood or dna found because the Spanish Fort… 6 Responses »

Marshals Catch Man Wanted For 14 Year Old Double Murder

Marshals Catch Man Wanted For 14 Year Old Double Murder
Charles Tooley is accused of badly beating three people and then leaving them in a building that he set on fire. Two of them died. more »
Oct/30/09 4:57 PM
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by lolitaku: His name is Charles Tooley… Apparently FOX6 news in Alabama read from this same article because they said Tooley at first then switched to Cooley… 1 Responses »

Prichard Bust: Trick Or Treat?

Prichard Bust: Trick Or Treat?
Prichard police hoped to lure in a few dozen suspects with the promise of free money, but only a few showed up. more »
Oct/30/09 4:05 PM
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Comment by Fenian: I’m still chuckling at their use of “residence” in stead of “residents”...it sort of sets it up well. posted from my iPhone 5 Responses »

Roto-Rooter’s Legal Troubles Will Not Go Down The Drain

Roto-Rooter’s Legal Troubles Will Not Go Down The Drain
Two top executives of a Mobile Roto-Rooter franchise have been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly dumping thousands of gallons of waste grease and oil into sewers. more »
Oct/30/09 12:40 PM
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Comment by claycitymadness: so they dumped grease in sewer systems? okay but when did it get to be a federal crime? could we have too big of a federal judiciary around here? and cant… 3 Responses »

Copper Thief Caught In The Act

Copper Thief Caught In The Act
Police caught Joseph Jasper at the Mobile Convention Center, not long after they say he stole nearly 6,000 feet of copper wire from the roof of the building. more »
Oct/30/09 11:24 AM
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by Fox: My feelings are we should energize the copper then INSIST he perform the act once again. 1 Responses »

Woman Brings Knife To A Gun Fight

Woman Brings Knife To A Gun Fight
Mobile police say Terry Guidy tried to rob a laundromat with a knife, but the owner pulled out her gun and Guidry took off. She ended up robbing a dollar store later the same day. more »
Oct/30/09 10:52 AM
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by southernbelle6913: So true, bikertod.  Too bad… 2 Responses »

Jury Finds Eric Buzbee Not Guilty

Jury Finds Eric Buzbee Not Guilty
BREAKING NEWS Jury finds Eric Buzbee not guilty of murder for the 2007 death of Spanish Fort service station owner Bobby Wilson. more »
Oct/30/09 9:47 AM
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By Jamie Burch
Comment by cianla: If you went to trial during the month of October in Mobile or Baldwin County, you received treats rather than tricks. What a wonderful Judicial System… 13 Responses »

Closing Arguments In Buzbee Trial

Closing Arguments In Buzbee Trial
Attorneys wrap up closing arguments in high profile, Buzbee capital murder trial more »
Oct/29/09 4:38 PM
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Comment by dbrinkm: If he’s found innocent or it’s a hung jury, will they drop the charges or waste the tax payer’s money and try it again? This guy is going… view »

Two Robberies Caught On Tape

Two Robberies Caught On Tape
Mobile Police hope you will recognize the men responsible for two separate holdups more »
Oct/29/09 3:16 PM
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