Crime and Courts

In a lawsuit filed Monday, the SPLC said they believe there was a major COVID-19 outbreak in the Tuscaloosa County Jail in September of which the public was never made aware.

The Tuscaloosa Police Department is asking for help locating a man wanted for allegedly kidnapping and raping a 19-year-old woman last week.

Police released more details Sunday morning about a shooting, a large-scale pursuit and a multi-vehicle crash in downtown Tuscaloosa the Saturday afternoon.

Police officers in Tuscaloosa arrested two juveniles and an adult Saturday afternoon when a pursuit of their vehicle led to a multi-vehicle crash downtown.

Police in Tuscaloosa County arrested an 18-year-old man Friday after months of investigation following a shooting in Northport back in June.

A 20-year-old was arrested at a University of Alabama dorm building Thursday and charged with 14 felony sex crimes.

A 37-year-old Fayette County woman was charged with attempted murder and first-degree assault after she allegedly stabbed a woman several times last Thursday.

The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office is actively investigating a series of car break-ins in two neighborhoods off Bear Creek Road.

A wrongful death lawsuit was filed Thursday against the state's Department of Human Resources alleging that staff neglect led to the July murder of a toddler in Tuscaloosa.

Agents arrested 14 people this weekend in a sting to address prostitution in the Tuscaloosa area, including three men who were charged with the electronic solicitation of a child.