Crime and Courts

The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit can boast another quick resolution to a local homicide after a suspect in a deadly Friday shooting was captured 200 miles away in Mississippi.

Police in Tuscaloosa are on the scene of a possibly fatal shooting at a car detailing shop on Skyland Boulevard, officials told the Thread.

Police in Tuscaloosa are investigating a possible shooting near the University Strip after an alleged victim arrived at a local hospital with a gunshot wound Wednesday night.

A West Alabama man with local ties was arrested in Florida earlier this month after police allegedly found about 3,000 prescription painkillers smuggled in his luggage at Miami International Airport.

A late-night shooting in Northport left one person injured and another in jail, police confirmed on Thursday.

A man has been charged with felony assault and jailed after he allegedly shot a younger man in the leg in Tuscaloosa Monday afternoon.

A suspect is in custody after a Monday afternoon shooting in central Tuscaloosa left a man with non-life-threatening injuries, police told the Thread.

The Sheriff of Walker County, Alabama, has been indicted and arrested on a half-dozen misdemeanor charges alleging he illegally employed that many "officers" who had never been certified for their roles.

The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit is investigating after a body was discovered at the Walmart in Northport Sunday afternoon.

A violent gang allegedly responsible for at least 10 shootings in the Tuscaloosa area and over a million dollars in financial crimes has been identified, investigated and indicted in a triumph of local police cooperation.