Tuscaloosa County closed out the year with a total of 23 homicides, just beating last year's rate. Police in Tuscaloosa County investigated 22 homicides in 2020, which at the time was the most violent year since 2008.
From the more "out of the ordinary" stories of 100mph police chases and a shooting over a Playstation 5, to the downright bizarre stories of naked arsonists and elected officials stopping possible kidnappings, here is a comprehensive list of the most shocking and notorious crime stories of the year.
A GoFundMe has been launched to help with the funeral expenses of the toddler that police say died at the hand of her mother's boyfriend in Tuscaloosa Friday morning.
The suspect charged in a Tuesday shooting at a Tuscaloosa apartment complex has been identified as the same man arrested for the Thanksgiving Day stabbing and biting at the same location late last month.