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Bettis highway dedication ceremony scheduled
State Rep. Alan Baker announced last week that most of the involved parties have been enlisted to formally dedicate a section of Alabama Highway 21 in honor of a state correctional officer who was slain by an inmate a year ago. The ceremony, which is open to the public, is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Monday, October 16, at the Atmore campus of Coastal Alabama Community College. The Alabama Department…
Purloined parrot reappears
Atmore police have lodged misdemeanor theft and trespassing charges against a Santa Rosa County, Fla. man after he allegedly took a local nursing center’s feathery pet from its perch and kept it for several days before returning it. George Williamson, 57, of Milton has been charged in connection with the bird-napping, which took place at Atmore Nursing Center on Laurel Street. An employee of Escambia County Detention Center’s booking and…
Police release details of Walgreen robbery
Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks, in a press release issued Friday morning, revealed several of the basic details of Tuesday night’s armed robbery of the local Walgreen Drug Store. Brooks revealed that city police were sent to the South Main Street pharmacy at approximately 9:55 p.m. after employees of Walgreen’s corporate security division noticed that employees of the Atmore store were lying on the floor and notified local authorities that…
Alleged crimes against child
An Atmore man has been charged with enticing a child and sexual abuse of a child under 12 years of age. According to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, the arrest came as the result of a complaint that was received about an incident that occurred on August 5. Allegations were made that Ricky Terrell Pratt, 19, Liberty Street address, had lured a child under the age of 12 into a…
Murder suspect arrested – Atmore man charged in August shooting of bike rider (Updated)
An Atmore man, free on bond from several drug-related and other charges, is back behind bars after his arrest for the August 3 murder of a Camden man who was shot to death as he rode his bicycle along a street in the city’s northeastern sector. Police Chief Chuck Brooks confirmed that Ladarius Jamaal Crenshaw, 22, is charged with the shooting death of 31-year-old Shawn Oneil Quarles. Quarles, a Camden…