Year: 2021

Atmore men charged in Patterson St. Apartments assault Burrell White By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Two Atmore men have been arrested in connection with the February 19 beating and shooting of another local man at Patterson Street Apartments. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks reported in a Tuesday, February 23, press release that 52-year-old Terry James Burrell was arrested Monday and charged with one count of attempted murder in the…

Madden’s brand-new F-150 was totaled. Brittingham was able to crawl from his flattened GMC. By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Three area men — two pickup drivers and a passenger in one of the trucks — escaped with only minor injuries February 16 after the vehicles collided head-on on U.S. 31, near Wawbeek. According to Alabama State Trooper reports, the violent collision occurred around 1:50 p.m. when Robert Brittingham, 25,…

Lape On Monday, Feb. 15, at approximately 7:22 a.m., Atmore Police Department officers responded to Chevron Gas Station on Highway 21, in Atmore regarding a stolen vehicle. According to police reports, officers determined that a gray Chevrolet Tahoe had been stolen while stationary at the gas pump. Witnesses said a female, later identified as 22-year-old Hayli Dawn Lape of Columbus, Ohio jumped into the vehicle and sped away, damaging the…