Year: 2022

Don Fletcher

Scammers using ‘cloned’ police number
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Scammers are apparently becoming a little bolder these days, as city police received a report of a phone call that was shown on caller ID to have originated from Atmore Police Department’s primary non-emergency telephone number.Police Chief Chuck Brooks said the complainant noticed the APD number on his phone and answered the call, only to have someone warn him that he had an outstanding warrant…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
New vehicles will allow APD to keep fleet ‘fresh’
Some of APD’s older vehicles will be replaced when the new ones arrive. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The recent purchase of seven new police vehicles will allow Police Chief Chuck Brooks to rotate out of service any police cruisers that have just about reached the limits of their usefulness.The seven Ford Explorers will come from Stiver Ford in Montgomery at a cost of $279,000. The city will pay for…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
One Fountain escapee caught, 1 still on the loose
Williams White By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer While authorities continued this week their search for an inmate who escaped Sunday, June 12, from Fountain Correctional Facility, they announced that another inmate, who escaped from the same facility on Monday (June 20), was back in custody.Edward Cortez Williams, 41, who was serving a life sentence (999 years, 99 months, 99 days) after his conviction on a series of 2004 first-degree robberies…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
Convicted killer’s execution set for July 28
James By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Alabama Department of Corrections officials announced last week that an execution date has been set for Joe Nathan James Jr., convicted of breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s Birmingham home and killing her nearly 28 years ago.James is scheduled for execution on July 28, at William C. Holman Correctional Facility outside Atmore. James, now 49, was convicted of murdering Faith Hall.According to court documents, James had…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago
No parole for Brewton men
Peterson Bonam By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Two Brewton men — one imprisoned for burglary and the other for violating the Sex Offenders Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) —were denied parole during recent hearings by the Alabama Board of Pardons & Paroles.Darryl Peterson, 37, has been behind bars for almost seven years, including 201 days in the county jail. He was sentenced to serve 20 years after his conviction on…
by Don Fletcher access_time2 years ago