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Man charged with child sex abuse
News Staff Report A 54-year-old Atmore man remained in the county jail this week, faced with two charges related to the alleged sexual abuse of a child. According to a press release issued last week by Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks, APD investigators arrested Lenson Lee Bethea on November 9 after an almost-two month investigation into the allegations. Brooks said a parent of the child reported the sexual abuse in…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Obituaries for the week of Nov. 18, 2018
Winston E. Montgomery Mr. Winston E. Montgomery, age 59, of Atmore, Ala., passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at his residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Turner Funeral Chapel LLC.   Randall Alan Balmas Mr. Randall Alan Balmas, age 65, passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2018 in Mobile, Ala. He was a native of Cape Girardeau, Mo., former resident of Flippin, Alaska and Molino, Fla. and had resided…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
Man arrested on child sex abuse charges
On September 19, 2018 at approximately 1 p.m., it was reported by a parent to the Atmore Police Department Investigative Division that a minor child had been sexually abused within in the city limits of Atmore. Upon completion of the initial interview with the parent and the initial written report the Department of Human Resources were contacted per protocol. The Department of Human Resources initiated their investigation and contacted Child…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago
OCC under way
If you’re filling shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child, please be aware that the OCC team is standing by to receive boxes this week through next Monday. If you’re not filling a box, please consider donating $9 which covers the cost of shipping and helps in training personnel in the countries where the shoe boxes are distributed. The goal for this area is 8,000 shoeboxes. The collection site is Grace Fellowship,…
by Atmore News access_time7 years ago