Author: Don Fletcher

Don Fletcher

Road rage incident lands Fla. man in jail for Spice possession
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The following felony arrest was reported by officers of the Atmore Police Department (APD) during the period March 9-15:Brian Pena Sanchez Sanchez The 35-year-old Gulf Breeze, Fla. man, apparently unhappy with most of the drivers he encountered on March 13, was arrested on a felony drug charge when he decided to vent his anger.APD reports show that a patrol officer pulled Sanchez’s vehicle over around…
by Don Fletcher access_time9 months ago
APD awaiting crime lab analyses in Ashley St. shootings
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore Police Department’s separate investigations into a pair of December shootings that occurred two weeks apart on Ashley Street, including one in which two local men were murdered, have been moved to a back burner.It’s not that local police don’t have evidence that could tie one or more individuals to one or both of the crimes. It’s just that an overworked and understaffed state crime…
by Don Fletcher access_time9 months ago
Mother of 2-year-old wreck victim released on bond
Janes By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore woman, charged with driving under the influence of an unspecified substance in causing the death of her 2-year-old son and injuries to herself and six other people in a February crash near Atmore Country Club, was released from jail last Thursday.According to an employee of Circuit Clerk John Robert Fountain’s office, 31-year-old Sarah Emily Janes was released after a $500,000 bond, set…
by Don Fletcher access_time9 months ago
Council approves STEP grant for city police
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Atmore City Council members gave unanimous approval during their Monday (March 10) meeting to an application for a grant that will help pay for the extra patrols Police Chief Chuck Brooks implemented in the wake of the gun violence that plagued the community in November and December.Brooks told council members the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant, a $75,000 award that will be in effect…
by Don Fletcher access_time9 months ago
Felony arrests
Atmore man, initially asleep at wheel, leads APD on felony-level chase By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer The following felony arrests were reported by officers of the Atmore Police Department (APD) during the period March 2-8:Jordan Lassiter Lassiter The 29-year-old Atmore man was jailed March 8 after police investigated a report of an unconscious man who was behind the wheel of a moving vehicle.According to police reports, officers were sent around…
by Don Fletcher access_time9 months ago