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Child sex abuse, torture case still open
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore police investigators, along with investigators from the Escambia County Department of Human Resources and forensic interviewers from Escambia County Regional Child Advocacy Center, are almost finished with their investigation into the case of a local man charged with the violent sexual abuse of two children. Meanwhile, the suspect, 18-year-old Abraham L. Banks of a Maplewood Drive address, has been freed on bond for…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
No arrests yet
APD searching for party gunmen By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks blamed the chaos of the situation for initial reports that a May 18 party during which one person was shot to death and eight others wounded in a hail of gunfire was for past and present graduates of Escambia County High School. Brooks said he was being hounded by local, regional and national media…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago
Atmore man arrested after Baldwin Co. chase
News Staff Report An Atmore man was finally taken into custody in the early hours of May 17 after he led police in four Baldwin County jurisdictions on a chase at speeds that at times exceeded 100 miles per hour and during which he ran over a female and tried to run over a Loxley police officer. According to published reports, the chase began around 1 a.m. when police in…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Memorial Day program
News Staff Report Each year, VFW Post 7016 and American Legion Post 90 host a program to honor those who died in service to their country. This year, the program will be held Monday, May 27, Memorial Day, 9 a.m., at the Veterans Monument in front of Atmore City Hall. The keynote speaker is Major Valisa Hadley of Atmore, Alabama Army National Guard. The most solemn portion of the ceremony…
by Atmore News access_time5 years ago
Finally, a traffic light at Walmart
By DON FLETCHER News Staff Writer One of Atmore’s busiest and most dangerous traffic locations will soon become a lot safer. Mayor Jim Staff confirmed last week reports that a traffic light would soon be placed on Alabama 21, at the entrance to Walmart. A steady stream of vehicles on the city’s busiest traffic artery often causes lengthy delays in getting into or out of the store’s parking lot, and…
by Don Fletcher access_time5 years ago