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Man arrested for burglary
Mitchell By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore man was taken into custody April 17 by Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies after he failed to appear in court to answer a felony burglary charge.Not all details were immediately available, but the Escambia County Detention Center website shows Eric Depaul Mitchell, 44, was arrested after he was a no-show in circuit court, where he faced charges of first-degree burglary and third-degree…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
Meth charge for manpeeking through window
Rollins By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer An Atmore Police Department officer, checking out a “suspicious person” who was seen moving around in the city’s downtown commercial area, arrested a 46-year-old Atmore man on felony drug possession charges.The incident occurred April 17, around 2:15 a.m., when the officer “observed a person wearing black clothing looking into the window of a closed business.”The officer spoke with the individual, later identified as Antwan…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago
Distracted driver
Disciplinary action pending after thrown batteries cause bus crash Firefighters examine injured students while police conduct the crash investigation. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Several Escambia County Middle School students suffered minor injuries, and at least one faces disciplinary action after a pack of batteries was thrown into the front of a county school bus Monday (April 17), distracting the driver and causing a minor crash.The mishap occurred around 3:20…
by Atmore News access_time1 year ago
Who’s News?
By Atmore News Staff Raisin’ eyebrowsFormer Atmore News ad salesman and sportswriter Josh Frye is moving on up in his new career, as one of the most recent projects of which he was a part has raised some eyebrows in the movie industry. Josh was a production assistant on Jesus Revolution, a small-budget movie by Alabama-born Jon and Andrew Erwin that targets Christian audiences. The movie, shot in Mobile and…
by Atmore News access_time1 year ago
Suspect killed by trooper still not ID’d; survivors held on fugitive warrants
Arnold Williams By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officials have still not released the identity of a suspect who was killed in an April 9 shootout with a state trooper at the end of a high-speed chase that carried into northern Escambia County.The trooper, Cpl. Jeremy Alford, was reportedly hit by two bullets but managed to fatally shoot the driver of a vehicle that refused to stop…
by Don Fletcher access_time1 year ago