Hanceville is a city of about 3,200 residents 43 miles north of Birmingham. Its police force included just nine officers, according to data from the International Association of Chiefs of Police ...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. — As a small Alabama city weighs whether to disband its police department accused of having a “rampant culture of corruption,” residents are split over how to weigh the need ...

Hanceville is a city of 3,200 people about 45 miles north of Birmingham. The police department had a total of eight officers as of August, according to The Cullman Times.

HANCEVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The Hanceville City Council heard from citizens for more than three hours Thursday night over the fate of the city police department. While council members heard tales ...

The Hanceville City Council announced during its meeting Thursday that it has hired a public safety consultant to help them ...

A Hanceville resident gives an emotional testimony about whether the local police department should be disbanded, in Hanceville, Ala., Feb. 27, 2025. Credit: AP/Safiyah Riddle By The Associated ...

Hanceville is small city of 3,200 people about 45 miles north of Birmingham. Crocker said one of the most concerning things was that there was "unfettered access" to the department's evidence room.

Hanceville, a small Alabama city of around 3,200 located about 45 miles north of Birmingham, placed its entire police force ...

A grand jury recommended abolishing a small Alabama police department because of a “rampant culture of corruption” after charging five officers with a variety of crimes, officials announced ...

HANCEVILLE, Ala. — A grand jury recommended abolishing a small Alabama police department because of a “rampant culture of corruption” after charging five officers with a variety of crimes ...

Five Hanceville, Ala., officers and ... An Alabama county grand jury recommended a local police department be “immediately abolished” as it indicted a group of law enforcement officers in the ...