News and Police updates from around Scottsboro.
The Scottsboro Police Department is pleased to announce we are now taking applications for the upcoming session of the annual Citizen's Police Academy.
The program consists of 9 weeks of hands-on and classroom activities. The Academy is designed to give local citizens a better understanding of what law...
November 27, 2019 - Chief Ralph Dawe & Major Ron Latimer present a check to Sadye’s Fund for Spreading Hope in the amount of $1,418.
The donations were raised from the departments annual t-shirt sale. In the past five years,...
September 18, 2019 - We celebrated the retirement of Lieutenant Shane Clarke. Lt. Clarke began his career as a jailer in 1994 before taking a position as a Patrol Officer. He was promoted to Detective in 2001. After six years with the Detective Division,...
August 3, 2019 - Scottsboro Police Officers & Firefighters participated in a charity softball tournament to raise money for Sadye's fund, a local charity benefiting childhood cancer research.
The two teams went head-to-head in a best of three game series. The Scottsboro Fire Department won the first two games. The...
The Scottsboro Police Department is launching our annual fundraiser to support Childhood Cancer Awareness Month which begins in the month of September. T-Shirts are now for sale at $10 each. Sizes range from youth small to XXL.
We will be selling the shirts at various special events around...
July 22, 2019 - Scottsboro Police Department officers responded to a call at Walmart, located in the 24000 block of John T. Reid Parkway, in reference to an unattended child locked inside a vehicle. Officers arrived and observed the vehicle not running and locked. The child, eight months old, crying inside. The temperature...
June 26, 2019 - Two stop signs were placed on Winn Rd. at the intersection of Winn Rd. @ Bradley St. & Winn Haven. No pay tickets...
June 19, 2019 - Powell Police attempted to stop a vehicle for displaying a switched tag. The vehicle fled, initiating a vehicle pursuit that continued into Scottsboro. The pursuit ended in the 8000 block of County Road 33 in Hollywood after the vehicle lost control.
The driver of the...
May 7th, 2019 - Citizens from the 21st Annual Citizens Academy received their certificate of completion from Chief Ralph Dawe. The graduates completed a nine week, in-depth training and understanding of law enforcement duties and responsibilities.
Topics taught during the Academy include police training, roles and responsibilities of...
As of 4/24/2019, the Scottsboro Police Department’s regular procedure for funeral escorts has been scaled back until further notice. The Scottsboro Police Department intends to use one patrol officer to assist the funeral procession through its first major intersection upon exiting the facility. This change is due to manpower shortages and...