News and Police updates from around Scottsboro.
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...
April 5, 2019 - Scottsboro Police investigators responded to a local business in reference to theft of a controlled substance (oxycodone). As a result of the investigation a search warrant was obtained for a residence located in the 400 block of Jeffery Drive in Scottsboro. During a search of the...
April 6, 2019 - Scottsboro Police arrested Joshua Eric Anderson, 37, of Scottsboro. The arrest was the result of a traffic stop conducted in the 500 block of West Willow St. Anderson was found to be in possession of approximately 31 grams of methamphetamine. Anderson was charged with drug trafficking...