Monthly Archives: January 2016

  The Scottsboro Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a w/m and a w/f that broke into a locked storage area and stole aprox 150 (car) battery cores from a local business in Scottsboro. The suspects were driving in what appears to be a 2014 – 2016 Honda Civic white in color...

On 1/18/2016, SPD Detectives located a stolen Jeep at a residence in the 200 block of Gross Ln. The Jeep had been reported stolen from Shelby County in December 2015. Further investigation led to a search warrant of the residence. A small amount of crystal methamphetamine, marijuana, prescription medications and paraphernalia were found. Three persons...

  The Scottsboro Police Department and Chief Ralph Dawe are proud to announce that they will be hosting their 18^th Citizen Police Academy Program. Giving area citizens and business people a unique opportunity to gain some first hand information about the Scottsboro Police Dept. and legal system. The purpose of the Citizens’ Academy is to increase...

Annual Crime Analysis I think most of the numbers are pretty unremarkable, maybe with the exception of traffic accidents.  I think we can attribute the spike in numbers for accidents due to the inclement weather we experienced (snow, ice, rain, flooding) this year.  That would also explain the spike in “calls for service” also. ...

Over the past month the Scottsboro Police Department has received multiple reports of burglary and theft from local businesses. The primary items stolen are flat screen TVs and chainsaws. Willie Clarence Fennell Jr 46 of Scottsboro has been arrested in connection with one of these burglaries.   The Police Department is asking for the publics help in...