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A former corrections officer with the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office has been arrested and charged with hindering a prosecution for allegedly housing her boyfriend — who is accused of murder — without alerting the authorities. On Tuesday, May 13, 46-year-old Andrea Nettles was arrested after investigators learned her boyfriend — Gregory Jowers — was living at her home at 5320 Forrest Oaks Drive, according to a statement from MCSO.

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Despite recent incidents of high-profile violent crime throughout the city of Mobile, crime statistics for the past year show a significant decline in major offenses, according to the Mobile Police Department’s (MPD) annual report. On Tuesday, May 13, Mobile Police Chief William Jackson presented the department’s findings to the Mobile City Council, which showed a decrease of 24 percent in part one crimes in 2024 and early 2025.

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Endorsements for Mobile’s mayoral candidates continue to pour in, as former U.S. Senator Doug Jones officially threw his support behind State Rep. Barbara Drummond’s campaign to become the Port City’s next top elected official. In an official press release on Monday, May 12, Drummond announced Jones’ endorsement, claiming the move presents a “turning point” for her campaign.

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Former Mobile County School Board Commissioner Robert Battles has thrown his name into the race for Mobile City Council’s District 7 seat, challenging incumbent Gina Gregory for the position. In a press release sent on Saturday, May 10, Battles announced his candidacy for the seat, citing the “transformed demographic landscape” following the annexation of 2023 as part of the reason for his decision.

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A man was arrested after he allegedly shot at multiple cars as they drove down Dauphin Street early Monday morning, according to the Mobile Police Department. At approximately 8:10 a.m. on Monday, May 12, officers responded to the corner of Dauphin Street and Ann Street in reference to a shooting into an occupied vehicle.