Leon Petite

2 days ago | wjtv.com | Leon Petite |Pat O'Donnell |Jeremy Jones |Shamonee Baker

UPDATE (3:43 p.m.): The Prichard Police Department has begun an internal investigation after one of its police officers was arrested in Orange County, Florida. According to a news release from PPD, the department learned of David Cunningham’s involvement in the May 24 incident on June 2. “We are currently awaiting an investigative report from the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office to gain a clearer understanding of the circumstances,” the release said.

3 days ago | wkrg.com | Leon Petite |Shamonee Baker |Pat O'Donnell

UPDATE (3:02 p.m.): The Harrison County (Miss.) Sheriff’s Office has provided more information after a Prichard police officer was arrested in Orange County, Florida. According to an HCSO news release, 22-year-old David Cunningham of Mobile, Alabama, was arrested on a felony count of kidnapping. Kristin Allen of Gulfport, Mississippi, was arrested on a charge of hindering prosecution.

1 month ago | wkrg.com | Pat O'Donnell |Leon Petite

DAPHNE, Ala. (WKRG) — A vehicle crashed into a light pole Monday afternoon on Highway 181 in the Belforest community of Baldwin County and has caused delays, according to a Daphne Police Department official. According to the DPD official, there were minor injuries from the crash. News 5 learned the crash occurred around 2 p.m. Monday on Highway 181 near Corte Road. Around 3:30 p.m. Monday, the crash was still causing delays. This is a developing story.

1 month ago | wkrg.com | Leon Petite

SIAC Commissioner Anthony Holloman said two SHC players will be suspended for two games each. The Badgers will play a three-game series against conference opponent Morehouse College starting on Friday, April 11. All players do not have to sit out of the same game, but they must sit out of one of the three ballgames this weekend.

2 months ago | wkrg.com | Thomas Boni |Leon Petite

CLARKE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — The Clarke County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the shooting deaths of three people, News 5 has learned. Sheriff’s deputies reportedly arrived around 8 a.m. Sunday to a home on Old Line Road in the Whatley community, west of Grove Hill. There, deputies found three people, including a man, a woman, and a child, dead. Another child was found shot and was taken to the hospital, where they are in critical condition, according to the sheriff.