News & Updates
Lessons in De-escalation
October 21, 2016
A Lesson in De-escalation. How HPD trains to prevent the worst
Read MoreMan Arrested After Damaging Church
October 19, 2016
The Huntsville Police Department has arrested 33 year old David Thompson. The arrest stems from an incident on October 18 where he entered St. Luke Baptist Church with a baseball bat and damaged several items. Officers responded to the church on Sparkman Drive around 8:00 a.m. yesterday for a call of a man in the building with a bat. When officers arrived they discovered several items including a window had been [more]
Read MorePolice Investigating Two Late Night Shooting Deaths
October 19, 2016
The Huntsville Police Department Major Crimes Unit is investigating two late night shootings that resulted in the death of two people. Both shootings happened between midnight and 1:00 a.m. Officers responded to the first shooting in the 6200 block of Karen Davie Drive around 12:15 a.m. Officers found a 41 year old white male victim inside an apartment with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators [more]
Read MoreHousing Expo Offers One Stop Shop for Entry Level Homeowners and New Renters
October 19, 2016
The City of Huntsville’s Community Development Department is hosting a Housing Expo on Saturday, November 12, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Stone Event Center at Campus No. 805, 2620 Clinton Avenue West. This half-day event, free to the public, will provide valuable information and guidance for current and potential renters and homeowners in the Huntsville area. More than 100 exhibitors will be on hand to answer questions and offer [more]
Read More2016 Air Pollution Control Achievement Awards
October 19, 2016
A clean environment is important to the City of Huntsville. Each year, the Air Pollution Control Board recognizes voluntary efforts to reduce air pollutant emissions by industrial, institutional and commercial facilities within the City. Only those projects which go beyond regulatory requirements for controlling emissions are eligible for recognition. Mayor Tommy Battle recognized four companies for achieving this goal and one company for its outstanding effort in environmental education. The 2016 Achievement Awards were [more]
Read MorePaving Those Pesky Potholes
October 18, 2016
The sun beats down as summer refuses to surrender and you navigate around a fortress of orange cones protecting a crew from Huntsville’s Department of Public Works. You immediately have two thoughts: One, how can they do this in that heat? Two, how can I get them to fix my street? An easy answer to the first: “A dedicated work force,” praises Chris McNeese, director of the Department of Public Works, a civil engineering graduated [more]
Read MoreKeep Ditto Landing Beautiful by Participating in Clean-Up Day on October 22
October 18, 2016
City of Huntsville Council Member Jennie Robinson, Green Team and the Southeast YMCA are inviting citizens of Huntsville to join them for a community clean-up day at Ditto Landing on Saturday, October 22, 2016. The clean-up day will begin at 8 a.m. and last until noon. Volunteers can register by going to justserve.org or by calling the Southeast YMCA at (256) 883-9622. Cleanup efforts include: Removing tennis court fence Painting parking lot spaces Removing ground [more]
Read MorePolice Investigating Early Morning Accident with Fatality
October 17, 2016
The Huntsville Police Department is investigating a one-car accident that happened on Hwy. 72 East this morning. The accident claimed the life of 30 year old Ashley White of Gurley. Officers responded to the accident in the 2100 block of Hwy. 72 East around 2:00 a.m. It appears the car White was riding in left the roadway and struck a utility pole. White died at the scene as a result of [more]
Read MoreIncident Review Board Finds Officers’ Use of Force within Policy
October 14, 2016
The Huntsville Police Department has released the Incident Review Board findings from an officer-involved shooting on October 5. The shooting happened in the area of Warrior Drive and Sparkman Drive. No one was injured, but the incident resulted in 27 year old Jeremy Hampton being charged with two counts of Attempted Murder. On October 5, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Officers attempted a traffic stop on a silver colored Saturn at Sparkman [more]
Read MoreTraffic Safety Checkpoints
October 13, 2016
The Huntsville Police Department D.U.I. Task Force will be conducting Traffic Safety Checkpoints between Thursday and Saturday night. The Task Force utilizes data provided by the State that determines traffic accident hotspots across the city. There are 40 designated hotspots throughout Huntsville, and they will be conducting checkpoints at one or more of those locations. If you are stopped at a Traffic Safety Checkpoint be prepared to present your driver [more]
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