Category: Huntsville Police
Traffic Alert: High school graduations road closures
May 22, 2023
The Huntsville Police Department (HPD) anticipates heavy pedestrian and vehicle traffic near the Von Braun Center on Tuesday, May 23 – Friday, May 26, due to graduation ceremonies. Monroe Street between Clinton Avenue and the intersection of Monroe and Williams Avenue will be closed in both directions. Officers from HPD Traffic Services Unit and the Madison County Sheriff’s Office will assist with traffic control. Access to the road closure area will be [more]
Read MoreHuntsville Police Department honors 13 fallen officers
May 18, 2023
The Huntsville Police Department (HPD) hosted its annual Fallen Officer Memorial Service on Thursday, May 18. The event was held in honor of National Police Week to recognize 13 of its officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our community. Chief Kirk Giles and Command Staff honored HPD’s fallen officers along with the Huntsville Police Citizens Foundation, Mayor Tommy Battle, Prim Escalona, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of [more]
Read MoreTraffic Alert: High school graduation road closures
May 12, 2023
The Huntsville Police Department (HPD) anticipates heavy pedestrian and vehicle traffic near the Von Braun Center on the afternoon and evening of Monday, May 15, due to graduation ceremonies. Monroe Street between Clinton Avenue and the intersection of Monroe and Williams Avenue will be closed in both directions. Officers from HPD Traffic Services Unit will assist with traffic control. Access to the road closure area will be restricted to limited mobility drop-off [more]
Read MoreMajor Crimes Unit arrest
May 8, 2023
The Huntsville Police Department (HPD) has charged Devone Edward Modacure, 48, with murder following a shooting incident on Sunday, May 7. HPD officers responded to the 4100 block of Knight Road around 4:40 p.m. and found Harrison Sonny Hayes, 57, with gunshot wounds. Hayes was pronounced dead at the scene. HPD Major Crimes Unit Investigators believe the shooting stemmed from a verbal altercation about money. Modacure was taken into custody without incident [more]
Read MoreTraffic Alert: Heavy traffic expected ahead of George Jones tribute concert
April 24, 2023
The Huntsville Police Department anticipates heavy pedestrian and vehicle traffic ahead of the George Jones tribute concert at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25. Several road closures are in effect in downtown Huntsville: The northbound lanes of Monroe Street between Clinton and Williams avenues are closed to accommodate a construction project. Southbound lanes will feature one lane moving in each direction. Existing driveways along Monroe in front of the Von Braun [more]
Read MoreTraffic Alert: 2023 Panoply Arts Festival
April 21, 2023
The Huntsville Police Department is assisting with traffic control and road closures for the 2023 Panoply Arts Festival, held the weekend of April 28-30. In preparation for the event, several streets around Big Spring Park will be closed. • On Monday, April 24, at 8 a.m., the westbound lanes of Williams Avenue between Church Street and Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard will be closed for setup. • On Wednesday, April 26, at 8 [more]
Read MoreRunning 4 Heroes to honor fallen HPD Officer
April 17, 2023
The Huntsville Police Department (HPD) will lead Zechariah Cartledge, Running 4 Heroes founder, on his 1-mile run through downtown Huntsville on Saturday, April 22 at 10 a.m. Cartledge travels across the country raising awareness for those who make the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. Saturday, he will honor fallen officers from across Alabama, including Huntsville Police Officer Garrett Crumby, who was killed in the line of duty on March [more]
Read MoreSpecial Victims Unit arrest
April 12, 2023
The Huntsville Police Department (HPD) has arrested a Huntsville man after a lengthy child pornography investigation. In December 2022, Special Victims Unit Investigators served a search warrant on a residence on Saint Charles Road Southeast. Stuart Edwin Smith, 65, is charged with five counts of possession of child pornography. On Tuesday, April 11, Smith was taken into custody in Birmingham by the US Marshals. Smith was brought back to Huntsville and booked [more]
Read MoreMajor Crimes Unit arrest
April 12, 2023
The Huntsville Police Department (HPD) has charged Jason Everett Moore, 47, with murder following a shooting on Tuesday, April 11. HPD officers responded to a shooting call in the 4800 block of Blue Haven Drive shortly before 4:30 p.m. and located 40-year-old Damian Kenneth Collins Sr. with gunshot wounds. Collins was pronounced dead at the scene. Major Crimes Unit Investigators believe the shooting stemmed from a verbal altercation between the two [more]
Read MoreIt’s not worth it: Huntsville Police urge caution during National Distracted Driving Awareness Month
April 10, 2023
Distracted driving isn’t just a hazard to the person behind the wheel – it’s also a danger to other drivers and pedestrians. Nine people per day are killed in crashes involving a distracted driver, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). You can help change that. April is recognized as National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the City of Huntsville and Huntsville Police Department (HPD) want to encourage residents [more]
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