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HPD Investigating Officer Involved Shooting
October 19, 2020
At approximately 10:30 p.m. on October 16th, Huntsville Police officers responded to a 911 call at 2111 Edinburgh Drive. Upon arrival, they were confronted by Alberto Rivas, 57 years of age, who pointed a handgun at them. One officer fired, striking Mr. Rivas. Rivas was immediately taken to Huntsville Hospital where he later died. As with all “officer involved shootings,” the officer involved will remain in an administrative role until [more]
Read MoreWaterford Square Shooting Investigation – Arrest
October 5, 2020
Huntsville Police have arrested 25-year-old Travin Dequan Pride for Capital Murder in the shooting death of 22yr old Christian Gage Vincent. On Friday, Oct 2 at about 7:15 p.m .HPD received a call about a shooting at 409 Regent Dr. When officers arrived they found Vincent in a vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound(s). He was later pronounced deceased at the hospital. During the course of the investigation it was [more]
Read MoreHPD Prescription Drug Drop Box – Third Quarter 2020 Results
October 5, 2020
Huntsville Police is completing its 5th year of maintaining the drug take back program for unwanted and unused drugs. The third quarter of 2020, the drug take back bins have taken in 558lbs of unused drugs. The total taken for 2020 thus far is 1093 lbs. This is the highest quarter weight we have had since the programs inception in 2016. The second highest weight of 554 lbs occurred in [more]
Read MoreNational Night Out 2020
September 25, 2020
The Huntsville Police Department in partnership with The Huntsville Community Watch Association would like to invite the public to National Night Out 2020 on Oct 6th from 6-8pm. This year it will be held at John Hunt Park 2151 Airport Rd. where there will be plenty of room for social distancing. This year’s event will be an outdoor concert featuring ‘Southern Ground’ and ‘Ally Cat and The Stray Dogs’. There [more]
Read MoreArrest From August 15th Patton Rd Pedestrian Fatality
September 22, 2020
Huntsville Police have arrested 34 year old Cornelius Lydell Lucy for ‘Leaving the Scene of an Accident with Death or Personal Injury’ related to an August 15th pedestrian Traffic Crash on Patton Rd. On Saturday morning, 8-15-20, an unknown vehicle was southbound on Patton Road approaching Drake Avenue. The pedestrian, Freddie Owens, was crossing Patton Road without using a crosswalk or intersection. The vehicle struck Owens on the roadway as he [more]
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