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An Atmore woman has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of criminal mischief II for allegedly shooting into two occupied vehicles and one unoccupied vehicle. Samantha Lynette Dixon, 22, 507 5th Ave., was arrested following the shootings on Dec. 5. She isa accused of firing a weapon multiple times into a vehicle occupied by Mercedes Hall and also firing a weapon into a vehicle occupied by Kevin Owens, striking Owens' vehicle three times. She is also accused of firing a...
Flomaton Fire Chief Steve Stanton said it was a miracle that the American Coffee House on Highway 31 wasn't engulfed in flames Monday night when a 24-foot utility trailer full of household furnishings and 5 gallons of black powder caught fire and exploded within 10 feet of the building. Stanton said the Flomaton Police Department received a 911 call at 8:02 p.m. in reference to an 18-wheeler on fire in from of American Coffee House. Stanton said he was the first on the scene and saw the trailer...
Quick action by the Flomaton Police Department has resulted in the arrest of a man involved in a human trafficking ring that involved Alabama, Florida and Georgia. Flomaton Police Chief Chance Thompson issued a release this week concerning an incident that began in Flomaton on Nov. 1. Thompson said release of the information was delayed due to an on-going investigation by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Thompson said Flomaton police were dispatched to Dr. Van Avenue Nov. 1 in reference to a...
A Flomaton police officer who was arrested on Dec. 7 in Escambia County (Fla.) on trafficking methamphetamine was released on $100,500 bond, but was brought to Escambia County (Ala.) to face the charges of using his position for personal gain and given a bond of $200,000 on the Alabama charges. Issac Lopez, 36, appeared before Circuit Judge Todd Stearns last Thursday for the bond hearing. He was later released from the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton on a bond provided by Central...
Almost 1,100 Escambia County, Ala., registered voters will be subject to having their names removed from the voter rolls unless they update their registration with the board of registrars. The Escambia County Commission approved an agreement during Monday's meeting with the Alabama Secretary of State's office for the voter file maintenance, which will be paid by the state. Since 1997 each county's board of registrars are mandated to conduct the voter maintenance by January following the...
The Escambia County (Ala.) Commission approved an agreement with Gov Ease Auction that will allow Tax Collector Tim Pettis to hold his annual delinquent tax sale through an on-line auction instead of on the front steps of the courthouse. Pettis said several counties have already opted for the auction, which will change it from a traditional tax sale to a lien sale of properties that are delinquent. Pettis said the biggest change is that when properties are purchased through the lien sale, they...
