ASHFORD – COWARTS – LOVETOWN: 5:37 PM Ashford Fire was dispatched by Houston County 911 to a outdoor fire at East U.S. Hwy. 84 and Pleasant Road.
6:06 PM Ashford Fire Chief Jimmy Posey upgraded to a structure fire. It is at or near Johnny B’s BBQ on Highway 84. Cowarts Volunteer Fire was dispatched.
6:06 PM Cowarts Volunteer Fire was dispatched to assist Ashford.
6:06 PM Alabama Forrestry was dispatched to assist Ashford.
6:27 PM Houston County 911 dispatched Cowarts Volunteer Fire to 4814 Prevatt Road to a fire alarm. Unable to contact key holder. Lovetown Volunteer Fire rolled to this fire and Cowarts Volunteer Fire left this fire and is also responding to Prevatt Road.
Ashford Police and Houston County Sheriff Deputies on the scene assisting. Ashford Rescue is on the scene.
6:40 PM Alabama Firrestry is on the scene.
6:42 PM The resident advised Ashford Rescue they did have smoke inside the house but had it taken care of. Ashford Rescue has ambulances at both fire scenes.
DOTHAN: 4:10 PM Houston County Sheriff Deputies came up on the scene of a motor vehicle accident with injuries, Cottonwood Road and Eddins Road. Dothan 911 was notified and dispatched Dothan Fire Engine Company 4 ( Southside ), Pilcher Ambulance and Dothan Police.
The vehicle involved three vehicles with major damage.
The white SUV was stopped at the stop sign when the wreck occurred. There was one injury which was transported by Dothan Fire Medic 4 and Pilcher Ambulance. Because mechanism of injury was transported trauma alert.
Once Dothan Police arrived the Houston County Sheriff Deputies returned to service. Dothan Police is in charge of the accident investigation.
LEE COUNTY: A 28-year-old Alabama mother is behind bars after deputies say she attempted to suffocate her 4-month-old baby during the early hours of Monday morning.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office reported that deputies were dispatched around 12:30 a.m. to a home on Lee Road 212 after a frantic 911 call stated a woman was trying to smother her infant. Authorities arrived within minutes of the call.
Investigators say witnesses at the scene claimed the mother, identified as Mireire Johana Garcia Lucero, tried to smother the baby and also choked and shook the child in an effort to silence her crying.
The infant was rushed by ambulance to Piedmont Hospital in Columbus, Georgia. Deputies confirmed the baby was awake upon transport and appeared to be in stable condition.
Lucero was taken into custody and now faces charges of attempted murder and torture/willful abuse of a child. She remains in the Lee County Jail with bond set at $85,000.
Anyone who may have additional information related to this case is asked to contact the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at 334-749-5651 or Central Alabama Crime Stoppers at 334-215-STOP (7867).
LOWNDES COUNTY:What began as an arson case in Lowndes County has now escalated to a homicide investigation after authorities discovered a victim who was killed before a home was set ablaze.
Lowndes County investigators shared Monday that the remains found inside a burned residence on Rivers Drive in Hayneville are believed to be those of a woman from Tallassee. Officials say the victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was already deceased before the fire was intentionally started.
The incident occurred on Sunday, Nov. 16, though some court documents list the date as Saturday, Nov. 15.
According to newly released details, the suspect is accused of shooting the victim, applying accelerant, and then setting the home on fire in an effort to destroy evidence.
Fire crews from White Hall and Fort Deposit were first on scene, with the Alabama State Fire Marshal’s Office later joining the investigation. A fire K-9 alerted to evidence of arson, prompting investigators to treat the case as suspicious from the beginning.
Denisha Lyles, a Tallassee resident who is believed to have been murdered at a home on Rivers Drive in Lowndes County
Law enforcement in Bay County, Florida, says two teens from Enterprise are now facing multiple charges tied to several vehicle break-ins at Panama City Beach.
According to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, 18-year-old Brandon Fortner and 16-year-old Bryson Ankrom were captured on surveillance footage attempting to enter more than twenty vehicles across Pleasant Oak Court, Lagoon Oaks Drive, and Grand Oaks Lane on November 18.
Deputies say the pair stole cash, firearms, and a number of personal items — all from vehicles that had been left unlocked.
Investigators linked the suspects to Enterprise, Alabama, and believe they drove to Florida specifically to commit the crimes before quickly returning home.
Fortner was taken into custody shortly after the investigation began, while Ankrom later turned himself in to authorities.
Between the two of them, they are charged with 17 counts of burglary of a conveyance, 4 counts of armed burglary, and 4 counts of grand theft of a firearm.
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office credited assistance from several Wiregrass law enforcement partners in bringing the case together.
KINSEY: 08:25 AM Kinsey Police and Houston County Sheriff Deputies are in Kinsey in the area of Chevrolet Drive searching for suspects which fled a house.
Unknown the exact circumstances. At this time RSN understands several females and a male subject were disorderly and they fled on foot. Reports are some weapons were found in the street.
Houston County Sheriff K-9’s have been deployed. The officers are in the area of CHevrolet Drive in Kinsey.
