NAPIER FIELD AL: In a municipal town of only .3 square miles of corporate city limits, the Town of Napier Field has several police officers.
Napier Field Municipal Court was in session today at 4 PM. Several officers with wands searching people. Napier Field Police Chief Duncan said that RSN could not bring in any cameras or recording devices. The Alabama Rules of Criminal Procedure do not allow recording when a court reporter is present, but there is no court reporter.
The Municipal Court Judge is Daleville Private Practicing Attorney Barbara Wade. She was formally the Municipal Court Judge for Daleville but it no longer the Judge.
The court took in around $ 4,000 plus/minus dollars.Some paid in full and some on payments.
RSN was present to view a DUI case. The defendant is represented by Dothan Attorney Dustin Folwer. The motion was a Motion To Dismiss stating this court lacked jurisdiction. The defendant was not present and Judge Wade refused to go forward. Judge Wade stated this case has been continued several times. Attorney Fowler made it clear that if the ruling on no jurisdiction ws denied then he and his client were going to file A Writ of Mandamus in Circuit Court. The Judge said they planned to go forward with the case if the defendant was present but continued the case until the defendant would be present.
This case is a traffic stop made as the defendant left Dothan Airport. The defendant was driving within the city limits of Dothan Alabama. He was involved in a minor accident. Napier Field Police responded. The accident was inside the city limits of Dothan Alabama. Napier Field is attempting to say it was in Napier Field. Their position is based on a 35 year old ALDOT map. The defendant states NO.
Napier Field Officer Sanders made the arrest. The defendant’s car was towed to a Ozark Towing Service. The City of Napier Field charged a $ 500.00 impound fee to be paid to Napier Field. The car was never in any impound lot in Napier Field but at the wrecker service in Ozark. The wrecker service charged $ 350.00 for towing the vehicle.
Napier Field Officer set.a $ 2,500.00 cash only bond for the defendant. By law a municipality can not charge over a $ 1,000.00 bond. So the bond set by Napier Field Officer Sanders was an illegal bond amount. At first appearance the Judge lowered the bond to a $ 500.00 cash bond.
It cost the defendant $ 1,300.00 cash to get out of jail.
Napier Field is writing traffic tickets in the City of Grimes and the City of Dothan,making them returnable tot he Napier Field Municipal Court, for cases that have not occurred in the City of Napier Field. They are doing cash register justice attempting to make the salaries of the law enforcement officers, apparently.
The City of Napier Field is not allowed to write speeding citations by running radar outside the corporate city limits of Napier Field. So the officers list “by exceeding reasonable and prudent speed”. Then list the radar speed under the reasonable and prudent speed. With fines like $ 265.00.
Grimes, a larger municipality than Napier Field, contracted once with Napier Field for law enforcement work. That contract was cancelled and a contract was made with Midland City. A recent wreck Napier Field Police Officer Sanders was screaming at the Grimes Mayor and making threats against her when she informed him that he had no jurisdiction.
MUNICIPALITIES CAN ARREST OUTSIDE THEIR CITY LIMITS.
A Municipal Law Enforcement Officer can make a traffic stop and an arrest outside their corporate city limits. In other words, Columbia Police can make a traffic stop and an arrest in Troy. However the case can not be placed in Columbia Municipal Court, but would have to be in Troy Municipal Court or Pike County District Court.
But no one has been able to make Napier Field understand that.
If you have received a ticket in Napier Field, and have questions, TEXT RICKEY 334-790-1729 and I will hook you up with a lawyer. This is only cash register justice and in my opinion the same as someone robbing a bank. They are just doing it under the color of law.
Not one time today did the Judge asked anyone pleading guilty where the offense took place. And in my opinion if she is accepting guilty pleas for the money to go to Napier Field, in my opinion she is stealing with threats of warrants, driver license suspension and jail. That is, in my opinion, illegal extortion and someone in Dale County needs to put. Stop to this illegal activity.
COLUMBIA: 08:03 AM Houston County 911 dispatched Columbia Volunteer Fire, Webb Volunteer Fire, Kinsey Volunteer Fire, Houston County Sheriff Department to 105 E. North Street in Columbia to a structure fire.
Reports to Houston County 911 fire possibly in air ducts vents under the house. All residents are outside and small flames inside the unit.
Kinsey Police is also responding. A Houston County Sheriff Deputy said Kinsey could disregard. Unlike the Houston County Sheriff Deputies all Kinsey Police Units are equipped with fire fighting equipment and turn out gear. The Kinsey Police Officers respond along with the fire departments, shuck their police uniform and put on the fire fighting equipment and assist in fighting the fire. All Kinsey Police units have all medical equipment except Lucas Devices which they would love to have but the cost. So when they respond it is not always as a law enforcement officer but as a volunteer fireman or first responder medical unit to assist until EMS is present.
The offduty Kinsey Police Officer went in service and responded.
Webb Police is on the scene and he is also equipped with fire fighting equipment in his patrol unit.
The residence is a single wide mobile home structure, nothing visible.
08:13 AM UPDATED
Columbia on scene command reports all incoming units continue but can downgrade response.
DALE COUNTY: 07:02 AM Ozark – Dale County 911 dispatched Echo Rescue, Midland City Police, Dale County Sheriff Deputies to the south end of Dale County to reports of a self inflicted gunshot. Initial reports were subject was not breathing.
On arrival of emergency units if was confirmed the subject was deceased.
Dale County Sheriff Mason Bynum, Dale County Sheriff Criminal Investigation Division, Dale County Coroner John Cawley are on the scene.
RSN does not normally cover these type deaths. All we are saying as to location is in the south end of Dale County.
UNION SPRINGS – BULLOCK COUNTY: When calls happen, the initial information that comes out is not always what happened.
FIRST, the following is what we understand has happened. There was a firearm assault in Union Springs, Bullock County, across the street from Wayne Farms. NOT AT Wayne Farms, but across the street. Reports are two people shot. CPR was reported to be performed on one victim. Haynes Ambulance Helicopter was put in the air. The second firearm assault victim was reported shot in the leg. All of the facts UNCONFIRMED at this time.
THE INITIAL information was two people shot at Wayne Farms in Union Springs and one shot at Wayne Farms in Troy. THIS WAS UNFOUNDED AND NOT TRUE. The caller to 911 just reported the shooting and hung up. But there was nothing to the shooting in Troy and the Union Springs shooting, as RSN understands, was not at Wayne Farms but across the street.
Bullock County Sheriff Department is primary agency. UNCONFIRMED, but normally ALEA – State Bureau of Investigation is called in to assist and take over as primary agency of investigation.
A lot of outdoor fires in the wiregrass with several medical calls across the county. Emergency responders have been busy today, both paid and volunteers.
DOTHAN – FRIDAY NIGHT: Dothan 911 dispatched multiple Dothan Fire Engines to reports of a structure fire located at 2931 West Main Street. Multiple Dothan Fire Engines to responded to the scene. Dothan Fire Engines were on the scene for 56 minutes.
WEBB – KINSEY: 07:44 AM SATURDAY Houston County 911 dispatched Kinsey Volunteer Fire, Webb Volunteer Fire, Columbia Volunteer Fire, Headland Fire – Rescue, Kinsey and Webb Police, Houston County Sheriff Deputies to a structure fire at 3360 Webb to Kinsey Road. A shed was on fire which was near the residence. The volunteer fireman spent a good part of the morning at this fire.
REHOBETH: 10:31 AM Houston County 911 dispatched Rehobeth Fire – Rescue to an outdoor fire at 5914 S. State Highway 605. Fire spreading across the yard.
WEBB: 11:16 AM Houston County 911 dispatched Webb Volunteer Fire to a vehicle fire at 2060 Webb to Kinsey Road. A vehicle in the yard, full of gas, fully involved in fire.
DOTHAN: 12:03 PM Dothan 911 dispatched Dothan Fire, Pilcher Ambulance and Dothan Police to a motor vehicle accident with injuries, 3140 Montgomery Highway.
KINSEY: 12:05 PM Houston County 911 dispatched Kinsey Volunteer Fire and Headland Fire – Rescue to an outdoor fire at 1280 Broad Street in Kinsey. A large outdoor fire. Reports were a field fire moving into the woods.
DOTHAN: 12:44 PM Dothan 911 dispatched Dothan Fire, Pilcher Ambulance and Dothan Police to a motor vehicle accident with injuries, 3500 block of Ross Clark Circle in Dothan.
HEADLAND – HENRY COUNTY: 1:28 PM Henry County 911 dispatched Headland Fire – RECUE to 1399 County Road 32 East, Abbeville, to an outdoor fire.
GORDON: 1:36 PM Houston County 911 dispatched Gordon Volunteer Fire to an outdoor fire at 210 Monroe Street in Gordon.
ASHFORD – HOUSTON COUNTY: 12:23 PM Houston County 911 dispatched Ashford Volunteer Fire, Cowarts Volunteer Fire, Gordon Volunteer Fire and Pansey Volunteer Fire, and Kinsey Volunteer Fire to an outdoor fire at 203 Briner Road. This was a field fire that was spreading.
ECHO – HENRY COUNTY: Henry County 911 dispatched Abbeville Volunteer Fire to assist Echo Fire – Rescue to an outdoor fire. The location was 13768 Highway 105 Clopton. A large field fire and Echo Fire was requesting additional assistance.
DOTHAN: 2:04 PM Dothan 911 dispatched a motor vehicle accident at 2500 Murphy Mill Road. Dothan Fire, Pilcher Ambulance and Dothan Police responded.
WEBB: 3:18 PM Houston County 911 dispatched Webb Volunteer Fire and Kinsey Volunteer Fire to an outdoor fire at 1530 Peacock Road. There was a woods fire across from this address. Webb Police also responded.
SLOCOMB – GENEVA COUNTY: 3:38 PM Geneva County 911 dispatched Slocomb Fire – Rescue and Malvern Volunteer Fire to a vehicle fire at 1565 County Road 73. A tractor was on fire.
DOTHAN: 4:12 PM SATURDAY. Dothan 911 dispatched Dothan Fire, Pilcher Ambulance and Dothan Police to Honeysuckle and Fortner Street to a motor vehicle accident with minor injuries. One person was complaining of back pain.
SLOCOMB: 4:33 PM. Geneva County 911 dispatched Slocomb Fire – Rescue to a motor vehicle accident at Mitchell Road and Union Hill Road. This was a ATV accident. The patient was reported to up and walking around. The patient had lacerations to the arm and back pain. This accident was a ATV roll over.
HOUSTON COUNTY – WICKSBURG: 5:46 PM Houston County 911 dispatched Wicksburg Volunteer Fire – Rescue to West U.S. Highway 84 and Sandbed Road to an outdoor fire. This was a woods fire just west of this location.
ABBEVILLE: 6:09 PM Henry County 911 dispatched Abbeville Fire – Rescue to a structure fire at Deer Run Apartments, 543 Ozark Road in Abbeville. The reports to Henry County 911 a stove fire. On arrival Abbeville Fire – Rescue quickly put the fire out.
ALABAMA FORESTRY: Units from Alabama Forestry were busy as they were dispatched to some of the above outdoor fires.
