HOUSTON COUNTY: 05:52 AM This morning a voice came over the Houston County Sheriff Primary Radio:
3816 ( Lt. Robert Reichert )
DISPATCH: 3816
3816 10-7 ( Out of Service For the Last Time.
DISPATCH: Read a statement thanking Lt. Reichert for his 27 years of serving and protecting the citizens of Houston County, and other information.
3816 Thank you and the others that serve do so we honor and integrity.Love ya’ll!
And with that, the man beind the badge who has served 27 years with Houston County Sheriff Department ends his tenure and walks into retirement. Proud of the job that he has done. While most slept, for many years Lt. Reichert commanded the night patrol deputies with Houston County Sheriff Department.
A leader who did not send depities because he was rank, but responded to calls as primary officer or backup Deputy to others.
Always calm, and managing whatever chaos. Worked well with Dothan Police patrol on whatever shift he was on.
THANK YOU Lt. Robert Reichert for your years of service and best wishes on your retirment.
DOTHAN: 12:40 PM This afternoon RSN was sitting at the traffic lights of Prevatt and Ross Clark Circle. I observed a male in a gray KIA SUV park and walk over to a man sitting on the grass on the shoulder of the road in the shade. The man was sitting at the entrance to Publix, Cottonwood Road. The man driving the KIA had a bag and bent over to the man speaking to him briefly, handing him the bag.
I assume it was food or drinks to help the man that appeared homeless. It appeared to be a random act of kindness, quietly done.
No idea who either man is. The appearance was a random act of kindness to help someone else. Not to be seen or complimented.
GENEVA COUNTY – HARTFORD: 05:07 AM Parent or Parents had a firearm under the pillow and a three ( 3 ) year old was able to get firearm. An apparent self inflicted gunshot wound to the chest.
In Geneva County, at 5:07 AM, ALL SYSTEMS WERE IN PLACE and worked as designed.
The Geneva County 911 took the call andn obtained the information and rolled emergency units. A Geneva County Deputy Sheriff, a former Marine, rolled swiftly. The Geneva County Sheriff Deputy had a trauma kit and applied the immediate life saving measures.
Slocomb Fire – Rescue Chief Kyle Hovey was at the Slocomb Fire Station at 5:07 AM running the tower. That is literally “running” as in exercising. A off duty Dothan Fire Paramedic, who works with Slocomb Fire – Rescue rolled with Chief Kyle Hovey.
Slocomg Fire – Rescue Operations Chief Brandon Hovey came flying out of bed and rolled very swiftly. As Brandon Hovey rolled in the patient was loaded in the ambulance. Brandon leaps from one vehicle into the back of the amulance. Also in the ambulance was the Geneva County Sheriff Deputy who jumped into the ambulance.
The Slocomb Fire – Rescue was on the scene for 1 minute or less when they had the child loaded and rolling to Flowers Hospital.
Dothan Police Department learned of the call and was in a position to intercept the ambulance and run ahead clearing the roadway so there was no delays for the ambulance. Clearing traffic and intersections so the Slocomb Fire – Rescue ambulance never had to slow down.
On arrival at Flowers Hospital the trauma team and emergency room staff were in place and immediately began treatment of this precious three year old child. This was a 40 calibar weapon gunshot wound. Children’s Hospital was contacted and the child was transported, unknown if ground or air, to Children’s Hospital in Birmingham.
THIS WAS A GREAT TEAM. Beginning with the Geneva County 911 dispatcher, to the Geneva County Sheriff Deputy, to Slocomb Fire – Rescue, Dothan Police Department, Flowers Hospital, and then to Children’s Hospital.
UPDATED @ 8:26 PM
UNOFFICIALLY, and not confirmed, but based on the best information available, the child came through surgery as well as could be expected. The child is in critical condition.
At 653 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 9 miles west of Abbeville to Cottonwood.
Movement was southwest at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Cottonwood, Headland, Dothan, Ozark, Taylor, Midland City, Kinsey,
Ashford, Cowarts, Newton, Webb, Pinckard, Rehobeth, Grimes, Avon,
Newville, Napier Field, Madrid, Memphis, and Wilson Mill.
INSTRUCTIONS:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
