Tag: ALEA

JASPER, Ala. – An inmate at the Walker County Jail died while in custody on Friday, April 19. At the request of the Walker County...

CULLMAN, Ala. -- A single-vehicle crash on County Road 813 in the Trimble area at approximately 9:20 a.m. Monday morning claimed the life of...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is kicking off its fourth annual ‘Think Smart Before You Start’ spring safety campaign as...

MONTGOMERY, Ala.  – Over the course of 2023, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) recorded a decrease in fatalities on Alabama’s roadways. Troopers assigned...

ALEA urges weather awareness ahead of possible storms MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Forecasts are calling for severe weather and storms, which could potentially produce tornadoes and damaging...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — As 2023 ends and we enjoy the final days of December, it reminds us that winter is here as local forecasters...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – This week, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) will wrap up 2023 with the launch of its annual “12 Days of...

Updated Dec. 8, 2023 at 5:27 p.m. VINEMONT, Ala. - A Cullman man was pronounced deceased after the car he was driving crashed into a...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Thanksgiving marks one of the busiest weeks of the year on Alabama roadways. This year, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA)...

HARPERSVILLE, Ala. — A Harpersville man was arrested Monday, Nov. 13, in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that claimed the life of a 19-year-old...

Update: 11/13/23 The single-vehicle crash involving a bicyclist that occurred at 6:46 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, claimed the life of a Hanceville man.   According to...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Whether you’re a veteran, unexperienced driver or make your living behind the wheel of a bus or a commercial vehicle, staying...

Updated Nov. 30 at 9:06 a.m. CULLMAN, Ala. – A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 12:20 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, claimed the life of...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is joining the Alabama Transportation Institute in kicking off National Rural Road Safety Awareness Week...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Like the waves on Alabama’s beautiful gulf coast shoreline, Summer is quickly rolling in, and with the weather warming up, it...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -  This May, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...

CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. – One person was killed and two injured in a multi-vehicle crash at approximately 8:15 a.m. Monday, May 1, near the...

MONTGOMERY, Ala.  – In April of 2022, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Driver License Division launched a new and modernized driver license system,...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The behavior of driving distracted continues to plague our state’s roadways by creating dangerous situations that can easily be avoided by...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -  The Huntsville Police Department (HPD) is mourning the loss of Officer Garrett Crumby, 36, who made the ultimate sacrifice following a...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Proper load securement is extremely important for a variety of reasons. Whether simply transporting personal items in the back of a...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – March 20, marks the first official day of spring, meaning vacation and spring break travel plans are on the rise. While...

Updated 1:51 p.m. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Driver License System (LEADS) is currently functioning for both in-person and online services. ______________________________________________________________________________ MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – According to the Amtrak Police Department, a person or vehicle is hit by a train in the United States every three...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Somewhere between purchasing school supplies, packing lunches and selecting outfits for the first day of a new school year, parents and...

CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency stated Monday that a single-vehicle crash that occurred at 12:05 a.m. Saturday, July 9, has...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's (ALEA) Driver License Offices across the state will be closed Monday, June 20, in observance of...

DODGE CITY, Ala. - A two-vehicle crash at approximately 6:10 a.m. on Friday, May 20, has claimed the life of a Remlap man. Dustin Chase...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The commission meeting room was standing room only Tuesday as friends and colleagues came to congratulate Patricia “Trish” South on her...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – As the final holiday of the summer draws near, many Alabamians are preparing for an extended fun-filled weekend with friends, family...

CULLMAN, Ala. - According to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division, troopers arrested Austin Edward Turrentine, 20, of Cullman at 11:38 p.m....

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The race is on for the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency to win this year’s American Association of State Troopers’ annual “America’s...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) has launched a new high-speed notification system known as CodeRED, designed to notify residents of...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Early Friday evening, escaped Cullman County Detention Center inmate Leo Chavez- listed in Blount County court records as Leo Chavez-Santiago with...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – At approximately 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA’s) Aviation Unit received a request to assist the...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Weather forecasts are calling for a mix of wintry precipitation during the next 24 hours, with a mix of ice and...

CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - A vehicle striking a power line at approximately 5:40 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 along the 9400 block of Alabama Highway...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Troopers within the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division saw nearly a 30% decrease in overall traffic fatalities during...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) would like to remind all citizens to use caution and be aware of third-party websites...

SELMA, Ala. – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) graduated 52 new ALEA Troopers Nov. 4, during a closed ceremony held in the auditorium...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) has partnered with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – One year ago, Governor Kay Ivey and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Secretary Hal Taylor were urging Alabamians to obtain their...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Troopers within the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division saw a significant reduction in the overall traffic fatalities during...

MONTGOMERY, Ala.  – Labor Day weekend marks the end of another summer, with trips to the beach, the lake and other fun-filled destinations. For...

WINSTON COUNTY, Ala. - An Arley man was killed Monday in a boating accident on Smith Lake in Winston County.   According to Alabama Law Enforcement...

WINSTON COUNTY, Ala. -A 14-year-old girl died as a result of a tubing accident on Smith Lake Saturday.   The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's Marine Patrol...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Residents around Cullman County have reported long wait times at the Cullman County Courthouse when trying to get or renew their...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) investigated eight deaths during the 4th of July holiday period, from 12:01 a.m. Friday, July...

MONTGOMERY, Ala.  – Despite the challenges of COVID-19, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Driver License Division has continued to serve the citizens of...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) investigated 375 traffic crashes with five fatalities, as well as 10 boat crashes...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) said this week it has identified a theft ring committing crimes across multiple jurisdictions along...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) reminds the public the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, at the direction of President Donald J....

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is receiving a high volume of inquiries from motorists concerning enforcement along Alabama roadways, particularly since...

MONTGOMERY – Because schools, businesses and churches have closed indefinitely in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), more people are spending their free time on...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - With heavier-than-usual traffic expected during the spring break months of March and April, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) encourages motorists-...

MONTGOMERY, Ala.  – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Troopers investigated 22 traffic deaths during the 2019 Christmas-New Year’s holiday travel period, from 12:01...

Updated 12-11-19 at 5:02 p.m. with a statement from Mayor Woody Jacobs Editor's note: Other media outlets mistakenly referred to Means as a magistrate. Her...

MONTGOMERY, Ala.  – Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) investigated 11 traffic deaths during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period, from 12:01 a.m....

Updated 11-24-19 at 12:47 a.m. LOWNDES COUNTY, Ala. - The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has canceled the Blue Alert it issued Saturday night. It says...

Updated 10-5-19 at 11:48 p.m. Statement from ALEA Marine Patrol Division/Northern District: The body of Kelsey Starling, the missing passenger from a two-vessel crash July 4...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Gov. Kay Ivey and Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) Sec. Hal Taylor on Tuesday kicked off the countdown to a federal...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Charles Steven Smith, Jr., who was the subject of a missing person case in April and May of this year (www.cullmantribune.com/2019/05/16/missing-cullman-man-found-alive-in-texas-circumstances-unclear/),...

SELMA, Ala.  – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) welcomed 32 new members to its family Thursday, Aug. 15, during Trooper Class 2019-A’s graduation...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) on Friday announced it has suspended search efforts to locate Kelsey Starling, missing on Smith...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The search for missing boater Kelsey Starling has been postponed for Sunday, according to ALEA Marine Patrol Division Northern District Assistant...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - It’s time once again for the American Association of State Troopers (AAST) America's Best-Looking Cruiser Contest. Alabamians can, if they so choose,...

Updated 7-12-19 6:24 p.m. Mr. Harper has been found and is safe! ALERT FROM THE ALABAMA LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY The Cullman Police Department is asking for the...

SMITH LAKE/CRANE HILL, Ala. - The search for missing boater, 26-year-old Kelsey Starling of Troy, continues with no new developments Monday, according to Alabama...

SMITH LAKE/CRANE HILL - In a press release issued by Sgt. Chad Pate, ALEA-Marine Patrol Division, Northern District Assistant Commander, the search for missing...

SMITH LAKE/CRANE HILL, Ala. - Marine Patrol Troopers, multiple law enforcement agencies, and search and rescue agencies will resume their search for a missing...

SMITH LAKE – On Friday morning, searchers resumed their efforts to locate a missing boater who disappeared on Smith Lake late in the evening...

ANNISTON, Ala. – The State of Alabama has issued a Child Abduction Emergency, Amber Alert. The Calhoun County, AL Sheriff’s Office and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency...

CULLMAN, Ala. -  Marine Patrol Troopers Sunday afternoon released the name of the 12-year-old victim in Saturday's tragic boating accident on Smith Lake. Patrol Commander...

MONTGOMERY – With a mix of wintry precipitation forecast this week in Alabama, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) encourages motorists who must drive...

Erron Martez Dequan Brown (Jefferson County Sheriff's Office/WVTM 13) The Cullman Tribune's Birmingham news partner, WVTM 13, is reporting that the suspect in the Thanksgiving...

Samples of new driver’s licenses (adult and minor) MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) will soon add a digit to driver’s license numbers...

Latest updates on I-65 South closure at mile marker 319: UPDATE from ALEA 9-21-18 3:12 p.m. I-65 S at 319 is now open. UPDATE from ALEA 9-21-18...

Click here for the latest. Latest updates on I-65 South closure at mile marker 319: UPDATE from ALDOT 9-20-18 10:09 a.m. "Update: The bridge abutment and deck...

LATEST: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2018/09/20/latest-i-65s-319-remains-closed-detour-still-place UPDATE from the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) 9-20-18 1 a.m.: "A bridge on I-65 southbound over the CSX railroad north of the Lacon...

UPDATE: 7-27-18, 3:37 P.M. This alert has been canceled. The child has been located. EMERGENCY MISSING CHILD ALERT FROM THE ALABAMA LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY: The Madison...

The children were abducted by their non-custodial mother, Derick Irisha Brown (pictured). (ALEA) UPDATE: This alert has been canceled. BIRMINGHAM - The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency...

LIMESTONE COUNTY - At approximately 12:50 p.m., Alabama State Troopers were notified about a vehicle pursuit on I-65 South near the Tennessee River Bridge....

ALABAMA - Alabama State Troopers on Monday released traffic statistics for the Fourth of July holiday period. Troopers noted that In 2017, Alabama traffic...

UPDATE: The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports that the missing girl has been located and is safe. CULLMAN - The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office is...

UPDATE: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2018/03/17/update-sbi-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-hanceville HANCEVILLE - The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred around 11 p.m. Friday...

Kelsey Marie Treadaway, daughter of Alabama Rep. Allen Treadaway, R-Morris and head volleyball coach at Mortimer Jordan High School, was killed early Sunday morning....

LATEST: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2018/02/25/update-mortimer-jordan-volleyball-coach-killed-i-65-crash-cullman-county CULLMAN COUNTY - A two-vehicle crash on Interstate 65 in Cullman County claimed the life of a Kimberly woman early Sunday morning. The...

MONTGOMERY - Alabama State Troopers investigated 23 traffic deaths during the Christmas and New Year’s Day holiday travel period, which was from 12:01 a.m....

MONTGOMERY - The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) will have a greater Christmas presence this holiday season by assigning all available Alabama State Troopers...

FAIRVIEW - An Albertville woman was killed in a two-car crash in Cullman County on Sunday. The wreck happened in the 500 block of...

VINEMONT - A Vinemont woman is in UAB Hospital, a victim of a hit and run Tuesday evening. The incident happened in the 100...

CULLMAN - State Troopers are on the scene of  a multi-vehicle crash in Cullman County on Interstate 65 southbound at the 297 mile marker....

CULLMAN COUNTY - Two men working as contract construction workers for the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) were struck by a vehicle on Interstate...

MONTGOMERY – In the days leading up to and during this year’s Thanksgiving holiday travel period, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) promoted #ArriveAliveAlabama...

BLOUNT COUNTY – A Hanceville man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Saturday, Nov. 18 in Blount County. According to Alabama State Troopers, Carl...

LIMESTONE COUNTY - A Hanceville man was struck and killed by a vehicle in Limestone County early Saturday evening, according to a statement from...

HANCEVILLE - A Hanceville man was found deceased in a vehicle Wednesday at Mud Creek Bridge on County Road 538 in Hanceville. Cullman County Coroner...

UPDATE: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2017/11/01/update-hanceville-man-dies-wreck-mud-creek-bridge HANCEVILLE - Authorities are on the scene of a fatal car wreck at Mud Creek Bridge on County Road 538 in Hanceville. According to...

Updated 10-21-17 4 p.m. WEST POINT -  A West Point man was killed Saturday morning in a two-car wreck in the 10,000 block of Alabama...

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is set to begin enforcing the Alabama Mandatory Liability Insurance Law (Act#2016-361). Beginning Wednesday, Nov. 1, those who...