A federal lawsuit alleging corruption within the Hanceville Police Department has surfaced, following the arrests and indictments of five officers.

A grand jury recommended abolishing the department after six arrests they said came from a "rampant culture of corruption." ...

Three officers and the city of Hanceville are the target of a 2022 lawsuit that alleges the officers abused a former city ...

FOX54 has also reviewed a lawsuit filed in 2024 against the city by former Hanceville police officer Lowell Hadder. The suit also names Mayor Jimmy Sawyer and the city clerk, alleging wrongful ...

A small Alabama city placed its entire police force on administrative leave a day after a grand jury recommended the ...

A small Alabama city placed its entire police force on administrative leave a day after a grand jury recommended the ...

Local defense attorney Roger Appell is weighing in on whether prosecutors may have to dismiss many of the pending cases in Hanceville.

The lawsuit alleges that the mayor fired him and ignored warnings that the chain of evidence would be compromised.

In the lawsuit, it said during the 10 years Lowell Adam Hadder worked with the city, he was never disciplined, written up or ...

The death of a dispatcher and drug-related arrests of police officers thrust an Alabama town into the national spotlight.

A grand jury indicted the police chief and four officers and issued a scathing report criticizing the department.

Hanceville, filed a lawsuit against Mayor Jim Sawyer, the city, and a city clerk, alleging he was forced to resign.