Editor s note: This story relies on archives, interviews, and the book "Scapegoat" by Peggy Allen Towns to trace the Tommy Lee Hines movement against the backdrop of the Justice for
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A Lawrence County grand jury declined to bring charges against the Decatur police officers — one of whom was recently disciplined for his involvement in the shooting death of Steve
The Sept. 4 death of 16-year-old Jaiden DeJarnett is one example of why police departments struggle with the inherently dangerous practice of vehicle pursuits, local police chiefs said this week.
Supporters of Steve Perkins, the Black man killed by a Decatur police officer on Sept. 29, on Wednesday morning were surprised to find banners and posters with pro-police messages alongside