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Dothan Police Department Press Release, Domestic Violence
Dothan Police Department210 North Saint Andrews StreetDothan, Alabama 36303(334) 615-3000E-mail dpd@dothan.orgPress ReleaseDecember 21, 2010On December 21, 2010 the Dothan Police Department responded to a report of an edged weapon assault at 2880 Ross Clark Circle. Upon arrival police learned an adult male had been stabbed in the left shoulder blade by Regina Watson in an apparent domestic dispute. The victim was transported to a local hospital where he remains with a moderate injury. The name and description of the suspect...
Dothan Police Department210 North Saint Andrews StreetDothan, Alabama 36303(334) 615-3000E-mail dpd@dothan.orgPress ReleaseDecember 21, 2010On December 21, 2010 the Dothan Police Department responded to a report of an edged weapon assault at 2880 Ross Clark Circle. Upon arrival police learned an adult male had been stabbed in the left shoulder blade by Regina Watson in an apparent domestic dispute. The victim was transported to a local hospital where he remains with a moderate injury. The name and description of the suspect...
Dothan Police Department Press Release, Third Degree Burglary
Dothan Police Department210 North Saint Andrews StreetDothan, Alabama 36303(334) 615-3000E-mail dpd@dothan.orgPress ReleaseDecember 20, 2010On December 20, 2010 the Dothan Police Department responded to a burglary in progress in the 1300 block of Chickasaw Street. Upon arrival, police learned an alert citizen was observing a suspicious person walking in between his neighbors’ vehicles but before he could call police, the suspicious man crossed into his yard, made entry into the garage and broke into his vehicle. The man went outside to...
Dothan Police Department210 North Saint Andrews StreetDothan, Alabama 36303(334) 615-3000E-mail dpd@dothan.orgPress ReleaseDecember 20, 2010On December 20, 2010 the Dothan Police Department responded to a burglary in progress in the 1300 block of Chickasaw Street. Upon arrival, police learned an alert citizen was observing a suspicious person walking in between his neighbors’ vehicles but before he could call police, the suspicious man crossed into his yard, made entry into the garage and broke into his vehicle. The man went outside to...
8 Holiday Related Injuries That Are Surprisingly Common
The holidays are all fun and games until someone gets hurt. With all the hype and demands surrounding Christmas time, it’s no surprise that thousands of people are injured every year from falling off a ladder while stringing lights, cutting their finger while carving a turkey or bumping their head in a fender bender outside of the mall. With a little more patience and a lot more caution, everyone could drastically reduce their chances of holiday-related injuries. Here are 8...
The holidays are all fun and games until someone gets hurt. With all the hype and demands surrounding Christmas time, it’s no surprise that thousands of people are injured every year from falling off a ladder while stringing lights, cutting their finger while carving a turkey or bumping their head in a fender bender outside of the mall. With a little more patience and a lot more caution, everyone could drastically reduce their chances of holiday-related injuries. Here are 8...
Dothan Police Department Press Release, Armed Robbery
Dothan Police Department210 North Saint Andrews StreetDothan, Alabama 36303(334) 615-3000E-mail dpd@dothan.orgPress ReleaseDecember 20, 2010On December 18, 2010 the Dothan Police Department responded to a home invasion in the 100 block of Westmont Drive. According to the residents, they arrived home just before 8:00 p.m. and as they entered through the front door, two black males entered immediately behind them. Both suspects were armed with handguns and forced the family of three to lie face down on the floor. The suspects...
Dothan Police Department210 North Saint Andrews StreetDothan, Alabama 36303(334) 615-3000E-mail dpd@dothan.orgPress ReleaseDecember 20, 2010On December 18, 2010 the Dothan Police Department responded to a home invasion in the 100 block of Westmont Drive. According to the residents, they arrived home just before 8:00 p.m. and as they entered through the front door, two black males entered immediately behind them. Both suspects were armed with handguns and forced the family of three to lie face down on the floor. The suspects...
Dothan Police Department Press Release, Wanted for Robbery
Dothan Police Department210 North Saint Andrews StreetDothan, Alabama 36303(334) 615-3000E-mail dpd@dothan.orgPress ReleaseDecember 20, 2010On December 18, 2010 The Dothan Police Department responded to the corner of North Lena and West Powell Street just after 1:00 p.m. following the report of a robbery. The victim, an adult male, stated he had been approached by three black males who demanded his money using the threat of violence against him. The suspects took U.S. Currency from the victim before fleeing on foot.Police are...
Dothan Police Department210 North Saint Andrews StreetDothan, Alabama 36303(334) 615-3000E-mail dpd@dothan.orgPress ReleaseDecember 20, 2010On December 18, 2010 The Dothan Police Department responded to the corner of North Lena and West Powell Street just after 1:00 p.m. following the report of a robbery. The victim, an adult male, stated he had been approached by three black males who demanded his money using the threat of violence against him. The suspects took U.S. Currency from the victim before fleeing on foot.Police are...
Dothan Police Department Press Release, Stolen Credit Cards
Dothan Police Department210 North Saint Andrews StreetDothan, Alabama 36303(334) 615-3000E-mail dpd@dothan.orgPress ReleaseDecember 20, 2010On October 18, 2010 The Dothan Police Department received a report of stolen credit cards being used in Dothan area businesses. The victim told police a credit card had been stolen from her in Ozark, Alabama and while she had reported to their agency, she had been notified by the credit card company that all fraudulent uses had occurred in Dothan. Investigators have been working on the...
Dothan Police Department210 North Saint Andrews StreetDothan, Alabama 36303(334) 615-3000E-mail dpd@dothan.orgPress ReleaseDecember 20, 2010On October 18, 2010 The Dothan Police Department received a report of stolen credit cards being used in Dothan area businesses. The victim told police a credit card had been stolen from her in Ozark, Alabama and while she had reported to their agency, she had been notified by the credit card company that all fraudulent uses had occurred in Dothan. Investigators have been working on the...
Dothan Police Department Press Release, Two Arrested for Manufacturing Meth
Dothan Police Department210 North Saint Andrews StreetDothan, Alabama 36303(334) 615-3000E-mail dpd@dothan.orgPress ReleaseDecember 20, 2010On December 16, 2010 The Dothan Police Department Narcotics Unit conducted an investigative stop on a vehicle in the parking lot of a local hotel in the 2800 block of Ross Clark Circle. Pre-cursor chemicals used in the manufacturing of methamphetamine were seized during the traffic stop. The investigation led narcotic officers to serve a search warrant at a hotel room rented by the vehicles driver and...
Dothan Police Department210 North Saint Andrews StreetDothan, Alabama 36303(334) 615-3000E-mail dpd@dothan.orgPress ReleaseDecember 20, 2010On December 16, 2010 The Dothan Police Department Narcotics Unit conducted an investigative stop on a vehicle in the parking lot of a local hotel in the 2800 block of Ross Clark Circle. Pre-cursor chemicals used in the manufacturing of methamphetamine were seized during the traffic stop. The investigation led narcotic officers to serve a search warrant at a hotel room rented by the vehicles driver and...
Dothan Police Department Press Release, Four Arrests for Illegal Drugs
Dothan Police Department210 North Saint Andrews StreetDothan, Alabama 36303(334) 615-3000E-mail dpd@dothan.orgPress ReleaseDecember 20, 2010On December 17, 2010 the Dothan Police Department Narcotic Unit served a search warrant at a residence in the 500 block of Catalpa Ave. As a result of the investigation, officers seized narcotics and arrested four people for illegal drugs.• Ramon Shauntel Henderson, black male, 24 years of age, of Catalpa Avenue was arrested and charged with First Degree Possession of Marijuana.• Sharon Britt, black female, 29...
Dothan Police Department210 North Saint Andrews StreetDothan, Alabama 36303(334) 615-3000E-mail dpd@dothan.orgPress ReleaseDecember 20, 2010On December 17, 2010 the Dothan Police Department Narcotic Unit served a search warrant at a residence in the 500 block of Catalpa Ave. As a result of the investigation, officers seized narcotics and arrested four people for illegal drugs.• Ramon Shauntel Henderson, black male, 24 years of age, of Catalpa Avenue was arrested and charged with First Degree Possession of Marijuana.• Sharon Britt, black female, 29...
Keith Seagle Resigns as a City Commissioner
Keith Seagle is a Commissioner with the City of Dothan, well until January 3rd, 2011. He and his wife are moving to Jacksonville, FL where his wife accepted a job at a church there. Seagle already has a job in Jacksonville also. He will be working at Jacksonville College. We wish him and his wife well as they pursue their new careers in Jacksonville. Staci Hartzog, Dothan Eye News...
Keith Seagle is a Commissioner with the City of Dothan, well until January 3rd, 2011. He and his wife are moving to Jacksonville, FL where his wife accepted a job at a church there. Seagle already has a job in Jacksonville also. He will be working at Jacksonville College. We wish him and his wife well as they pursue their new careers in Jacksonville. Staci Hartzog, Dothan Eye News...
Woman Sues McDonalds Over Happy Meal Toys
I think this is absolutely ridiculous and if this woman wins this court case, this world really has gone crazy!CNN - A California woman is suing McDonald's claiming the fast-food giant uses toys to market directly to young children. Monet Parham, a Sacramento, California, mother of two small children filed the lawsuit Wednesday in San Francisco along with health, nutrition and food safety advocates Center for Science in the Public Interest . CSPI is seeking court approval to proceed as...
I think this is absolutely ridiculous and if this woman wins this court case, this world really has gone crazy!CNN - A California woman is suing McDonald's claiming the fast-food giant uses toys to market directly to young children. Monet Parham, a Sacramento, California, mother of two small children filed the lawsuit Wednesday in San Francisco along with health, nutrition and food safety advocates Center for Science in the Public Interest . CSPI is seeking court approval to proceed as...
Dothan Police Department Press Release, Intensive Community Enforcement
Dothan Police Department210 North Saint Andrews StreetDothan, Alabama 36303(334) 615-3000E-mail dpd@dothan.orgPress ReleaseDecember 14, 2010The Dothan Police Department recently formed a response team to perform Intensive Community Enforcement. The team will be deployed based on crime trends and will move throughout the city as needed, as we study crime data each day. Between December 6th and 10th the team patrolled a Dothan neighborhood commonly known as Ford Country. During this time there were 166 calls handled by the officer's working the...
Dothan Police Department210 North Saint Andrews StreetDothan, Alabama 36303(334) 615-3000E-mail dpd@dothan.orgPress ReleaseDecember 14, 2010The Dothan Police Department recently formed a response team to perform Intensive Community Enforcement. The team will be deployed based on crime trends and will move throughout the city as needed, as we study crime data each day. Between December 6th and 10th the team patrolled a Dothan neighborhood commonly known as Ford Country. During this time there were 166 calls handled by the officer's working the...
Dothan Police Department Press Release, Breaking and Entering
Dothan Police Department210 North Saint Andrews StreetDothan, Alabama 36303(334) 615-3000E-mail dpd@dothan.orgPress ReleaseDecember 14, 2010The Dothan Police Department is seeking the help of our local media and community in identifying suspects wanted for questioning in at least nine counts of breaking and entering vehicles. Between November 26th and 27th 2010, police received numerous calls from citizens, primarily in the Chapelwood area and Fortner Street Extension. Investigators believe that three suspects are responsible for numerous vehicles broken into during the night of...
Dothan Police Department210 North Saint Andrews StreetDothan, Alabama 36303(334) 615-3000E-mail dpd@dothan.orgPress ReleaseDecember 14, 2010The Dothan Police Department is seeking the help of our local media and community in identifying suspects wanted for questioning in at least nine counts of breaking and entering vehicles. Between November 26th and 27th 2010, police received numerous calls from citizens, primarily in the Chapelwood area and Fortner Street Extension. Investigators believe that three suspects are responsible for numerous vehicles broken into during the night of...
Dothan Police Department Press Release, Robbery
Dothan Police Department210 North Saint Andrews StreetDothan, Alabama 36303(334) 615-3000E-mail dpd@dothan.orgPress ReleaseDecember 13, 2010The Dothan Police Department is seeking the help of our local media and community. On December 11, 2010 police responded to the robbery of an individual in the 100 block of Webb Road. According to the victim, he had been robbed by several suspects on Galaxie Drive around 5:00 p.m. and then was confronted later by the same suspects on Webb Road where property and U.S. Currency...
Dothan Police Department210 North Saint Andrews StreetDothan, Alabama 36303(334) 615-3000E-mail dpd@dothan.orgPress ReleaseDecember 13, 2010The Dothan Police Department is seeking the help of our local media and community. On December 11, 2010 police responded to the robbery of an individual in the 100 block of Webb Road. According to the victim, he had been robbed by several suspects on Galaxie Drive around 5:00 p.m. and then was confronted later by the same suspects on Webb Road where property and U.S. Currency...
Dothan Police Department Press Release, Car vs. House
Dothan Police Department210 North Saint Andrews StreetDothan, Alabama 36303(334) 615-3000E-mail dpd@dothan.orgPress ReleaseDecember 13, 2010The Dothan Police Department Traffic Division responded to a critical car accident on December 12, 2010 just before 11:00 p.m. The accident involved one vehicle which left the roadway and struck a residence in the 100 block of Northridge Road. Extensive structural damage was done to the home as a result of the crash however occupants of the residence escaped without injury. The driver of the vehicle,...
Dothan Police Department210 North Saint Andrews StreetDothan, Alabama 36303(334) 615-3000E-mail dpd@dothan.orgPress ReleaseDecember 13, 2010The Dothan Police Department Traffic Division responded to a critical car accident on December 12, 2010 just before 11:00 p.m. The accident involved one vehicle which left the roadway and struck a residence in the 100 block of Northridge Road. Extensive structural damage was done to the home as a result of the crash however occupants of the residence escaped without injury. The driver of the vehicle,...
Dothan Police Department Press Release, First Degree Robbery
Dothan Police Department210 North Saint Andrews StreetDothan, Alabama 36303(334) 615-3000E-mail dpd@dothan.orgPress ReleaseDecember 13, 2010The Dothan Police Department responded to a report of a robbery on December 11, 2010 just after 9:00 p.m. The call came from employees of the Dollar General located at 1060 West Main Street. A description of the suspect was given out and night shift officers quickly filled the surrounding area. An alert patrolman saw the suspect running and a foot pursuit ensued after which the suspect...
Dothan Police Department210 North Saint Andrews StreetDothan, Alabama 36303(334) 615-3000E-mail dpd@dothan.orgPress ReleaseDecember 13, 2010The Dothan Police Department responded to a report of a robbery on December 11, 2010 just after 9:00 p.m. The call came from employees of the Dollar General located at 1060 West Main Street. A description of the suspect was given out and night shift officers quickly filled the surrounding area. An alert patrolman saw the suspect running and a foot pursuit ensued after which the suspect...
Kitchen Safety During the Holidays
Did you know, statistically, the risk of fire in the home is greater during Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays than any other time of the year? In this article we examine potential fire hazards in the kitchen and what you can do to prevent them.Let's get real for a moment... thinking that a residential fire couldn't happen to you is probably of of the biggest mistakes you can make, especially during the Holiday season.According to NFPA research, "Cooking fires are the...
Did you know, statistically, the risk of fire in the home is greater during Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays than any other time of the year? In this article we examine potential fire hazards in the kitchen and what you can do to prevent them.Let's get real for a moment... thinking that a residential fire couldn't happen to you is probably of of the biggest mistakes you can make, especially during the Holiday season.According to NFPA research, "Cooking fires are the...
Christmas Tree Fire Prevention and Safety Tips
*When decorating your tree, always use lights listed by a testing laboratory. Some lights are designed only for indoor or outdoor use, but not both. Larger tree lights should also have some type of reflector rather than a bare bulb. The reflector will direct heat away from the tree branch and direct the illuminated light.*Follow the manufacturer's instructions on how to use tree lights. Any string of lights with worn, frayed or broken cords or loose bulb connections should not...
*When decorating your tree, always use lights listed by a testing laboratory. Some lights are designed only for indoor or outdoor use, but not both. Larger tree lights should also have some type of reflector rather than a bare bulb. The reflector will direct heat away from the tree branch and direct the illuminated light.*Follow the manufacturer's instructions on how to use tree lights. Any string of lights with worn, frayed or broken cords or loose bulb connections should not...
2011 Rotational Wrecker Regulations for the Dothan Police Department
Dothan Police Department210 North Saint Andrews StreetDothan, Alabama 36303(334) 615-3000E-mail dpd@dothan.orgMedia AlertDecember 10, 2010The Dothan Police Department would like to inform the citizens of Dothan that the Traffic Division has prepared updated regulations for rotational wreckers contracted by The Dothan Police Department for 2011. The Dothan Police Department wrecker rotation is established to ensure prompt, reliable and professional towing assistance that will best serve our community. While The City of Dothan has no intention to regulate the practices of private...
Dothan Police Department210 North Saint Andrews StreetDothan, Alabama 36303(334) 615-3000E-mail dpd@dothan.orgMedia AlertDecember 10, 2010The Dothan Police Department would like to inform the citizens of Dothan that the Traffic Division has prepared updated regulations for rotational wreckers contracted by The Dothan Police Department for 2011. The Dothan Police Department wrecker rotation is established to ensure prompt, reliable and professional towing assistance that will best serve our community. While The City of Dothan has no intention to regulate the practices of private...
Bama Belles
I have seen an editorial in a local newspaper, and several other conversations on local and nationwide websites about the new show on TLC called Bama Belles, which is about 4 women from Dothan and 1 from New York. I personally loved the show and I thought it was great! I am very disappointed in my city, because there has been a lot of negativity about the show. A lot of people are saying that the women make everybody in...
I have seen an editorial in a local newspaper, and several other conversations on local and nationwide websites about the new show on TLC called Bama Belles, which is about 4 women from Dothan and 1 from New York. I personally loved the show and I thought it was great! I am very disappointed in my city, because there has been a lot of negativity about the show. A lot of people are saying that the women make everybody in...
Dothan Police Department Community Meeting
Dothan Police Department210 North Saint Andrews StreetDothan, Alabama 36303(334) 615-3000E-mail dpd@dothan.orgMedia AlertNovember 30, 2010The Dothan Police Department will host a Community Meeting on December 6, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. at Highland Park United Methodist Church on South Park Avenue. A variety of tips for Christmas Safety will be covered during the meeting. The public are invited and encouraged to attend.Gregory J. BentonChief of Police ...
Dothan Police Department210 North Saint Andrews StreetDothan, Alabama 36303(334) 615-3000E-mail dpd@dothan.orgMedia AlertNovember 30, 2010The Dothan Police Department will host a Community Meeting on December 6, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. at Highland Park United Methodist Church on South Park Avenue. A variety of tips for Christmas Safety will be covered during the meeting. The public are invited and encouraged to attend.Gregory J. BentonChief of Police ... 
