ALEA Press Releases

MONTGOMERY – Today, Feb. 3, is National Missing Persons Day, an ideal time for the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) to showcase its statewide alert system and bring awareness to the public of individuals still missing in this state alone. ALEA’s… Read Full Release

MONTGOMERY – In 2021, Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division, in conjunction with our other law enforcement partners across the state, investigated 769 pedestrian-related traffic crashes which resulted in 125… Read Full Release

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) announced Thursday, Jan. 13, it is one of the 12 winners of a photo contest sponsored by the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office). The contest, piloted in… Read Full Release

MONTGOMERY – As the festive holiday season continues, families are preparing and finalizing plans for Christmas gatherings and New Year’s celebrations. Much like the Thanksgiving travel period, Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA)… Read Full Release

MONTGOMERY -- The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Secretary Hal Taylor is pleased to announce the recipients of the Agency’s Lifesaving Award and Certificates of Recognition for outstanding professionalism and skills displayed through a heroic… Read Full Release

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Secretary Hal Taylor is pleased to share Governor Kay Ivey’s appointment of ALEA’s Deputy Secretary John Hamm as the Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections (DOC), effective Jan. 1, 2022.… Read Full Release

MONTGOMERY -- The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Secretary Hal Taylor issued the following statement concerning the loss of Retired Wilcox County Sheriff’s Deputy Madison “Skip” Nicholson who was tragically shot and killed in the line of duty on… Read Full Release

MONTGOMERY — This year, as national travel forecasts reflected pre-pandemic numbers, Troopers within the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division investigated a total of seven traffic-related fatalities as compared to eight in 2020 and… Read Full Release

SUMTER COUNTY – At approximately 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, Randy Lee Wade, 57, of Sumter County, was arrested without incident in Sumter County. Wade is the suspect regarding the attempted murder of a Trooper assigned to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s… Read Full Release

SUMTER COUNTY -- On Friday, Nov. 19, a Trooper assigned to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division was assaulted while attempting to execute an arrest of a suspect. ALEA’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has opened an… Read Full Release