ALEA Press Releases

Two Alabama State Troopers are among nominees for this year’s Legislative Medal of Honor for Law Enforcement. Gov. Robert Bentley today, May 7, is scheduled to address these distinguished individuals who are responsible for saving the lives of fellow officers, as… Read Full Release

Mobile Post - The U.S. Coast Guard's (USCG) search and rescue following a deadly incident Saturday, April 28, on Mobile Bay ended at sundown Thursday, April 30, when the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) Marine Patrol Division took the lead on… Read Full Release

MONTGOMERY – May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) will do its part to remind everyone who uses Alabama roadways to share the road in an effort to prevent motorcycle crashes, injuries and deaths. “Motorcyclists will… Read Full Release

[Mobile, Ala.] The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Marine Patrol and Aviation Units continue to assist the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) with search and rescue for four missing persons in the Mobile Bay stemming from Saturday’s deadly storm.… Read Full Release

[Montgomery, Ala.] The Alabama House of Representatives Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee voted today to support and protect the citizens of Alabama by preventing the passage Senate Bill 44 (SB44).  “I want to personally thank… Read Full Release

[Montgomery, Ala.] The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is facing a $16 million budget cut. House Bill 135 (HB135), the State General Fund Appropriation Bill for Fiscal Year 2016, as introduced, will dramatically impact and alter state law… Read Full Release

[Montgomery, Alabama] The Alabama Senate, with its passage of SB44 on March 31, will cripple the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) participation in Project Lifesaver, an international program designed to locate and rescue individuals who have… Read Full Release

[Montgomery, Alabama] The Alabama Senate, with its’ passage of SB44 earlier this week, will severely limit the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) Aviation Unit’s ability to assist local law enforcement agencies throughout the state in fighting… Read Full Release

[Montgomery, Alabama] Approximately 40 percent of all Alabama State Trooper-investigated fatalities are alcohol related. If Senate Bill 44 is passed into law, State Troopers staffing, which is already at a critical stage, would see further cuts… Read Full Release

Montgomery – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Union Springs Police Department and several regional and federal law enforcement partner agencies are pleased to announce the Amber Alert issued earlier today, March 19, concerning a 5-year-old… Read Full Release