PRICHARD, Ala. (WALA) – The police chief and several of his officers find themselves facing criminal charges. The Sheriff’s Office takes over law enforcement responsibilities. And a grand jury recommends that the entire police department be abolished and rebuilt fresh.
Sound familiar?
This is the exact situation Prichard finds itself in. But it also applies to Hanceville, a city of about 3,200 people, located 40 miles north of Birmingham. A grand jury last year indicted the police chief, four officers and an officer’s wife on a host of charges…