After 25 years with the Hartselle Police Department, Tania Burgess has retired, concluding a career rooted not in recognition but in a commitment to serving her community.
Burgess spent most of her tenure in the department’s Criminal Investigations Division, working alongside a team of three to four investigators who primarily handled felony cases, including the 2020 murder of a Hartselle man.
“Tania worked multiple hours on the (Anthony) Sheppard case to secure a quick guilty verdict for the shooter after a jury trial,” Police Chief Alan McDearmond said. Logan Delp was found guilty and sentence to life in prison last month for the killing…