PRICHARD, Ala. (WALA) – Prichard has submitted its formal proposal to the Mobile County Commission for the sheriff’s office to provide law enforcement coverage.
Sheriff’s deputies have been patrolling Prichard and answering calls since June, when the Mobile County district attorney asked Sheriff Paul Burch to take over law enforcement duties in Prichard.
That followed the arrest of a police officer on federal corruption charges. Since then, the chief and several other officers have been charged with criminal offenses…