A candidate for Alabama Attorney General in 2026, Katherine Robertson, launched a new television ad targeting Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed over the capital city’s crime crisis, vowing to revive a police staffing mandate that Reed helped kill during the 2026 legislative session.
The ad, which began airing Thursday in the Montgomery market, features Robertson calling out Reed by name for denying resources to the Montgomery Police Department.
“Our capital city is struggling. The shootings and murders that have become commonplace in Montgomery have to stop,” Robertson said in the ad. “As attorney general, I’ll provide MPD the support and resources that Mayor Reed is denying them. I care about Montgomery. Let’s turn it around.”…