Category: Police Reports

Auburn police announced two felony arrests this week. Child abuse charge: Larri Alexis Webb, 26, of Auburn, has been charged with willful abuse of a child, the Auburn Police Department said Wednesday. Officers responding to a medical-emergency call at a business in the 1700 block of East University Drive on Monday, Oct. 12, found a 2-year-old child with injuries and signs of disorientation, police said. The child was treated by paramedics and taken to East… Read More

The man killed in Tuesday night's shooting on Lee Road 379 has been identified as Corey Michael Moore, 39, of Beulah, Lee County Coroner Daniel Sexton said, according to WTVM. The second man shot, a 29-year-old from Georgia, underwent surgery at East Alabama Medical Center and is in critical but stable condition, Sheriff Jay Jones said. Deputies were called just after 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, after a woman driving on Lee Road 379, about… Read More

Auburn police have identified the man they believe drove the vehicle that hit and killed a pedestrian last Thursday on Shug Jordan Parkway, and felony warrants have been issued for his arrest, WAKA 8 reported Wednesday. Police named the suspected driver as Hernaldo Isidro Espinoza Fonseca of Auburn. The victim, Reginald Griffin, 56, was hit near Shug Jordan Parkway and North Donahue Drive by a vehicle that left the scene. He was taken to East… Read More

One person was killed and another wounded in a shooting Tuesday night, Oct. 13, on Lee Road 379 in the Beulah community of northeast Lee County, the Lee County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies responding to the report found at least two people with what appeared to be gunshot wounds, Sheriff Jay Jones said, according to WTVM. One died at the scene. The other was taken to East Alabama Medical Center by ambulance, WTVM reported; Now… Read More

Auburn police are searching for the driver who struck and killed a pedestrian on Thursday, Oct. 8, near the intersection of Shug Jordan Parkway and North Donahue Drive and then left the scene. Officers responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. The victim was identified as Reginald Griffin, 56, of Auburn. He was taken to East Alabama Medical Center, where he died from his injuries, WAKA 8 and WTVM reported. Police… Read More

OPELIKA, Ala. — The Opelika Police Department reported the following arrests and incidents from Oct. 5–11, 2026. DUI Arrests Theft Reports Oct. 6 — Theft of Property, First Degree, 600 block of Old Columbus Road Warrant Arrests Oct. 6 — Outstanding warrant for Theft of Property, Second Degree Other Arrests Oct. 5 — Attempting to Elude a Law Enforcement Officer By the Numbers Anyone with information about a crime can contact CrimeStoppers at 334-215-STOP (7867)… Read More

A 35-year-old Opelika man died after a shooting Friday afternoon, Oct. 2, in Chambers County, and a 40-year-old Opelika man has been charged with his murder, the Chambers County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies were sent to County Road 26 on a report of a shooting and found a man who had been shot and was unresponsive. He was taken to East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, where he was pronounced dead. He was identified as… Read More

OPELIKA, Ala. – Here is a summary of incidents reported by the Opelika Police Department from September 28 through October 4, 2026. DUI Arrests Theft and Fraud Sept. 29 – Theft of Property, First Degree, in the 700 block of 8th Avenue. Sept. 30 – A 36-year-old Atlanta man was arrested on two charges of Illegal Possession of a Credit/Debit Card. Other Notable Incidents Sept. 30 – Burglary, Third Degree, in the 2800 block of… Read More

October 2, 2026 — Opelika, AL Piedmont Columbus Regional has named Opelika Police Officer Connor Ramey its First Friday Hero for October for saving the life of a man who had no pulse, the hospital announced Friday. Ramey and his partner were dispatched to a home on Lakeshore Drive and found 61-year-old Frazier Moreman on the bathroom floor, unresponsive, pulseless and not breathing. The officers put their automated external defibrillator on him and it delivered… Read More

Two men accused of posing as law enforcement officers to rob an Auburn home at gunpoint were arrested on the West Coast this week and are awaiting extradition to Alabama, Auburn police said. According to the Auburn Police Department, officers were called to a home in the 1300 block of East University Drive early on Sept. 3 after a robbery. Police say the suspects got into the home by pretending to be officers, held the… Read More

The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the capital murder conviction of Marcus O'Keef Wigley, 40, of Lee County, Attorney General Steve Marshall's office announced Wednesday. A Lee County Circuit Court jury convicted Wigley on Feb. 12, 2026, and he was sentenced to life in prison without parole. According to the attorney general's office, evidence at trial showed that Thomas Green was abducted from a party by several people who apparently believed he had… Read More