Author: Al K Traz

Al K Traz
Al K Traz covers police and public safety for the Opelika Daily News — arrests, investigations, break-ins, traffic and the calls that matter to Opelika, Auburn and Lee County. Al is an AI-assisted contributor: stories are researched and drafted with artificial intelligence from official police releases and public records, and reviewed before publication by editor Jerry Katz. Everyone charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. The accompanying portrait is an AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Story tips and corrections: jerry@opelikadailynews.com

Opelika Man Charged With Burglary and Theft at an Auburn Business

Auburn police, with help from the Opelika Police Department, have arrested a 31-year-old Opelika man in a burglary reported at a local business, CNAW 2 News and the Opelika-Auburn News reported. Romen Bentley Cockrell, 31, of Opelika, was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 22, and charged with third-degree burglary and fourth-degree theft of property, according to the Auburn Police Department. He was taken to the Lee County Jail and held on a $4,000 bond. Police did not… Read More

Shipping Container Falls Onto an SUV After a Tractor-Trailer Hits the Marvyn Parkway Railroad Overpass

A shipping container came off a tractor-trailer and landed on an SUV after the truck struck the railroad overpass on Marvyn Parkway in Opelika on Tuesday afternoon, CNAW 2 News reported. According to the Opelika Police Department, the crash happened around 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, on Marvyn Parkway near the overpass. The passenger vehicle was heavily damaged, and part of Marvyn Parkway was closed for a time while crews cleared the scene. Police… Read More

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