Birmingham, Ala. (April 22, 2019) — Jefferson County Sheriff Mark L. Pettway today announced that he has approved the use of Uniform Non-Traffic Citation and Complaint forms which means deputies can begin issuing a ticket or summons for those caught committing misdemeanor offenses instead of taking the person caught into custody. Known as a ‘big […]
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On Sunday February 3, 2019 at approximately 9:48am a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to stop a vehicle for a moving violation. The driver of the vehicle refused to stop and fled into an apartment complex parking lot off Polly Reed road. The driver exited the vehicle with a handgun. The Deputy then fired and struck the […]
On January 29, 2019 at approximately 9:15pm Pleasant Grove High School Administrators notified the Sheriff’s School Resource Division that a student had made a threat to shoot up the school. The student made a social media post on Snapchat stating that he was going to shoot up the school. The post showed him posing with a […]
On January 29, 2019 at approximately 5:11pm a Deputy assigned to increase the law enforcement presence in the Fairfield area observed 2 black male subjects fighting in the middle of MLK drive with 3 others standing around watching. The Deputy activated his emergency lights and the men jumped into a black Tahoe and attempted to flee. The […]
On January 29, 2019 at approximately 10:12am a citizen called the Sheriff’s Office to report a suspicious person in the 6400 block of Old Springville road. Deputies responded and found the suspect walking behind some storage units. When deputies approached the suspect, he ran until deputies lost sight of him. The suspect dropped a bag of […]
On Monday January 28, 2019 at 2:45pm deputies responded to a call for help in the 4400 block of Woodland Hills road in Pinson. Deputies arrived to find an 18 year old female with severe wounds to her arms, hands and skull. The victim’s hand was almost severed. The victim told deputies that […]
On Sunday January 27, 2019 at 10:04 pm Deputies received a report of a woman shot in the parking lot of Garden Way apartments in Center Point. The victim was shot when she parked her car in front of the apartments. The shooter was a male who fled on foot after firing the shots. The victim was […]
On January 24, 2019 Sheriff Mark Pettway met with the Jefferson County Commission to gain final approval for a 5 percent cost of living raise for Jefferson County deputies. The raise was to allow the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office to be competitive with surrounding agencies. Sheriff’ Pettway wants to be able to recruit and retain quality personnel. […]
On 01-24-2019 at approximately 2:47pm the Sheriff’s Office received a call reporting that a homeowner had been shot in the in the 1800 block of Pebble Lake Drive in the Grayson Valley community. The homeowner came home and confronted two men as they were leaving his home. As a result of the confrontation the homeowner […]
On January 20, 2019 at approximately 0720am a citizen called to report a suspicious person at a vacant residence in the 5500 block of South Shades Crest Rd. in the McCalla community. Deputies close by responded and found Debra Teel inside the residence. Deputies discovered a broken window and a bag of items that Debra Teel said hat […]