Narcotics Detectives Make Trafficking Arrest

On Thursday, August 13, 2020, Jefferson County Narcotics detectives conducted surveillance in the Flint Hill Road vicinity of Bessemer after receiving complaints of heavy drug activity in the area.  During the surveillance, a stop was made for a traffic violation on a...

Apartment Building Seems Target of Shooting

At approximately 11:00 PM on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies were sent to Tammera Trail Apartments to investigate a report of multiple shots fired.  Deputies arrived to find that there were at least 60 shell casings on the ground...

8-Year-Old Shot in Centerpoint

At approximately 8:15 on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, Jefferson County deputies received a call that an 8-year-old child had been shot in the 500 block of 27th Avenue NW in Centerpoint. The child has been taken to the hospital with what is thought to be...

Motorcycle Driver Deceased after Collision with Automobile

At Approximately 12:45 PM on Monday, August 10, 2020, Jefferson County Deputies were dispatched to the intersection of McAshan Drive and Jefferson Metropolitan Parkway in McCalla.  When they arrived they found a Toyota Camry and a motorcycle had collided.  The...

Argument that Escalated Leaves One Dead in Mulga

At approximately 2:00 AM on Sunday, August, 9, 2020, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a person who had been shot in the 300 block of Utica Place in Mulga.  Deputies arrived to find a 25-year-old, male suffering from multiple gun shot wounds. ...

Pedestrian Killed on Hwy 79 in Pinson

At approximately 9:45 PM on Friday, August 7, 2020, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding a pedestrian who had been struck on Highway 79 near Bradford Road in Pinson. According to reports, the victim, a 35-year-old male, was struck by a vehicle...