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Quick arrest made in Dadeville robbery “We had a suspect in custody three minutes later.” Martin said it took the efforts of several officers to make it happen. “(Officer Ronnie Brown) was first on the scene and was able to get a good description of the suspect and direction of travel,” Martin said. “I was there quickly as well and saw someone walking away down Herren Street.
By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Just three minutes is all it took for the Dadeville Police Department to apprehend a suspect in an armed robbery, Tuseday afternoon. “We got a call of an armed robbery in progress at 1:42 p.m.,” Dadeville assistant police chief Chris Martin said.
He was trying to walk as not to bring attention to himself but he matched the description. He tried to flee when he saw the lights but didn’t get far.” Martin said the suspect, Lameico Darrien Black, 19, of Alexander City had dropped a handgun and a replica gun nearby that officers recovered. Martin said officer Colton Ankers also responded quickly to help provide
backup during the apprehension of Black. Martin said Black used one of the weapons police recovered in the robbery that stemmed from a negotiated online sale of items. “Once we got to the bottom of it, Black and the victim met in a parking lot for the transaction,” Martin said. See ARREST • Page A2
Council hires business license group
No homicides reported in Dadeville last year
By GABRIELLE JANSEN Staff Writer
By GABRIELLE JANSEN Staff Writer
Recently released statistics show there were no reported homicides in the city of Dadeville last year. According to Dadeville police chief David Barbour, all crime rates were lower from 2017. The Dadeville Police Department’s crime report for 2018 was made through Uniform Crime Report from the state, according to Barbour. He said he did not have 2017 statistics to directly compare the numbers. There were 54 reported aggravated assaults, 97 assaults and 23 burglaries in 2018, according to the report. The report states five of the assaults and three of the burglaries were unfounded — meaning there wasn’t enough evidence to pursue a change. There were 104 drug crimes reported last year, according to the report. Barbour said most of the drug cases get passed along to the Tallapoosa County Narcotics Task Force, which has a few Dadeville officers. There were 22 fraud cases reported last year, according to the report. “That could be anywhere from forged checks, passed forged checks or counterfeit money and that falls under that same criteria, such as criminal possession of a forged instrument first degree,” Barbour said. There are two cleared cases for kidnapping, which Barbour said did not occur last year. Barbour said that statistic is incorrect and he needs the database where the police department got the report to be straightened out. “I don’t know how they came up with kidnapping because I know we didn’t have any kidnappings,” Barbour said. There are 210 cases for other crimes, which Barbour said are calls for anything from disorderly conduct, See CRIME • Page A2
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U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, center, cuts the ribbon for the traveling bicentennial exhibit Tuesday at Dadeville’s community center.
‘Labor of love’ Dadeville opens bicentennial exhibit By GABRIELLE JANSEN Staff Writer
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ribbon cutting for the Alabama Bicentennial traveling display was held at the Dadeville Community Center on Tuesday morning. County and city leaders, including members of the Tallapoosa County Tourism Board and Dadeville Chamber of Commerce attended the event. U.S. District 3 Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) cut the ribbon. “I’m enormously proud to be from Alabama and our history is so rich and I want more people to know about it,” Rogers said. “The fact that you take this around the state is wonderful.” Tallapoosa Bicentennial Committee member Kurt Pfitzer said the committee worked every day for two or three months on the display. Pfitzer said the committee is working with local nonprofits and schools. “These kiosks that you see right here came in the back of an 18-wheel truck with See BICENTENNIAL • Page A3
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The Dadeville City Council unanimously approved hiring Avenu Insights & Analytics for business license discovery and recovery at Tuesday night’s meeting. Avenu Insights & Analytics business development executive Yolanda Watkins told the council about the company had worked with the city years ago before its contract expired. Watkins said the company discovered $135,000 in additional business licenses for a total of 158 new business licenses on the city’s behalf. “I would like for the council to think about starting the service again,” Watkins said. “It’s an added benefit because if we don’t find anything, it doesn’t cost you anything, but if we find something we split the revenue 50/50 and going forward all that revenue belongs to you all.” Watkins said Avenu does all the work for the license discovery and recovery and starting from 2018, will go back three years in Dadeville’s business license list. “We’ll get your paid business license list and we purchase a lot of data that you all won’t need but get access to and we use that as a cross reference,” Watkins said. Councilmember Dick Harrelson made a motion to approve the request and councilmember Teneeshia Goodman-Johnson seconded it. The council then approved the request.
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