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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2016
Police search for Dadeville robbery suspect Chevron Southside in Dadeville was robbed Monday evening during a power outage.
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The Dadeville Police Department is investigating a Monday armed robbery at Southside Chevron. Just after 6 p.m. an unknown black male entered the store at the corner of South Broadnax and East South streets, pointed a handgun at the cashier and demanded money. The incident took place while
the power was out following an automobile accident on South Tallassee Street. “It looks like the suspect saw the power outage, a business owner trying to do business with limited light and took advantage of it,” Dadeville Police Chief David Barbour said. Because the power was out, surveillance cameras were not working at the time, leaving investigators with little to go on other than a vague description.
Rainfall improves conditions, reduced threat of wildfires
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Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett spoke at the Dadeville Kiwanis Club Thursday on a variety of TCSO topics, among them the latest trend in illegal drug activity in the county.
SAY NO TO DRUGS Sheriff talks rise in opioid abuse, emergence of heroin
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Tallapoosa County Sheriff said there have been spikes in methamphetamine and pharmaceutical use and spoke about other alarming trends in the county’s crime and what his office was doing to prevent them. Sheriff Jimmy Abbett said drug trends are changing as more opiate based drugs
enter into circulation from a number of illegal and legal sources. However he said the Tallapoosa County Narcotics Task Force still identified marijuana as the “drug of choice,” and Abbett said his office added trafficking charges to the synthetic cannabinoid Spice on
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Sunday parade will kickoff holiday season in Dadeville
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Residents should be on the alert to scammers who are trying to fleece area residents in several different scams, including one being done in the name of the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department. Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett said that some residents have received calls from someone saying that the recipient missed jury duty and needed to pay a fine immediately. “The caller is identifying himself as Lieutenant Hayes with our department
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T weeks after a Thanksgiving Day fire at Mott’s Woodyard on North Loop, mulch Two was still burning Wednesday despite all of the rain. w
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Governor Robert Bentley and Interim State Forester Gary Cole rescinded the statewide Drought Emergency ‘No Burn’ Order Monday, which had been in effect since early November. Officials with the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) say the state has received enough rainfall over the last few days to reduce the threat of dangerous wildfires. “In recent days we have seen significant rainfall across our state and the Alabama Forestry Commission now believes the worst of the drought has ended,” Bentley said. “I want to thank the Forestry Commission and the dozens of local fire departments that have worked so hard to ensure the thousands of wildfires didn’t get out of hand. These men and women have worked long hours under intense conditions to prevent as much damage as possible. We will continue to work with stake holders across the state to help everyone recover from the drought.” According to Cole, “Although all counties in the state will return to having burn permits available, we should bear in mind
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Statewide burn ban lifted
Man found guilty of abduction, strangulation A Tallapoosa County jury took 17 minutes to find Eddie Donnell Thomas guilty in a strangulation and abduction case Monday based on two minutes of video and less than 90 minutes of testimony from the state. Thomas “The video pretty much spoke for itself,” Fifth Judicial Circuit Assistant District Attorney Jeremy Duerr said. “There was not much arguing needed.” The first one-minute video showed Thomas busting through a door of a Washington Boulevard home in Tallassee May 3 of this year, moving hastily across the room to a victim known to Thomas before pinning her to the couch, See GUILTY • Page A7
The suspect then left the store headed towards South Broadnax Street with an undisclosed amount money. Barbour said it is believed the suspect left on foot. The suspect is described as a 5-10 black male who weighs weighing 150 pounds. He was wearing dark clothing with a dark hoodie pulled over his face with dark gloves. An undetermined amount
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Tallapoosa County Courthouse Square welcoming shoppers starting at 1 p.m. Dadeville City Councilman H.A. Dick Harrelson will be the grand marshal of the parade which has been planned this year by the Friends of Dadeville and the Dadeville Chamber of Commerce. See PARADE • Page A7
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