By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On July 9th Chief Randy Bynum stated a call came into the Fort Payne Police Department requesting officers to respond to 305 Bus Circle…
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DSCO Welcomes New K-9 Units
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: Over the last several weeks, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office has added several new K-9…
Man charged with Murder in fatal 2018 crash
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: A man was recently taken into custody regarding a fatal accident that occurred in Henagar…
No “Bodies” Found in DeKalb County
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Over the last several days, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office has been bombarded with calls regarding “11 bodies”…
Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit finds over 400 grams of meth in Multi-Agency raid
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Yesterday (Sunday, June 24, 2019), at around 2:30 pm the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit conducted search…
FP Man Arrested for Attempting to Elude
By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — At approximately 1:10am on Thursday morning, June 20th, Lieutenant Matt Wilson attempted to stop a vehicle for a driving violation in the area of…
DeKalb Co. Interdiction team intercepts another human smuggling operation
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — This morning, the DeKalb County Criminal Interdiction team was working the major highways and interstates within the county.…
DeKalb Co. Interdiction Team makes Interstate Kratom Bust
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden: FORT PAYNE, Ala. — Last night (Thursday, June 14, 2019), DeKalb County Deputies interrupted a Kratom trafficking operation on Interstate 59. A…