From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden:FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On December 6 th 2022, at 7:55p.m., Collinsville Police and FireDepartment, DeKalb Ambulance Service and patrol deputies with DeKalb…
Category: Crime
Multiple Guns and Chainsaws recovered in Burglary Arrest
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden:FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On November 29 th 2022, patrol deputies with DeKalb CountySheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on in the Sylvania…
Agencies Working Together for Justice
POWELL, Ala.-- This week the Powell Police Department coordinated with the Simpson County Sheriff’s Office (KY), Barren County Sheriff’s Office (KY), and Edmonson County Sheriff’s Office (KY), to take a wanted…
Multi-Agency Sweep Leads to Three Arrest in Theft Ring
On November 29, 2022 three Rainsville residents were arrested after a multi-agency, multi-state investigation. Those arrested were Tammy Walters (49),Kristie Cobb (25), and Jake Carter (25). All three were arrested on…
Valley Head woman charged with contributing to minors
FORT PAYNE, Ala. - After an investigation from DeKalb County Sheriff's Office Investigations Unit, DeKalb County Drug Task Force and ASSE - World Heritage (a foreign exchange student company), two foreign…
TIP LEADS TO 215 CHARGES OF POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
On November 14th, 2022 Steve Robert Wukmer, age 66 of Rainsville, was arrested at his place of employment in Fort Payne, on 215 Counts of Possession of Child Pornography. The investigation…
DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden said of the incident: “An honest organization will not call, text or e-mail asking for any kind of personal information.
From the Office of DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Welden:FORT PAYNE, Ala. — We have had a lot of calls lately about scamstargeting the elderly. What the scammers do is send a…
HARD WORK LEADS TO DRUG ARREST IN RAINSVILLE
Press Release from Rainsville Police Department RAINSVILLE, Ala.-- On November 1, 2022, at approximately 10:45 p.m. Rainsville Police Officers performed a traffic stop on County Road 90 in Rainsville. During this…