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Posted on: May 23, 2023

Shelby County Sheriff’s leaders receive the FBI trilogy award

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(COLUMBIANA, AL) Sheriff John Samaniego is proud to recognize several supervisors from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office who received the FBI Trilogy Award after completing the Law Enforcement Executive Development Association (LEEDA) course. &...

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Posted on: April 24, 2023

Bond Set at $3.4 Million for Shelby County Man Arrested on Multiple Counts of Possession of Obscene

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(Columbiana, AL) In January 2023, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigators received a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The joint investigation with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office led to the arr...

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Posted on: March 22, 2023

Shelby County Shooting

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(Columbiana, AL) On Wednesday March 22, 2023 at approximately 9:28 am Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Deputies received a call for a welfare check in the 3100 block of Bradford Place, in the Meadowbrook area of unincorporated Shelby County. Upon ...

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Current Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: March 16, 2023

Shelby Man Charged With Murder

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(Columbiana, AL) On Wednesday, March 15, 2023, Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies and Criminal Investigators responded to the 2500 block of Highway 311 to investigate the death of 59 year old Robert Etress, of Shelby.  Investigators repor...

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Posted on: March 15, 2023

Death Investigation

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(Columbiana, AL) During the morning hours of Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at approximately 8:32 a.m. Shelby County 911 received report of a person shot at their residence located in the 2500 block of Highway 311 in south Shelby County. Shelby County Deputie...

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Posted on: February 13, 2023

Deputies Make Arrest in Response to Shooting at Chuck E. Cheese

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(FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) On Sunday, February 12, 2023, at approximately 4:50 PM, Shelby County 911 received a call of a reported shooting at Chuck E. Cheese, located at 4647 US Hwy 280 in North Shelby County.  Shelby County deputies immediately re...

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Posted on: February 10, 2023

Shelby County Man Arrested on Multiple Counts of Possession of Obscene Matter

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(Columbiana, AL) In January 2023, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigators received a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. This information led to an investigation involving James Wyatt Roberts, 19 years old, of...

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Posted on: January 23, 2023

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office leaders receive FBI Trilogy Award

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(COLUMBIANA, AL) Sheriff John Samaniego is proud to recognize Lieutenant Shelby O’Connor for receiving the prestigious FBI-Trilogy Award.  The FBI’s Law Enforcement Executive Development Association (LEEDA) presents three leve...

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Current Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: January 11, 2023

Shelby County Man Arrested on Multiple Counts of Possession of Obscene Matter

Shelby County Man Arrested on Multiple Counts of Possession of Obscene Matter

(Columbiana, AL) In November 2022, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigators received a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. This information led to an investigation involving David Stephen West, 54 years old of ...

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Current Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: January 11, 2023

Shots Fired During Phillips Drive Robbery

Shots fired during Phillips Drive Robbery

(Columbiana, AL) On January 11, 2023, at approximately 1PM deputies responded to a report of robbery in the 500 block of Phillips Drive in Vincent. Deputies met with a male subject that stated his vehicle was taken by a male and female during a robbery, a...

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Current Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: January 9, 2023

Clay Hammac Promoted to Chief Deputy

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(Columbiana, AL) Sheriff John Samaniego is proud to announce the promotion of Major Clay Hammac to the rank of Chief Deputy.

His promotion was effective January 6, 2023. Chief Hammac began his law enforcement career with the Shelby County Sheriff&rsquo...

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Current Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: November 14, 2022

Shelby County Jail Utilizes Remote Heart Rate Sensors on At- Risk Inmates

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(COLUMBIANA, AL) Recently purchased remote heart rate sensors in use at the Shelby County Jail have already proved to be potentially lifesaving when the device sounded the alarm about an inmate whose heart rate climbed into a very dangerous zone....

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Current Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: November 8, 2022

Remains of Missing Columbiana Man Located

Remains of Missing Columbiana Man Located

(Columbiana, AL) On December 31, 2018, Derek Dewayne Harris was reported missing from the Columbiana area of Shelby County.  The 2015 GMC Terrain he was last seen driving was located unattended on County Road 16 between County Road 22 and Spring ...

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Current Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: November 7, 2022

Human Remains Found in West Shelby County, Pea Ridge Community

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(COLUMBIANA, AL) On Saturday November 5, 2022 at approximately 8:15 am family members and friends of a missing person conducted a search of a wooded area near the intersection of County Road 10 and County Road 260, in the Pea Ridge community. Dur...

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Current Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: September 29, 2022

Suspect Charged in Brandy Circle Shooting

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(COLUMBIANA, AL) On Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at approximately 1:30 PM, Shelby County 911 received a call of shooting with injuries at a residence on Brandy Circle in Chelsea, Alabama.  Deputies responded to the residence and discovered a ma...

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Current Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: September 16, 2022

Additional Arrest Made in Alexander Road Murder

Additional Arrest Made in Alexander Road Murder

(Columbiana, AL) On Wednesday, August 31, 2022, Shelby County deputies and investigators responded to the 400 block of Alexander Road located in unincorporated Shelby County near the City of Leeds to investigate the shooting death of 16 year old Cameron P...

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Current Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: September 2, 2022

Arrests Made in Murder of 16 Year Old

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(Columbiana, AL) On Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at approximately 6:15 PM, Shelby County 911 received a report of a person suffering from a gunshot wound in the 400 block of Alexander Road, located in unincorporated Shelby County near...

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Current Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: June 23, 2022

Death Investigation & Arrest

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Death Investigation & Related Arrest in Shelby County

(COLUMBIANA, AL) On Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at approximately 7:20 pm, Shelby County 911 Dispatch received a call in reference to a suspicious person in the 100 block of Highway 97 in the Summerhill community near Columbiana. Deputies from the Shelby Cou...

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Current Sheriff's Office News
Posted on: July 29, 2019

Deputies Respond to Shooting in Chelsea

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On Sunday, July 28th at approximately 10:00 pm, deputies responded to a shooting at a residence on Johnson Drive in Chelsea. Once deputies arrived, they encountered one individual with a gunshot wound to an extremity, and the suspect was detained. The vic...

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