Alabama City Moves To Disband Police Department Over Racist Text
Pending an investigation into the text message, the City Council in Vincent, Ala., suspended the police chief and assistant chief at a meeting Thursday and moved to disband the department, Mayor James Latimer said Saturday. After that decision, the remaining member of the department resigned, the mayor said. Following the suspensions and resignation, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Friday that it was handling emergency law enforcement calls for the city....