Lawrence County Watchdog
🏛️ Drug and Weapon Case Resolved with 14-Year Sentence for Powell 🏛️
Police Log 07/16/2026
Police Log: July 15 – 16, 2026
📍 Bedford Police & Lawrence County Sheriff's Departments
The following report covers local public safety activity from the past 24 hours. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Notable Arrests
* Melissa Ann Cassidy (40), Orleans: 2000 Block
Police Log 07/15/2026
Police Log: July 14 – 15, 2026
📍 Bedford Police & Lawrence County Sheriff's Departments
The following report covers local public safety activity from the past 24 hours. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Notable Arrests
* 🚔 Ja Mychel Hirsch (36), Bedford: Taken into
Oolitic Town Councilman Resigns, Citing Government Overreach and Department Micromanagement
The institutional strain on Lawrence County local government has spread to Oolitic. Councilman Johnny Bob Dillon officially read his resignation letter at the July 13th council meeting, publicly releasing his statement highlighting deep fractures within the town's governing body.
In a candid, scathing assessment of the council’s
Police Log 07/14/2026
Police Log: July 13 – 14, 2026
📍 Bedford Police & Lawrence County Sheriff's Departments
The following report covers local public safety activity from the past 24 hours. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
* 🛑 Active Vehicle Pursuit: Lawrence County Sheriff's Department
