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🏛️ 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
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT: THE PROBATION AUDIT: Official Documents Expose 13% Juvenile Success Rate and Hidden Court Closures
Police 07/13/2026
Police Log: July 12 – 13, 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.
Bedford Police Department Activity
Overnight & Morning Log (July
Police Log 07/12/2026
Police Log: July 11 – 12, 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
* 🚔 Cassandra L. Ping (40): 18th St &
Police Log 07/11/2026
Police Log: July 10 – 11, 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.
Bedford Police Department Activity
Overnight & Morning Log (July
NOT GUILTY: Lawrence County Jury Acquits Defendant in Burglary and Theft Trial
BEDFORD — A Lawrence County jury has returned a verdict of not guilty on all counts in the trial of Martin Dale Robbins, resulting in a full judgment of acquittal in Lawrence Superior Court 1.
Robbins, who was originally charged in October 2025, stood trial today, July 10, 2026, facing serious
PLEA DEAL: Lawrence County Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Methamphetamine Case
Police Log 07/10/2026
Police Log: July 9 – 10, 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
* 🚔 Viking Ramadan Wright (44): 17th St &
