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Jackson County woman arrested for burglary, theft

Jackson County woman arrested for burglary, theft

Jackson County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a Pisgah woman for a theft and burglary in Flat Rock.

Investigators say Madonna Lynn Gant, 41, broke into a building and stole property from a building on County Road 697.

Deputies booked Gant into the Jackson County Jail in Scottsboro. Investigators say she's being held for a probation violation.

 

Trio arrested for string of burglaries

Trio arrested for string of burglaries

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - Three people were arrested after a string of burglaries in Jackson and Madison Counties.

According to investigators, 32-year-old Anthony Ray Metcalf, 27-year-old Laura Anne Rogers of Fayetteville, Tennessee, and 45-year-old Robert Dale Jarvis of New Market were arrested at the Knights Inn in Huntsville on several charges of burglary and theft.

Jackson County investigators said the trio were caught on video burglarizing a home in the 200 block of County Road 8 in Woodville on May 8th. They were driving a car with a Mississippi license plate that was rented from a business in Huntsville.

The victim reported a loss of about $9,600 worth of property. Investigators recovered all of the stolen property, except a circular saw, from a Huntsville pawn shop.

After searching other pawn shops, investigators recovered more stolen property that connected the suspects to more burglaries in Madison County.

Arab Police hunt for tractor thieves

Arab Police hunt for tractor thieves

Arab, AL (WAFF) - Arab Police are hoping that a couple of surveillance photos will lead them to a pair of tractr thieves.

Around 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 10th, two men rolled into the Coker Tractor property on Highway 231 in Arab. The men were covering their faces as they loaded a green & yellow TS Gator and 54 inch lawn mower deck onto a truck owned by the business.

High grade meth seized in Jackson Co. raid

High grade meth seized in Jackson Co. raid

Scottsboro, AL (WAFF) - Jackson County drug agents made a significant bust Tuesday night on Highway 71 in the Pisgah community.

According to Sheriff Chuck Phillips, investigators found about 30 grams of ice meth, along with marijuana, Alprazolam, Diazepam, and Clonazepam.

63 year old Gerald Gunter was taken into custody and charged with meth trafficking and drug possession. He was free on bond from a previous drug arrest in January, when deputies found 21 grams of meth on his property.

Prosecutors are seeking to revoke Gunter's bond.

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Etowah County man arrested with marijuana, spice

Etowah County man arrested with marijuana, spice

Scottsboro, AL (WAFF) - An Etowah County man is being held in the Jackson County Jail after he was busted with marijuana and synthetic pot on Monday night.

It happened at the Delta Express Station on Highway 35 near the DeKalb County line.

Investigators stopped a car being driven by Daheem Rice when they found the drugs.

He's being held on $3,500 bond.

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Woman arrested after half dozen drugs found in car

Woman arrested after half dozen drugs found in car

Scottsboro, AL (WAFF) - A routine traffic stop in the Dutton community led to the discovery of several illegal drugs.

According to Jackson County Chief Deputy Rocky Harnen, narcotics officers found Hydromorphone, Hydrocodone, Diazepam, Alprazolam, Promethazine, Marijuana and drug paraphernalia while searching the car. The woman behind the wheel - 22 year old Julia Keeney of Ft. Payne, was arrested and charged with drug possession and obstruction of justice. She's being held in the Jackson County Jail on $20,500 bond.

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