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April 14, 2026

Two Police Pursuits End in Drug Arrests

By Dale Hines
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

April 14, 2026

MOBILE, AL.

Police in Mobile were involved in two pursuits that resulted in multiple charges including drug possession.

On Friday, April 10, 2026, at approximately 2:22 p.m., officers activated their blue lights and siren and attempted to stop a vehicle in the area of St. Stephens Road and Wilson Avenue, but the driver refused to stop.

The driver led officers on a pursuit that ended in the area of St. Stephens Road and Division Street where the driver exited the vehicle and ran on foot.

However, police were able to catch the driver, who was identified as Robert Grayson, Jr., 39, who was arrested and transported to Metro Jail.

Grayson has been charged with:
FAIL TO SIGNAL
POSSESSION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
DRIVING WHILE REVOKED
RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT
ATTEMPT TO ELUDE-FELONY

On Saturday, April 11, 2026, at approximately 1:30 a.m., officers attempted to stop a vehicle in the area of Lucerne Drive and Overlook Road, but the driver refused to stop.
The driver led officers on a pursuit that ended in the area of Moffett Road and Forrest Dale Drive when the driver struck a curb.
Samuel Pettway, 36, was arrested and transported to Metro Jail.

Pettway has been charged with:
ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE POLICE
POSSESSION OF COCAINE
RESISTING ARREST
POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHRNALIA
POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA
ILLEGAL POSSESION OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

Both drivers are currently being held at the Mobile metro jail.

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February 27, 2026

Police Charge Suspect in Felony Pet Food Theft

By Dale Hines
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

February 27, 2026

MOBILE, AL. On Friday, February 6, 2026, officers responded to 5228 Halls Mill Road (Hill’s Pet Nutrition) in reference to a male subject stealing products from the business.

Upon arrival, officers discovered the subject removed approximately $20,000 worth of pet food from an unlocked truck.

Mobile police conducted a further investigation and found a person selling the stolen pet food on Facebook Marketplace.

Through the course of the officer’s investigation, the subject was identified, and on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, Freddrick Lee, Jr., 37, was arrested and transported to Metro Jail.

Lee has been charged with a felony, “RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY 1ST DEGREE”.

February 14, 2026

Argument Leads to Fatal Shooting in Baldwin County

By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

February 14, 2026

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. Two people who knew each other got into a disagreement that ended in gunfire during the overnight hours early Saturday.

According to the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, an argument between 45-year-old Paul Maxwell, Jr. and his neighbor across the street, 40-year-old Lee Douglas, ended with Douglas dead and Maxwell charged with murder.

Sheriff investigators say that it all happened at around 3:30 a.m., Friday, February 13, 2026, on Sandy Creek Drive, in Baldwin County, between Elberta and Foley.

What started as an argument between the two men became violent, and gunshots rang out.

During the investigation, it was learned that Douglas, who was unarmed, was shot multiple times, though investigators have not said what the argument was over, nor why shots were fired.
Authorities ay that the man’s wife and son were inside the home during the shooting but were not harmed.

Baldwin County deputies were able to take Maxwell into custody and booked him into the detention center.

Bond was set at $200,000, with the conditions that if released, Maxwell would have to wear an ankle monitor, stay away from guns and Douglas’s family, and he cannot go back home and will have to find another place to live for now.

“They were known to each other, they were friends, and they were hanging out last night,” and then they got into some type of confrontation, Baldwin County Assistant District Attorney Patrick Doggett said.

“The defendant admitted to being the one that fired the fatal shots,” he said.

If Maxwell can make bond, he will be required to wear a GPS ankle monitor, and he cannot contact the victim’s family, be near firearms and he cannot continue living at his residence.

The Sheriff’s Office said that Maxwell has admitted to shooting Douglas.

August 12, 2025

2 Men Arrested by Deputies Face Drug and Other Charges

By Dale Hines
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

August 12, 2025

MOBILE, AL. An investigation originated from a crime tip on the Mobile County Sheriff’s website concerning Devin Hudson (DOB 03/05/96) residing at 1375 Goodman Ave, Mobile, AL 36605, and allegedly involved in illegal narcotics sales.

During the course of the investigation, it was discovered that Hudson had an active warrant for “Tampering with Physical Evidence.”

On August 6, 2025, Hudson was pulled over for a traffic violation on I-10.

Deputies detected a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle, which also contained a passenger and a juvenile child.
The passenger initially provided a false identity but was later identified as Andre Roscoe, Jr. (DOB 07/23/95)

The following items were found in the vehicle inside a backpack on the passenger-side floorboard;

* Approximately 51.5 grams of suspected powder cocaine in two clear plastic baggies within a plastic bottle.

* Assorted prescription pills in a plastic bottle, including:

* 27 Hydrocodone “M367” pills

* 6 Oxycodone “M/10” pills

* 1 Oxycodone “K/57” pill

* Assorted prescription pills in a plastic bottle, including:

* 1 Alprazolam “Y/21” pill

* 28 Alprazolam “G/3721” pills

* Two firearms: one Ruger LCR .38 special revolver and one Ruger Prescott 5.7.

* One baby bottle containing yellow liquid Promethazine.

* Approximately 89.2 grams of suspected marijuana in a clear plastic baggie.

* $2,988.00 IN U.S. currency

DEVON HUDSON was arrested and charged with: Use/Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Trafficking Cocaine, Possession of Marijuana 1st Degree, Illegal Possession of Prescription Drugs, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and the outstanding warrant for Tampering with Physical Evidence.

ANDRE ROSCOE, JR, was arrested and charged with: Use/Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Marijuana 1st Degree, Obstructing Justice using a False Identity, Illegal Possession of Prescription Drugs, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Trafficking Cocaine, and four outstanding warrants (two for driving with a suspended license, one for no insurance, and one for speeding).

Deputies transported both persons to the Mobile Metro Jail.

August 3, 2025

Mobile Police Make Arrrest in $65,000 Theft Case

By Dale Hines
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

August 3, 2025

MOBILE, AL. On Friday, August 1, 2025, investigators with the Mobile Police Department concluded a citywide operation resulting in the recovery of roughly $60,000 worth of stolen property.

In April 2025, a white cargo utility trailer was stolen from a job site near the intersection of Highway 90 and Nevius Road.
The Mobile police responded and met with the owners and wrote a report on the felony theft and investigators began working the case.

The Mobile Police Department received a tip of where the trailer was located and executed a search warrant on Friday, August 1, 2025, which led to the recovery of additional stolen property inside of the trailer.

The stolen property includes power tools, a blower, speakers, a generator and other miscellaneous items of value. It was discovered the property was stolen from areas in our 2nd Precinct, 3rd Precinct and 4th Precinct. Following this operation, 5 cases are now closed.

On Friday, Cornelius Baker, Jr., 26, was arrested and transported to Metro Jail.

Additional arrests are likely as the investigation continues.

November 30, 2024

Robertsdale Man Dies in Crash With Dump Truck

MAGNOLIA SPRINGS Ala.

November 26, 2024
By: Rick McCann

An accident Monday morning at around 10:15 a.m. in Magnolia Springs has claimed the life of a Robertsdale man according to ALEA.

The head-on crash involving a dump truck and a passenger vehicle occurred on CR 12 South.

Law enforcement said that the man was killed when the 2016 Nissan Versa he was driving collided head-on with a 2024 Freightliner dump truck driven by a Chunchula driver.

The Magnolia Springs Fire Department and an ambulance were the first to arrive at the scene along with the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office.

Stephen C. Brantley, Jr., 44, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The condition of the dump truck driver is unknown.

County Road 12 South at Roy Waters Rd was shut down for several hours.

ALEA said that the wreck is still under investigation.

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Two Police Pursuits End in Drug Arrests

Police Charge Suspect in Felony Pet Food Theft

Argument Leads to Fatal Shooting in Baldwin County

2 Men Arrested by Deputies Face Drug and Other Charges

Mobile Police Make Arrrest in $65,000 Theft Case

Robertsdale Man Dies in Crash With Dump Truck

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