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Suspect Charged in Brandy Circle Shooting

(COLUMBIANA, AL) On Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at approximately 1:30 PM, Shelby County 911 received a call of shooting with injuries at a residence on Brandy Circle in Chelsea, Alabama.  Deputies responded to the residence and discovered a ma...

Additional Arrest Made in Alexander Road Murder

(Columbiana, AL) On Wednesday, August 31, 2022, Shelby County deputies and investigators responded to the 400 block of Alexander Road located in unincorporated Shelby County near the City of Leeds to investigate the shooting death of 16 year old Cameron P...

Arrests Made in Murder of 16 Year Old

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(Columbiana, AL) On Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at approximately 6:15 PM, Shelby County 911 received a report of a person suffering from a gunshot wound in the 400 block of Alexander Road, located in unincorporated Shelby County near...

Sheriff's Office Handling City of Vincent Emergency Calls

Death Investigation & Arrest

Death Investigation & Related Arrest in Shelby County

(COLUMBIANA, AL) On Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at approximately 7:20 pm, Shelby County 911 Dispatch received a call in reference to a suspicious person in the 100 block of Highway 97 in the Summerhill community near Columbiana. Deputies from the Shelby Cou...

Shelby County Inmate Death Under Review

COLUMBIANA, AL) On May 17, 2022, Kathy Burcham, 52 years old from Sterrett, was arrested on two outstanding warrants, both for Willful Abuse of a Child.  Following the arrest, she was transported to the Shelby County Jail.

On May 21, 2022, at appr...

Sheriff's Office Searching for Armed Suspect

Update:  On May 8, 2022, at approximately 1:45 AM, the suspect was located and is in custody.  Additional information will follow pending additional investigation and charges being filed.

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On May 7, 2022, at approximately at 10:42 ...

Sheriff's Office Investigating Drowning in Pea Ridge

(COLUMBIANA, AL) On April 23, 2022, at approximately 3:30 PM, Shelby County 911 received a report of a possible drowning in the area of Slab Road in the Pea Ridge area of Shelby County.   Deputies from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office...

Death Investigation

(COLUMBIANA, AL) On Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at approximately 2:20 a.m., deputies from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office were involved in a vehicle pursuit in South Shelby County near Columbiana.  During the pursuit, a suspect vehicle with two...

Press Release: Shelby County Sheriff’s Lieutenants become agency’s first to receive the FBI trilogy

Press Release: Shelby County Sheriff’s Lieutenants become agency’s first to receive the FBI trilogy...

(COLUMBIANA, AL) Sheriff John Samaniego is proud to recognize Lt. Denver McCool, Lt. Nathan Kendrick, and Lt. Stan Oliver as the first members of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office to receive the prestigious FBI-Trilogy award.  The FBI’s...

Shelby County Jail Inmate Death Investigation

(COLUMBIANA, AL) On October 12, 2021, 37 year old Gavin Edward Breazeale was taken into custody after being sentenced in court on charges of Driving under the Influence and Assault 1^st. Following the sentencing, he was transported to the Shelby County Jai...

Arrest Made in Shooting Death

Arrest made in shooting death

(COLUMBIANA, AL) On March 20, 2021, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation into a shooting death that occurred in the 500 block of County Road 203 which is in unincorporated Shelby County, near the...

Deputies Respond to Shooting in Chelsea

On Sunday, July 28th at approximately 10:00 pm, deputies responded to a shooting at a residence on Johnson Drive in Chelsea. Once deputies arrived, they encountered one individual with a gunshot wound to an extremity, and the suspect was detained. The vic...