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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...

Press Release: Columbiana Man Arrested on Murder Charge

Columbiana Man Arrested on Murder Charge...

(COLUMBIANA, AL) On July 25, 2021 around 9:00PM the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Pine Street in Shelby, Alabama to a report of a possible prowler. Upon arrival, deputies located 56 year old David Yearber, the homeowner, unrespon...

Major Clay Hammac Graduates DEA Drug Unit Commander Academy at Quantico, VA

Major Clay Hammac Graduates DEA Drug Unit Commander Academy at Quantico, VA...

(COLUMBIANA, AL) On September 24, 2021, Major Clay Hammac of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office completed the culmination of his narcotics enforcement career when he graduated from the DEA’s Drug Unit Commander Academy. Hammac was join...

Man Arrested After Fleeing from Shelby County Deputies

Man Arrested After Fleeing from Shelby County Deputies...

(Columbiana, AL) On September 16, 2021, at approximately 12:46 AM, a deputy with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office made a traffic stop on a vehicle at US Hwy 280 and Meadowbrook Road.  When the deputy encountered the driver, the deputy observed ...

Shelby County Resident Arrested on Multiple Counts of Rape and Sodomy

(Columbiana, AL) On September 2, 2021, 30-year-old Cleveland Summerville, of Chelsea, was arrested on eight felony charges involving sex crimes. Those charges are five counts of Rape 2^nd and three counts of Sodomy 2^nd. The arrest resulted from an initial ...

Death Investigation

(COLUMBIANA, AL) On July 25^th, 2021 at approximately 9:00 pm, Shelby County 911 Dispatch received a call in reference to an incident in the 100 block of Pine Street in the community of Shelby. Deputies from the Shelby County Sheriff’s ...

Shelby County Jail Inmate Death Investigation

A Shelby County Jail inmate was transported to the hospital for a medical emergency, where he was later pronounced deceased. Read on...

Shelby County Jail Inmate Death Investigation

(COLUMBIANA, AL) On July 18^th, 2021 at approximately 1:00 pm, the Montevallo Police Department arrested 28 year old Denzell Rhine on the charge of Failure to Appear, and he was transported to the Shel...

Sheriff's Office App Release

Want to stay more connected to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office? There is an app for that.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office has an application for smartphones, and it is available now for download. The app will allow citizens to access and share inform...

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...