HAMILTON

Inmate leaves work release

Officials with the Alabama Department of Corrections said V.J. Hacker Jr., 40, has not been seen since leaving a job site in Double Springs on Friday morning.

Hacker, of Franklin County, was reported missing by his supervisor at 10:50 a.m.

Hacker was an inmate with the state work-release center in Hamilton. He is a white man, 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing 154 pounds, with brown eyes and blond hair.

Brian Corbett, spokesman for the state Department of Corrections, said Hacker was sentenced from Franklin County on Aug. 10, 1994, to serve a 20-year sentence for robbery. Hacker’s expiration of sentence date is scheduled for June 8, 2014, Corbett said. He said Hacker was scheduled for a possible parole hearing in June.

Anyone with any information about his whereabouts is asked to contact local law enforcement agencies.

WHITE OAK

Man sought in clinic robbery

Authorities are looking for a suspect who robbed the All Animal Clinic just after noon Friday.

Colbert County Sheriff Ronnie May said a young white man without a shirt and armed with a handgun walked into the clinic just off Alabama 157 near the Colbert/Lawrence county line at 12:05 p.m.

Witnesses reported the man had his shirt tied around his face in an effort to hide his identity. They also said the man had several tattoos.

“Once inside, he took a bank bag with $300 and some checks and left,” May said.

He said the robber reportedly left in a charcoal-colored car with a vehicle license plate of 42A10N5, heading east toward Lawrence County.

The sheriff said no one was injured.

Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 256-383-0741 or CrimeStoppers at 256-386-8685.

RUSSELLVILLE

Escapee caught in Franklin

A tip has led to the capture of a Morgan County man authorities said escaped Thursday from a state work-release center in Hamilton.

Samuel Brandon Mitchell, 33, was taken into custody just before 11 a.m. Friday on U.S. 43 by Russellville and Hackleburg police and Franklin County sheriff’s deputies.

“We got a call this morning that he would be coming through Hackleburg, so we set up and waited,” Hackleburg Police Chief Kenny Hallmark said. “He came through and we started following him. We then contacted Russellville and Franklin County and working together we converged on him and made the stop.”

He said Mitchell’s vehicle was stopped on U.S. 43, south of Russellville.

He was taken into custody and transported to the Franklin County Jail.

Brian Corbett, spokesman for the state Department of Corrections, said Mitchell was missing during a bed count at 2:30 a.m. Thursday.

Mitchell was sentenced in Morgan County on Dec. 7, 2009, and is serving a 20-year sentence for theft of property. Mitchell’s sentence is scheduled to end April 24, 2029, and he has a possible parole date in December 2015.

Authorities said Mitchell likely will face escape charges.

LAWRENCEBURG, TENN.

Man killed in one-car crash

Authorities said a man was killed Thursday when his truck went off the road and flipped.

Andrew K. Adkins, 23, 3925 U.S. 43, Ethridge, Tenn., was pronounced dead at the scene, state troopers said.

The accident occurred Thursday morning on Buffalo Road near Lawrenceburg. Adkins was traveling north in a 2008 Dodge truck that went off the west side of the road, spun around and went back across the road, hitting a ditch and overturning on the east side of the roadway.

FLORENCE

Credit card use nets arrest

Police said an employee of Sam’s Club has been arrested for using customers’ Sam’s-issued credit cards to purchase items.

Michael Edward Taylor, 22, 225 Robinhood Drive, Florence, is charged with three counts of fraudulent use of a credit card and one count of third-degree theft of property.

Florence police detective Brian Perry said Taylor is accused of taking Sam’s Club credit cards that had been left at the store by customers and purchasing gift cards and other items.

“All of the charges were going onto the cardholder’s account,” Perry said. “When one of the cardholders received a bill, it was presented to Sam’s.”

He said when the cardholder approached Sam’s Club management, the company did an internal investigation and determined it was an employee involved in the theft.

Perry said so far he has found $1,200 in charges on one card and $800 on another.

Taylor is out of jail after posting bail of $4,500.

ARRESTS

Sheffield police

• Daniel Dewayne Risner, 28, 625 Sunset Beach Road, Florence; criminal possession of burglary tools and third-degree burglary. He is accused of taking wiring from former old Kings Inn on Nathan Boulevard.

Florence police

• Clint Cardin, 34, 103 Irons Drive, Florence; unlawful possession of a controlled substance.

• Teresa Gail Wallace, 34, 107 S. Fulton St., Florence; public intoxication, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, promoting prison contraband and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.

• Pamela Michelle Vernon, 30, 1403-A Carver Heights, Florence; unlawful possession of a controlled substance and second-degree possession of marijuana.

• Christopher Lynn Burge, 21, 3014 Chisholm Road, Apt. 1205H, Florence; domestic violence by strangulation and domestic violence third-degree harassment.

• Christopher Ray Purser, 30, 2245 Houston St., Florence; second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument and third-degree theft of property.

• Andrew Daniel Scott, 22, 10 Terrapin Close, Killen; third-degree burglary and second-degree theft of property.

Lauderdale County sheriff

• Devin Russell Norman, 22, of Iuka, Miss.; failure to appear on warrants for unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and unlawful possession of second-degree marijuana.

• Christy Bracey Durham, 34, Florence; second-degree theft of property, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, second-degree promoting prison contraband and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.

• Hannah Williams, 24, 517 N. Poplar St., Florence; second-degree theft of property, illegal possession of prescription drugs and two counts of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.

REPORTS

Lauderdale County sheriff

Thefts

• A 12-foot, double-axle trailer was taken from a residence on U.S. 72, Rogersville.

• A white gold diamond cluster ring was taken from a residence in the 200 block of Sledge Drive, Rogersville.

• Tractor weights and equipment were taken from a residence in the 400 block of Lauderdale 525, Anderson.

• A variety of silver, including table wear, serving spoons, candleholder and tray, were taken from a residence in the 1600 block of Village Lane, Killen.

Breaking and entering

• A laptop, ultrasound equipment, a blood pressure monitor and other medical equipment were taken from a van parked at a residence on Robbins Beach Road, Killen. Fishing tackle was taken from the boathouse.

Property damage

• A residence was damaged in the 100 block of Taylor Road.

• A wooden chest and window were damaged at a residence on Old Brompton Lane, Killen.

Florence police

Thefts

• Four large pieces of metal were taken from a business in the 1200 block of Helton Drive.

• A shotgun and pistol were taken from a business in the 300 block Cox Creek Parkway.

Burglaries

• A rifle was taken from a residence in the 1200 block of Graham Avenue.

• A laptop, jewelry, computer equipment and $200 in change were taken from a residence in the 500 block of Eugenia Street.

• A drill and 100-foot extension cord were taken from a residence on South Franklin Street.

• A television was taken from a residence in the 1800 block of Edgemont Drive.

Property damage

• Five ceramic planters were damaged at a residence in the 2100 block of Crestline Drive.

• A residence was damaged in the 500 block of North Cypress Street.

Breaking and entering

• Thirty-five gallons of gasoline was taken from a bus parked at St. James United Methodist Church.

Tuscumbia police

Breaking and entering

• Three 10-inch speakers were taken from a vehicle parked in the 700 block of North Milton Street.

Burglaries

• A computer scanner, laptop, clothing, two computers, dishes, drill, radio, speakers, toaster, jewelry, shoes, television, diabetic supplies, coffee pot and prescription drugs were taken from a residence in the 700 block of North Hook Street.

Thefts

• A .380-caliber pistol and a debit card were taken from a residence in the 700 block South Hickory Street.

Muscle Shoals police

Thefts

• Jewelry, two pairs of panties, a bra, makeup, shirt and female health products were taken from a business in the 500 block of Avalon Avenue.

• A 2005 Kubota ATV was taken from a business in the 1000 block of Alabama 20.

• Cash totaling $200 was taken from a residence in the 200 block of Washington Street.

• Chicken wings and potato wedges were taken from a business in the 500 block of Avalon Avenue.

• Steel was taken from a business in the 700 block of Geneva Avenue.

• Cheese, a shirt, underwear and a bra were taken from a business in the 500 block of West Avalon Avenue.

• An iPhone4 was taken from a business in the 3100 block of Woodward Avenue.

• A cellphone was taken from Muscle Shoals Middle School.

• Makeup remover, clothes and jewelry were taken from a business in the 500 block of West Avalon Avenue.

Burglaries

• Two shotguns, television and computer game system were taken from a business in the 200 block of Wayne Street.

Property damage

• A residence was damaged in the 400 block of Jackson Avenue.

Sheffield police

Thefts

• Three coats, a washstand and bedroom suite were taken from a storage facility on Second Street.

Breaking and entering

• A license plate was taken from a car parked in the 100 block of North Columbia Avenue.

• Two 15-inch speakers and boxes, an amplifier and CD player were taken from a vehicle parked in the 600 block of Southeast 17th Street.

• A miter saw was taken from a car parked in the 800 block of Alabama Avenue.

• A 100-foot extension cord was taken from a pickup parked at Nine Oaks Apartments.

Property damage

• A 2004 maroon Pontiac Grand Prix was damaged while parked in the 600 block of Southeast 15th Street.

• A 2001 silver Mercury Cougar was damaged while parked in the 1300 block of South Montgomery Avenue.

• A 1993 tan and beige Ford Explorer was damaged while parked in the 600 block of Howard Street.

• A skylight was damaged at a rest room at the softball complex on South Raleigh Avenue.

• A business was damaged in the 100 block of First Street.

• A 2002 silver Cadillac Deville was damaged while parked in the 500 block of East 17th Street.

• A 2005 black Ford Ranger was damaged while parked in the 1000 block of Southwest 12th Avenue.

Burglaries

• A window air conditioning unit was taken from a residence in the 900 block of South Nashville Avenue.

• Cash totaling $10 was taken from a business in the 400 block of Hatch Boulevard. Three glass doors at the business were damaged.

• Two storm windows were damaged at a residence in the 3000 block of 13th Avenue; nothing was reported taken.

• A television and stand were taken from a residence in the 700 block of North Atlanta Avenue.

• A computer game system with two controllers, television, CD player and chain necklace were taken from a residence in the 1300 block of South Nashville Street.