The Hanceville police chief and four of his officers are accused of mishandling or removing materials from the department's evidence room.

A grand jury recommended abolishing a small Alabama police department because of a “rampant culture of corruption” after charging five officers with a variety of crimes, officials announced Wednesday.

Five of the city of Hanceville's officers, including its police chief, were arrested for tampering with evidence and other charges.

Five Hanceville Police officers have been indicted on multiple charges. A grand jury is calling to immediately abolish the entire department.

A small Alabama city has placed its entire police force on administrative leave a day after a grand jury recommended the department be abolished.

The Hanceville police chief and four police officers have been arrested, and a Cullman County grand jury has called for the department to be abolished, reports AL.com’s Carol Robinson. In August, Hanceville police dispatcher Christopher Michael Willingham was found dead at work. A coroner determined he died of an accidental drug overdose.

A federal grand jury has recommended a rural Alabama police department be abolished as it indicted five of its officers with federal and misdemeanor charges.

An Alabama grand jury has recommended that a city's police department be "immediately abolished," finding there is a "rampant culture of corruption," officials said Wednesday while announcing the indictment of five of the agency's officers,

A grand jury has called for an Alabama police department to be immediately disbanded after its chief and four officers were indicted.