Baldwin County, Alabama News and Discussion
August 20th, 2009 — Crime, Stockton
A Stockton man, from whom an alleged kidnapping victim had escaped this afternoon, was arrested after police dogs discovered him hiding in the woods of north Baldwin County, a Sheriff’s Office official said
Troy Steven Smith, 21, will be charged with burglary, unlawful imprisonment and domestic violence, said Maj. Anthony Lowery, Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office spokesman. Meanwhile, the Escambia County Sheriff’s office is expected to also file a kidnapping charge against Smith, Lowery said.
April 3rd, 2009 — Stockton
Some people who live in Stockton in Baldwin County are worried about a rising river.
A number of residents of the mobile home park at Lower Bryant Landing on the Tensaw River have already moved to higher ground. The river is so high it has forced people who live in several dozen houseboats along the river to move out.
February 19th, 2009 — Stockton
A woods fire that prompted a school evacuation is now being investigated as arson. The fire happened earlier this month in Stockton.
The fire burned 23 acres near Vaughn Elementary School. Fire officials say they have found evidence that the fire was intentionally set.
November 14th, 2008 — Stockton
Baldwin County Sheriff’s deputies tell NBC 15 News that a body has been recovered at Live Oak Landing near Stockton.
Right now, deputies tell us the body is of a man who was a person of interest in a case that Mobile police were working. Investigators are not releasing the person’s name, but say he is a black male. Deputies also believe he has been in the water for a few days.
June 5th, 2008 — Stockton
Daniel Vinson disappeared Wednesday. His body was found a day later, after his son had a premonition. The 60 year old was heading to church when police say his motorcycle ran off the road in Stockton, Alabama.
DJ’s father had driven off the highway, about 15 miles from the camp. It’s a steep drop off and because you can’t see much from the road, no one knew the grandfather of four was down here. But DJ sensed it, and told his uncle, Thomas Donald. “He had a premonition, told me to look here and thats where I came to look. That’s the first thing I did, was look here. He was right, the premonition was right.”
June 4th, 2008 — Stockton
A body was found Wednesday in Baldwin County. Authorities say it was a man who family members say had disappeared on Tuesday night.
60-year-old Daniel Vincent was on his way to church Tuesday when his motorcycle apparently went off the road on Highway 59 in Stockton.
March 29th, 2008 — Crime, Stockton
A federal judge in Mobile on Friday calculated advisory sentencing ranges that would have sent a Stockton couple convicted of fraud to prison for more than 10 years.
After hearing from relatives and friends of Michael Laird Hyatt, 51, and Pamela Lynn Ganey Hyatt, though, U.S. District Judge William Steele decided those sentences would have vastly exceeded the crime. He sentenced Pamela Hyatt to a year and day in prison for bankruptcy fraud and ordered Michael Hyatt to prison for five years.
Prosecutors contended that the Hyatts sought to wipe away their debts in a series of bankruptcies and then lied about their income — including tens of thousands of dollars from gambling winnings that they listed on tax returns — to conceal assets from more than 70 creditors.
March 24th, 2008 — Stockton
German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp AG promised 2,700 permanent jobs when it chose north Mobile County as the site of its first North American steel plant.
At the time, a “conservative” estimate of the potential economic impact indicated that 4,300 more non-ThyssenKrupp jobs would emerge in the wake of the company’s $3.7 billion investment in southwest Alabama.
Overstreet’s newest employees are living proof.
Lunch for ThyssenKrupp has become a regular part of the Stagecoach workday. The food is prepared in Stockton but served up on site — about 100 lunches a day.
December 29th, 2007 — Stockton
The miniature Pinscher-Chiuahua mix dogs were found yesterday in Stockton. Baldwin Animal Rescue Center officials say the puppies are about two weeks old.
If you want to adopt them you can call 251-928-4585. Police are investigating, and say if the people who dumped the puppies are caught, they face misdemeanor charges and more than 3 years in jail.
