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Alabama Department of Labor Obtaining Convictions for Unemployment Compensation Fraud

Alabama Department of Labor Obtaining Convictions for Unemployment Compensation Fraud

MONTGOMERY – Alabama Department of Labor Commissioner Tom Surtees announced today that the Department has successfully prosecuted several Alabamians for unemployment compensation fraud. The following individuals were charged with violating the Alabama Unemployment Compensation Law by making false statements in claims for benefits:

- Ernest Wade, Jr., of Alabaster, was tried in Shelby County District Court on March 6, 2013. An investigation by Labor’s Benefit Payment Control Section determined that Wade received a total of $1,658 in benefits to which he was not entitled.
Wade pled guilty and was sentenced to 90 days in jail, which was suspended for two years, and 24 months of unsupervised probation. He was also ordered to pay a $100 fine, court costs and restitution in the amount of benefits received illegally.

Dothan man arrested on charges of leaving the scene of an accident

Dothan man arrested on charges of leaving the scene of an accident

On March 11, 2013 the Dothan Police Department Traffic Division made a felony arrest after concluding its investigation of a motor vehicle accident that occurred March 7, 2013 on the 2200 block of Fortner Street.

Officers say on March 7, 2013 at approximately 4 a.m. a subject was struck by a dark colored pick-up truck while standing on the right of way of Fortner Street. The unknown vehicle left the scene as the victim laid on the ground with multiple injuries. Officers have located the vehicle and identified the driver to be Phillip Dowie. Dowie has been arrested and charged with leaving the Scene of an Accident with injuries.

Phillip Ethan Dowie, white male, 23 years of age, of Mandarin Avenue was arrested and charged with leaving the Scene of an Accident with Injuries with a $2,500 bond.

All persons arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Source: Dothan Police Department

Dothan man arrested on multiple sexual assault chages against juvenile

Dothan man arrested on multiple sexual assault chages against juvenile

DOTHAN, AL (WSFA) - The Dothan Police Department Juvenile Investigative Division made a felony arrest on March 11th, following an ongoing investigation.

Details of this case are limited due to its sensitive nature, but authorities say that Henderson Todd Miller, age 42 of Dothan, was arrested and charged with multiple sexual assault charges against a juvenile.

Miller has been charged with two counts of first degree Sexual Torture and three counts of second degree Sodomy .  His bond has been set at 1.9 million dollars.

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Houston County Sheriff's Office says two arrested on drug charges

Houston County Sheriff's Office says two arrested on drug charges

        On March 7, 2013 the Houston County Sheriff's Office charged Albert Kent Scott a 50 year male of Headland, Al. with Possession of Marijuana 2nd and Cassandra Sue Scott a 41 year old female of Headland, Al. with Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance (two counts) one for (methamphetamine/ ICE) and one for (Adderall/prescription), after a traffic stop was conducted at Grey Hodges Road and U.S. Highway 431and a search of the vehicle resulted in the recovery of the evidence.

Information Source: Houston County Sheriff's Office

Dothan PD searching for robbery suspect

Dothan PD searching for robbery suspect

The Dothan Police Department is seeking the help of our local community in identifying and locating these two women wanted for questioning in connection to a robbery that occurred on January 11, 2013. The subjects are both black females, one is seen in the picture wearing a coat with fur around the hood, the other a black coat, holding a white and black bag with a red strap. They have been seen occupying a silver mini-van.

 Police are asking anyone with information about the identity of these two subjects to call the Dothan Police Department or CrimeStoppers at 334-793-7000.

Information Source: Dothan PD

Dothan Police seek identity of robbery suspect

Dothan Police seek identity of robbery suspect

The Dothan Police Department is seeking the help of our local community in identifying and locating the suspect of a robbery that occurred on March 6, 2013 at approximately 3:30 p.m. on E. Wilson Street. The suspect has been described as being a light skinned black female (or possibly Hispanic), 5’09” to 5’11” and weighing 200 pounds with shoulder length dark brown hair. She was last seen occupying a black passenger car believed to be a Dodge Charger with mirror tinted windows and after-market rims, heading west on E. Wilson Street.

Police are asking anyone with information about the cases or location of the suspects to call the Dothan Police Department or CrimeStoppers at 334-793-7000.

Source: Dothan Police Department

Ozark man arrested on charges of electronic solicitation of a child

Ozark man arrested on charges of electronic solicitation of a child

On March 5, 2013 the Dothan Police Department Juvenile Investigative Division made a felony arrest following an ongoing investigation. Due to the sensitive nature of the case limited details are being released however police say Robert Sitz was arrested and charged with Electronic Solicitation of a Child.

Robert Lewis Sitz, white male, 66 years of age, Ozark, Alabama was arrested and charges with Electronic Solicitation of a child.

All persons arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Source: Dothan Police Department