Active Shooter Captured
Deputies were dispatched to the 1100 Block of Utica Place in Birmingham on a report of an active shooter. Deputies arrived on scene and requested the Air Support Unit and K9 to assist in locating the suspect. A perimeter was set and Star 1 was able to identify and maintain a visual on the suspect to lead Deputies to take him into custody.
Ronnie Colvin was charged with discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling, assault 3, menacing, and reckless endangerment totaling $40,000. He had additional outstanding warrants of failure to appear, attempting to elude, and public intoxication. He is held under a no bond in the FTA.
Arson/Domestic Violence Suspect Caught in Mulga with the help of Air Support Unit
Deputies responded to the 2000 Block of Parsons Loop in Mulga on a report of a domestic violence situation in which a male was pouring lighter fluid on the front porch of a home and threatening to set it on fire. The individual is known to flee the scene and hide in the woods prior to Deputies arriving. Dispatch information indicated this individual was also armed with a knife. Deputies arrived on scene and the suspect had in fact fled the area. Star 1 was on scene within minutes. Star 1 quickly identified a hot spot in the woods near the area of interest and safely guided Deputies in to take him into custody.
MACC Air Support Unit
The Jefferson County Metro Area Crime Center is excited to announce that we now have a fully functional law enforcement helicopter. It is a Airbus AStar B3, fully equipped with all the technology needed to capture fugitives, follow fleeing vehicles, locate missing children or elderly citizens.
While we have been training with the helicopter for several weeks, we captured our first offender today in the Mount Olive area. This Air Support Unit is available to all of our MACC law enforcement partners. Video of the first capture is imbedded below. We look forward to using this technology to protect and serve the citizens of the Metro Area!
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