Wednesday, March 19, 2008

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I know it has been a while since we have mentioned how comments on the police blog work. But lately there have been a few that we have had to screen out that were really worthwhile.

First off, all comments are certainly welcome. They are invaluable in rounding out the "rest of the story" and one of the most rewarding parts of the job.

A proper post


Any comments that are submitted are sent to me or Andy so that we can screen out the ones that are explicit in language or content.
Generally that's not a problem, but in the past few months there have been a few that we have not been able to publish because they included a word or two that was explicit.
That's really unfortunate because the comments tended to present some very valuable information.

When a comment has been submitted, I can't alter it in any way. Which is great in terms of ensuring that what you post is what you meant to post. It is also frustrating because if there is one bit of profanity, I have to scrap the whole thing.

It may take up to a business day for us to clear a comment and approve its posting, so I appreciate your patience.
The reward is the ability for the comments to show us something other than the standard sources we use in stories. I really want to hear what you have to say.

I hope we can continue to keep the discussion clean and lively!

-Nick

5 comments:

pappy35555 said...

Copy of Letter sent toThe Kings Ranch and Hannah House
Ronald R Foehrenbach
Alpine AI.
Phone:205-292-9024
i reported 2 vehicles stealing from your pick up area in Alpine, Al. and the Sheriff's Department In Talladega County, Al. sent a deputy to the site.
When the deputy got there I tried to give him the license numbers and he wasn't interested in them. He told me if I didn't put the stuff out there the people wouldn't steal it. I am being evicted from my home and have to dispose of all my belongings so I decided to give them to your people.
I am right across the street from the drop off box
I am having to sit here and watch vehicle after vehicle stop and take what I given you so far.
Thousands of dollars worth of tools and equipment and the Sheriff's department doesn't care what happens to it because I shouldn't have put it there.
I watch a man take a pressure washer worth $1500 alone.
I just wanted you to be aware of the caliber of the Sheriff's Department in Talladega County Alabama

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cheryl said...

Can anyone tell me where Kathy Tidmore was sent to prison for capital merder? It happened in Oneonta, AL; Blount County. the date it was in this paper was 08-03-07.The man she stabbed to death was Alfred Holston, he was the uncle of a really good friend of mine. What really makes it harder is that Kathy was a friend of mine also. She took a really dark road in life as do a lot of people that get on drugs. I need to let her know she does have someone she can still talk to when she needs to. She wasn't always this person and I believe with the drugs out of her life, she may come back to a somewhat normal state of mind. She had a good heart at one time, she really got lost!!! Please help me, everyone needs someone to talk to and to know they do care about them and their well being.

PPOTTS said...

kathy is fine. i will tell her that cheryl wants to get in touch with her. if she wants to, i will let you know on here and you can email me your address and i will give it to her.

Anonymous said...

Kathy is a good person she is my sister and my bestfriend.