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| Damian Jovaughn Curry |
A Talladega man has been charged with felony assault and
escape in the third degree, as well as several misdemeanor charges, following
an incident in the Mapco parking lot on Alabama 77 Friday evening.
According to Talladega Police , 27 year
old
Damien Jovaughn Curry, is being held
on a $20,000 bond set by Circuit Judge Bo Hollingsworth.
Curry was first observed by officers
responding to a disturbance call. Curry was on the trespass list for the Mapco
station, and apparently had a crack pipe underneath his hat. He was handcuffed
and taken into custody.
Curry said a
female had given him the pipe to hold, and she had the actual drugs. Officers
were questioning the female when Curry managed to escape from the back of the
patrol car and run off toward Wren Manor across the street, while still
handcuffed.
Officers gave chase, and one
of them was struck in the knee, head and chest with the handcuffs. Another
officer injured his hand while taking Curry down.
Both officers were transported to the
emergency room at Citizens Baptist Medical Center, where they were treated and
released.
Curry was charged with
criminal trespass, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana in
the second degree, escape in the third degree and assault in the second degree
against a police officer.
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Gadsden Police are receiving reports of a new telephone scam.
They said that someone from a 202 area code,
which is Washington DC, is claiming to be from the IRS and directing the
targets of the scam to go to the nearest store that sells Visa or Master Card
Green Dot cards and purchase a certain amount.
They tell them to call back and give the card number. The callers are
telling people that this is to cover outstanding taxes that they owe, and if
the targeted person does not comply within 30 minutes, a Gadsden police officer
will come to their house and arrest them.
The Gadsden Police Department has not had any reports of anyone losing
any money at this time. But, if you get
a call directing you to purchase a Green Dot Master Card or Visa, you should
report this to your local law enforcement agency.
The Anniston City Council Monday discussed creating a
standardized process for offering incentives to potential businesses in the
city. The proposed policy is the latest in the city's efforts to fill up vacant
storefronts in the downtown area. City
Manager Brian Johnson said he will bring the incentives proposal before the
council for a vote during its regular meeting Monday. Johnson said the incentive plan officially
lays out what the city would offer a prospective business. Specifically, the incentives package would
offer to abate city sales tax and property tax to a new business in the form of
a rebate for a period of five years. The
city is also currently attempting to hire an in-house economic developer who
will focus his or her efforts on retail growth in Anniston. The city a few
weeks ago opened its new Planning and Development Services Department at City
Hall, a one-stop shop that streamlines services for residents and business
developers — from issuing business licenses to providing building inspections.