Huntsville man arrested for making bomb threats against schools Arrested for school bomb threats (Source: MADISON COUNTY JAIL) By WAFF 48 Digital Staff | May 5, 2021 at 2:17 PM CDT - Updated May 5 at 2:17 PM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Madison County Deputies have arrested Darren Pullen, 39, of Huntsville and charged with him making terrorist threats after he allegedly called in bomb threats to two Huntsville Schools.
The bomb threats were made against Grissom High School and Williams Elementary on Tuesday morning. Local law enforcement officers went to both schools to investigate those threats and found nothing dangerous.
Sheriff’s Office investigators attached to the FBI North Alabama Violent Crimes Task Force and the North Alabama Safe Streets Task Force were able to identify Pullen as the suspect. The Sheriff’s Office says that Pullen called both schools to make the threats.
Sheriff’s office charges man with threatening 2 Huntsville schools
Updated May 05, 2021;
A Huntsville man was arrested by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office on two counts of terrorists threats after he allegedly made bomb threats Tuesday to two Huntsville City Schools campuses, authorities said Wednesday.
Madison County Sheriff’s Office investigators with the FBI North Alabama Violent Crimes Task Force and the North Alabama Safe Streets Task Force located Darren Pullen, 39, of Huntsville, to make sure there were no danger to either of the unnamed campuses.
The investigation showed Pullen made phone calls to the campuses that included bomb threats.
Huntsville man charged with making school bomb threats
Darren Pullen
Posted: May 5, 2021 2:18 PM
Posted By: Josh Rayburn
A Huntsville man faces two terrorist threat charges after authorities say he called in bomb threats to two schools on Tuesday.
Darren Pullen, 39, is responsible for the threats made to Williams Elementary and Middle and Grissom High schools, according to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office news release said its “investigators attached to both the FBI North Alabama Violent Crimes Task Force and the North Alabama Safe Streets Task Force utilized the resources of the Sheriff’s Office and FBI to quickly locate Pullen and ensure that there was no danger to either of the campuses.”
New St. Clair County drug enforcement unit Picture from a previous drug bust in St. Clair Co. (Source: St. Clair County Sheriff s Office) By WBRC Staff | April 23, 2021 at 10:18 AM CDT - Updated April 23 at 10:18 AM
ST. CLAIR Co., Ala. (WBRC) - St. Clair County Sheriff Billy J. Murray announced the formation of a specialized unit which has been organized to protect communities against the sale and distribution of illegal narcotics.
The specialized, highly trained group of law enforcement officers will comprise a working partnership with the FBI and the North Alabama Safe Streets Task Force to share resources, manage and investigate drug crime within St. Clair County and its borders.
From The Tribune staff reports
ASHVILLE The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office announced the formation of a new multi-agency unit to help combat drugs throughout the county.
Members of 13 local law enforcement agencies are a part of a specialized unit that Sheriff Billy Murray said will “protect our communities against the sale and distribution of illegal narcotics.”
The St. Clair County Drug Enforcement Unit will work alongside the FBI and the North Alabama Safe Streets Task Force.
“This specialized, highly trained group of law enforcement officers will comprise a working partnership with the FBI and the North Alabama Safe Streets Task Force to share resources, manage and investigate drug crime within St. Clair County and its borders,” said Murray.