The Hanceville police chief and four of his officers are accused of mishandling or removing materials from the department's evidence room.

A small Alabama city has placed its entire police force on administrative leave a day after a grand jury recommended the department be abolished.

Five of the city of Hanceville's officers, including its police chief, were arrested for tampering with evidence and other charges.

The mayor of Hanceville, Alabama has placed its entire police department on administrative leave, after a grand jury, said the department was “an ongoing threat to public safety.”

The grand jury said that the Hanceville Police Department, which had eight officers as of last August, had been operating “as more of a criminal enterprise.”

Five Hanceville Police officers have been indicted on multiple charges. A grand jury is calling to immediately abolish the entire department.

A federal grand jury has recommended a rural Alabama police department be abolished as it indicted five of its officers with federal and misdemeanor charges.

The mayor of Hanceville, Alabama has placed its entire police department on administrative leave, after a grand jury, said the department was “an ongoing threat to public safety.”

The entire police department in Hanceville, Alabama, has been placed on administrative leave following a grand jury's recommendation to abolish it. The grand jury described the department as "more of a criminal enterprise than a law enforcement agency" after indicting the police chief and four officers on corruption charges.