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The Autauga County Sheriff Office visited the Autaugaville Senior Center on February 6, 2018 Sheriff Joe Sedinger spoke to the citizens on the role of the Sheriff and the responsibilities of the Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Sedinger also spoke on scams like "You have Won a Prize", IRS scams, and Grandchildren scams, and the importance of protecting your identity. He answered several questions from the crowd. Autaugaville Senior Center 2416 Dutch Bend Street Autaugaville, AL 36003 (334) 365-1449...
Rotary International's theme for this year is "Making a Difference". For the last forty years Rotary has done just that by helping eradicate polio around the world. Forty years ago polio ravaged every corner of the Earth. Even after the discovery of the vaccine to stop the polio virus in 1955, millions around the world were still exposed to the crippling disease that primarily attacks children, leaving some paralyzed or causing death. Forty years ago 300,000 cases a year were reported in100...
The Alabama Legislature usually gets very little done during an election year session except passage of the budgets. However, the Legislature may have to address issues pertaining to prison health care. A Federal judge has ruled that our prison mental health care is “horrendously inadequate.” This year the solution will probably be to simply add $30 to 50 million to the prison budget and kick the can down the road to the next quadrennium. Our Medicaid agency funding is always a key issue. Med...
Winter Olympics 2018...
A few weeks back my column illuminated the career and influence attained by our senior U.S. Senator Richard Shelby. In the column and in my book, “Six Decades of Alabama Political Stories,” I reference the fact that our current senior senator will be regarded as one of Alabama’s greatest U.S. Senators. I consider Lister Hill, John Sparkman, and Richard Shelby in that triumvirate. However, history more than likely will reveal that Shelby is eclipsing Hill and Sparkman in the annals of senat...
Do you have anyone in your family who has been affected by Alzheimer's, Dementia, a stroke or who has suffered an accident that has left them in a position to have to receive 24 hour care? If so, do you know how they paid for it? In a lot of cases, these individuals or their family members had to pay for that care out of pocket. And because those resources are often very limited, they end up having to move in with other family members like their children or siblings and those family members...
Citizens Academy It is time to register for our first Citizens Academy of 2018, which begins on February 26th. This is a free course and it meets every Monday from 6:00-7:00pm for six weeks. Instructors from each department within the Sheriff's Office will teach the course. While our goal is to make you aware of what is going on in your community, how to report suspicious activities/crimes as well as how things are handled from a law enforcement perspective, Sheriff Cunningham would like to...
Autauga County Sheriff's Office 2017 CrimeStopper of the Year Congratulations to Investigator Steven Geon for being named Autauga County Sheriff's Office Crime Stopper of the Year for 2017. Investigator Geon received the award for the following reason. In April 2017 Investigator Geon took a report of a 9 year old girl who has been sexually abused by her biological father. Investigator Geon during his investigation obtained a confession from the offender. Geon charged the offender with 2 counts...
Just about everybody now understands the law of natural selection. It is very simple and obvious—the strong survive and reproduce; the weak perish and die out—what we call “Survival of the fittest.” But in the beginning, when Charles Darwin first introduced it, many people became very angry and claimed that it was blasphemy and against the Word of God. In the early 20th century, people in America were taking interest in eugenics—selectively breeding people to promote the propagation of the st...
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Alright! It is a new year. What are you going to do to make sure you are prepared for retirement? Depending on your age, it may be a long time off or it could be knocking on your door. But at some point, most of us will be faced with the realization that it is time to retire. And then, you have to decide what kind of retirement you want. What kind of retirement do you imagine? Do you imagine yourself waking up to a blank canvas? Or do you imagine yourself still working in your retirement years?...
There is no doubt that nearly everybody is frustrated with the increasing dishonesty and declining value of most of our public servants—from Senators and Congressmen down to city councilmen and county commissioners. Over the years, they have acted less like servants and more like rulers. We also know that they are seriously overpaid for their mostly part time jobs. For many years, members of both parties of our Congress and Senate routinely and conveniently voted for pay and expense raises with...
Inspire Drone Alzheimer’s and Autism Outreach Group (AOG) brought a huge holiday gift to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. AOG, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to assist first responders with keeping individuals who suffer from Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Autism who go missing or wander off, has been raising funds for a little more than a year to provide the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office with a Search and Rescue Drone, known as “the Inspire Drone.” The Inspire Drone is mo...
We are here to insure that you have a safe 2018. The Autauga County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Unit is comprised of trained specialists who are tasked with resolving high-risk tactical situations. Some of the tasks the SOU is responsible for include; high-risk arrest warrants, search warrants, hostage/barricaded gunman situations, crowd control, dignitary protection, and escorting high-risk detainees. The SOU also assist neighboring and federal law enforcement agencies with search w...
Catastrophic destruction wrought by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma this year, we have witnessed a great deal of wailing and gnashing of teeth in response to the failure of our National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to provide enough funding to repair the damage. Why can’t our government settle the claims? For anybody with even a mediocre understanding of how insurance works, the answer is simple: The cost of covering the damage far exceeds the premiums that have been collected. The money is just no...
Well, it’s that time of year again. Time to start thinking about your resolutions for the New Year and making your plans and goals for the New Year. I’m sure most of you, like myself, will have the usual resolutions of exercising more and eating better but what we need to add to that are resolutions concerning our finances. First, you’ll want to work out your budget for the year and then determine where there are holes in your financial design. Let’s start with your insurance needs. Make sure yo...
Christmas Safety Christmas time is “open season” for burglars! Please make sure you dispose of boxes discreetly. Don’t put your boxes out by the curb for garbage pickup; instead, make sure they are folded as small as possible so they fit in your garbage can. Burglars don’t necessarily see this as the homeowner having a new TV but if they bought a new TV, they can probably afford another one. Together we can help reduce the number of burglaries occurring in our communities. Anti-Bullying Campaig...
Church Safety The Autauga County Sheriff's Office giving a presentation on Church Security to 9 local churches. Sheriff Sedinger and Lt. Campbell gave the presentation. This presentation was requested by several local pastors following the church shooting in Texas a few weeks ago. We are glad to assist our local pastors and churches as needed....
Did you know that more than 64,000 Americans died of a drug overdose last year? The majority of those were heroin or opioid overdoses. Our country is in the midst of a heroin and opioid epidemic, with 91 Americans dying every day from an overdose. The problem is particularly acute in Alabama, where opioid drugs are prescribed at a higher ratio than any other state in the nation. Alabama averages an alarming 1.2 opioid prescriptions per person, according to the Centers for Disease Control....
Ok, so you’ve heard me talk about the importance of life insurance and long term care insurance. But there is another type of insurance that is very important as well. If something happened to you today and you were not able to work anymore or at least for a long period of time, how would you pay your bills, buy food for your family or buy anything else needed for your family. Now, most of you might have a good six months or more worth of income saved up which could cover you or at least buy y...
After witnessing the inefficiencies and abuses of government-run programs, it is no surprise that government is grossly inept at providing adequate help to the victims of natural disasters—i.e. earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, and of course the three devastating hurricanes we have suffered this year. Disaster relief, like practically every government program, is not only inept, but is much more expensive than relief provided by the private sector via charities and volunteers. And to make m...
Anti-Bullying Campaign The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office has begun an anti-bullying campaign where we take our "Billy, the Beaver" mascot out to mentor fourth and fifth graders at local school in Montgomery County. Bullying has become a huge factor in today's society and it is up to us to change their mentality. ~~~~~~ Firearms Familiarization Course Sign up NOW for our Firearms Familiarization Course scheduled for Saturday, December 9th and learn how to protect yourself! We know that...
Mission Statement We, the professional men and women of the Autauga County Sheriff's Office, are committed to defend the Constitution of the United States and the State of Alabama. As law enforcement officers, we declare our fundamental duties to serve the community; to safeguard lives and property; and to protect the innocent, weak, and the peaceful from evil while we respect the constitutional rights of all to liberty, quality, and justice. We will fairly and diligently enforce all laws bringi...
