By Emily WilliamsAs former Mountain Brook Mayor Terry Oden stood next to a plaque bearing his name on the morning of Oct. 13, he joined a league of a very few men.The plaque is on a joint training facility recently constructed for Mountain Brook’s police and fire departments.The decision to name the facility the Mayor Terry Oden Police and Fire Training Facility … [Read more...]
Mountain Brook Police Chief Elected President of AACOP
By Emily Williams Mountain Brook Police Chief Ted Cook has been elected president of the Alabama Association of Chiefs of Police. Cook was elected to hold the position at the organization’s summer confer- ence in Orange Beach on Aug. 3. AACOP is made up of police chiefs and law enforcement professionals from 350 city, state and federal agencies in the state. According to … [Read more...]
Fair Warning: Gulf Coast Police Departments Take Zero Tolerance Stance for Spring Break Mayhem
By Emily Williams As students throughout the Over the Mountain area look forward to their annual Spring Break vacations this March, coastal police departments are prepping for the annual pilgrimage to the Gulf Coast by enacting stricter policies to combat the spring vacation’s wild and rule-free stigma. Officers representing police departments along the Gulf Coast have … [Read more...]
Mountain Brook To Host 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony
The city of Mountain Brook will serve as the host for the 9/11 Remembrance and Patriot's Day Ceremony this Sunday. The annual event is held in conjunction with the city of Vestavia Hills and last year's host, Homewood. Rear Adm. John Natter of Hoover will serve as the keynote speaker for the ceremony. Natter served the U.S. Navy for 36 years before retiring and is currently an … [Read more...]
Top Cop: Police Chief Ted Cook Says Policing is Tough in the Best of Times
By Lee DavisUnlike some in his profession, Ted Cook admits that he enjoys watching police procedural dramas on television. “I like them. NCIS is probably my favorite, along with Hawaii Five-0,” Cook said. “But they are only marginally realistic.” Cook probably gets enough realism in police work every day. As chief of police in Mountain Brook for the past five years, … [Read more...]