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Update on Sunday Night Domestic Shooting
(DOTHAN, Ala.) On August 3, 2025, just after 6:30 pm, Dothan Police responded to an apartment complex in the 2800 block of Fortner Street for reports of a shooting. When officers arrived on scene, they found two male patients suffering …Read More »Dothan Man Charged with Manslaughter After Elderly Man Found Dead
(DOTHAN, Ala.) – On July 21, 2025 around 12:00 pm, Dothan Police and Dothan Fire Department Paramedics responded to a medical incident in the 700 block of Shirley Street. When first responders arrived on scene, they located a male deceased …Read More »Several Charged with Drugs and Serial Thefts from Motor Vehicles After Operation
(DOTHAN, Ala.) Over the past week, several reports were forwarded to the Dothan Police Department regarding individuals unlawfully entering motor vehicles with the intent to steal items left in unlocked vehicles. Individuals would pull on door handles and, after finding …Read More »Woman Charged with Aggravated Child Abuse; Child in Serious Condition
(DOTHAN, Ala.) On July 9, 2025, at about 1:30 am, Dothan Police Officers were notified by a local hospital that a child under the age of 5 was being prepared for surgery with suspicious injuries. The healthcare worker informed officers …Read More »Teen Defends Family Member from Domestic Violence: Shoots Offender
(DOTHAN, Ala.) On June 30, 2025, just after 5:00 am, Dothan Police responded to reports of a person shot at an apartment in the 700 block of Alabama Avenue. When officers arrived, they started life-saving measures on the male with …Read More »
A Message from the Chief
The goal of the Dothan Police Department is to provide a crime-free and safe environment through strategic policing, integrity, trust, transparency, respect, and strong community partnerships. We are dedicated to professional policing with our commitment to CALEA Accreditation and the highest level of training for our officers and staff. The Dothan Police Department is devoted to professionalism, courtesy and equal treatment of our citizens and guests under the law. As the Chief of Police for the City of Dothan, I willingly accept these responsibilities and hold myself accountable for their accomplishment.
William E. Benny
Chief of Police
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