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Dothan Police Arrest Suspect After Armed Robbery with Quick Response
(DOTHAN, Ala.) On September 12, 2025, just after 10:00 pm, the Dothan Communications Center received reports of an armed robbery in progress at a gas station in the 100 block of Ross Clark Circle. Officers immediately responded to the area. …Read More »Man Suffering from Mental Health Crisis Taken into Custody by Dothan Police
(DOTHAN, Ala.) On September 10, 2025, just after 10:30 am, the Dothan Communications Center received a call from a man in the 400 block of East Cottonwood Road claiming a large number of federal agents were surrounding him and requesting …Read More »Drug Manufacturers Arrested in Search for Alleged Murderer from Texas
(DOTHAN, Al) On the morning of August 6th, investigators with the US Marshal Gulf Coast Regional Task Force and Dothan Police Department’s VICE/Narcotics Division executed an arrest warrant for murder on Terrence Mathews, issued in the State of Texas, in …Read More »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 »
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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