Madison Police Department

Daja Monique Davis

No refund, no peace: Waffle House chaos leads to three arrests

T. Michael Stone

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

A midnight melee at the Waffle House between Chipotle and Arby’s resulted in the arrest of three women following an incident on Aug. 15.Candice Stephens, 41; Shameka Arnae Terrell, 34; and Daja Monique Davis, 33, were each charged with disorderly conduct.According to reports, Madison Police...

Sgt. Stacey Eaton (left) will coordinate the city’s new traffic safety initiative along with the rest of the city police department including Officer Darby Dulaney and Sgt. Travis Stubbs. CONTRIBUTED

Madison Police launches traffic safety initiative

News Staff

Thursday, August 20, 2026

The Madison Police Department says it is strengthening its efforts to promote traffic safety citywide with a coordinated initiative focused on making city streets safer for motorists, pedestrians, and the community.MPD is working in conjunction with the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety and...

Pictured is the unidentified man who is accused of attempting to rob the Bank of Madison on Eatonton Road Tuesday morning. CONTRIBUTED

Police Investigating attempted robbery at Bank of Madison

Lance McCurley

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Authorities are investigating an attempted bank robbery that occurred Tuesday morning at the Bank of Madison's Eatonton Road branch.According to Madison Police Department Assistant Chief Colin Campbell, the incident took place around 10:08 a.m. on June 9 when a white male believed to be in his 40s...

Chief John McIlvaine

City tight-lipped after police chief put on leave

T. Michael Stone

Thursday, May 14, 2026

The highest-ranking law enforcement officer in the city of Madison has been placed on administrative leave and may not return to his post.According to city officials, Chief John McIlvaine, who was hired in August of 2024, was placed on leave on May 1 and is receiving full pay and benefits for the...

Pamela Lewis

Woman flees into front door of home, out the back

T. Michael Stone

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

A Madison woman managed to elude Morgan County deputies briefly after fleeing from a traffic stop in the early morning hours of Dec. 10, but she was later picked up at a neighbor’s house.Pamela Lewis, 27, of Madison, is being charged with felony fleeing and attempting to elude a police officer,...

Tobias H. Farley

Two shot at party, but by whom?

T. Michael Stone

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Madison Police arrested an Eatonton man on aggravated assault charges after a husband and wife were shot during an altercation at a party attended by mostly family members on Meadow Ridge Road in the early morning hours of Dec. 14.Tobias Horrez Farley, 44, was arrested in the wake of the incident,...

Andrew J. Richardson

Man who attacked mother found guilty, sentenced to 20 years

T. Michael Stone

Thursday, October 30, 2025

A man who attacked his own mother has been sentenced to 20 years by Superior Court Judge Brenda Trammell after a Morgan County jury convicted him of two counts of aggravated assault, one count of exploitation and intimidation of an elder person, one count of battery family violence, and one count...

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Woman buys $10K in merchandise with counterfeit money

T. Michael Stone

Thursday, October 9, 2025

The Madison Police Department is investigating a case in which an Alabama woman allegedly used counterfeit money to purchase almost $10,000 in merchandise from several Beall’s department store locations.According to reports, a woman identified as Alizay Montero Keys, 25, of Tuscaloosa, Ala.,...

Joseph C. Christian

Covington man wanted in Walton County arrested

T. Michael Stone

Thursday, April 10, 2025

A Covington man first refused to pull over for a traffic stop and then refused to identify himself before being arrested by Madison police officers on multiple charges on March 29.Joseph Conrad Christian, 34, faces charges on two counts of disorderly conduct, failure to yield to an emergency...

Leeann Miles

Madison woman arrested for alleged theft of $350,000

T. Michael Stone

Thursday, March 20, 2025

Washington D.C. isn’t the only place where the books are being scrutinized.Following an investigation that lasted five months, a Madison woman has been arrested on allegations she stole more than $350,000 from Solid Site Services and Solid Paving and Concrete from January of 2023 to August of 2024...

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