The following incidents were reported by law enforcement from late Friday through early Monday:
A man was shot to death late Friday.
Officers responded to a shots-fired call in the 3100 block of Gayhart Drive just before 8 p.m.
The victim was found in the street and was pronounced dead at the scene.
No arrests were reported and the investigation continues.
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A man is in custody and has been charged in connection with a series of purse snatchings in the area.
Jacob Andrew Bastiaans, 29, was arrested around 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon following an incident at Costco on North Memorial Parkway.
Police said a woman was walking to her car when she noticed a vehicle following slowly behind her.
The vehicle then pulled alongside and a man grabbed her purse and drove away.
A lookout was issued and an officer stopped the vehicle, occupied by Bastiaans, on Bob Wallace Avenue at 17th Street.
Bastiaans was questioned and subsequently charged with several counts of robbery and theft.
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Two men were robbed early Sunday in west Huntsville.
Daniel Vargas and David Vargas said a group of six men attacked and robbed them in the 1800 block of Slaughter Road around 2 a.m.
No arrests were reported.
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A juvenile was critically injured after being shot late Saturday.
Officers found the teenager lying in the road in the 500 block of Eastbrook Drive after responding to a report of gunfire around 10:30 p.m.
The youth was taken to Huntsville Hospital for treatment of a head wound.
No arrests were reported.
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Two people were killed when their aircraft crashed at the Moontown Airport Sunday afternoon.
The crash was reported by the Madison County Sheriff's Department at 3:47 pm.
Reports indicated the pilot and a passenger were the victims.
The crash happened during an annual "Fly In" at the grass airfield and involved a vintage aircraft.
No other details were available and the names of the victims were not released pending notification of next of kin.
The airport is located near Gurley off Highway 72 in east Madison County.
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Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found Sunday morning.
Officers found Braula Rafel Pacheco, 36, unresponsive when called to assist HEMSI at a home in the 6000 block of Rickwood Drive.
There were no signs of injury on Pacheco and a physician requested an investigation.
No other information was released.
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A man was robbed Sunday night while trying to buy a computer.
Robert Bell had gone to the Country Inn and Suites on University Drive around 8:45 p.m. to buy the machine from someone.
The seller then approached Bell, pulled a gun, and took money and other property from Bell.
Bell reported he saw two males fleeing the scene on foot.
A police dog failed to find the suspects.
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A man was robbed early Monday on Governors Drive.
Ricky Luschen told police he was accosted by two men near Seminole Drive around 7:30 a.m.
The men took his wallet and fled.
No arrests were reported.
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