Pell City police looking for location of black Dodge Charger used in deadly hit-and-run

Pell City police continue investigating the death of Rebekah Poe, 46, who was killed in a hit-and-run while confronting two people for breaking into cars nearly two weeks ago. A critical piece of evidence still needed is the black Dodge Charger used in the incident from Nov. 20.

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"We absolutely believe they've hidden the vehicle, or gotten rid of the vehicle, maybe returned it back to a rightful owner somewhere else. We really need anyone in the public to help us in finding the black Charger," said Clay Morris, Pell City Police Chief. "We feel confident it is a black Charger. We think it is a black Charger from our area or very close surrounding counties. That's what we would urge, the public in areas if you know anything about a black Charger that is suspicious, people hiding a black Charger, someone who may have had one and people took it and used it and brought it back, we would certainly like to know that."

Morris is confident someone has that information. The reward for information that leads to an arrest is up to $25,000.

Since Rebekah Poe's death, around 30 tips have come in for the case.

"We spent a lot of time following up on that. Doing some really in-depth investigation with documents and information we've seen from telecommunication companies and using technology. Trying to leverage every angle we can," said Morris. "There's a variety of things we do with those tips. Obviously, there are some I can't speak about, but we track them down. When we get a tip, we want to rule it in as a potential lead or we want to rule it out. A lot of things we rule out, which helps us too. It helps weed through the information that's not where need to go, not the direction we need to go. I think we've done a good job of doing that. But look, we search everything."

Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama is taking anonymous tips.

"For reasons that could be personal safety or they don't want to end up on a police report, they won't tell what they know. The best place to give information is to local law enforcement because they can use it directly, but sometimes that's not possible. So we fill that gap," said Bob Copus, Executive Director of Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama.

This year, Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama has given rewards in over 100 cases.

Some people may be hesitant to come forward. Copus explained Crime Stoppers is not a law enforcement agency, but rather a non-profit.

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"We absolutely do not know who you are. So therefore we can't identify you because we don't know who you are. The other part of it is, is cash rewards. People ask us, 'are we really anonymous?' Yes. 'Do you really pay cash rewards?' All of the time, every week."

The organization does don't have caller ID and IP addresses are deleted from tips submitted on the Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama website.

Chief Morris added patience is essential.

"We want to solve it as quickly as we can. We want to get those criminals apprehended before they hurt anyone else. We want to do the family justice quickly, right, but we also have to understand that we can't rush an investigation to the point where we don't make a quality investigation based on evidence. The end goal is prosecution and bringing total justice to the criminals that did this," said Morris.

Morris said several agencies are assisting with the investigation, from local departments to the U.S. Marshal's Service and the East Metro Area Crime Center.

People can contact Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama at 205-254-7777 or can contact Justin Cooper at the Pell City Police Department at 205-884-3334. Tips can also be submitted on the Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama website or their app.