An Alabama police department has launched an investigation into what it says was the murder of a 3-year-old child made to look like a hot car death, according to a report.

Mason, a community relations dog that was not involved in the arrests of suspects, died at 11 p.m. Friday, a day after police said its handler, Cpl. Josh Coleman, left the animal inside a hot car.

MOBILE, Ala.. -- A canine working with the police department in Gulf Shores, Alabama died after being left in a hot patrol car, reports CBS affiliate WGCL.reports CBS affiliate WGCL.

A 2-year-old has died in Alabama, possibly from being left in a hot car, and two men in Florida who were found passed out from being under the influence of alcohol while two kids lay unresponsive ...

After writing earlier this month about vintage cars, art cars, school-pride cars and Alabama-manufactured cars, I had a few extra photos of law enforcement cars from across the state to share.

With only 550 residents and a main street just 600 feet long, Castleberry, Alabama has certainly fallen on hard times. But the town has found a way to make its fortune: take it from someone else ...