A small Alabama city has placed its entire police force on administrative leave a day after a grand jury recommended the department be abolished

Five of the city of Hanceville's officers, including its police chief, were arrested for tampering with evidence and other charges.

The mayor of Hanceville, Alabama has placed its entire police department on administrative leave, after a grand jury, said the department was “an ongoing threat to public safety.”

The entire police department in Hanceville, Alabama, has been placed on administrative leave following a grand jury's recommendation to abolish it. The grand jury described the department as "more of a criminal enterprise than a law enforcement agency" after indicting the police chief and four officers on corruption charges.