Manhunt continues for alleged Eclectic robber; reward offered

Elmore County Sheriff Bill Franklin has issued a $500 reward leading to the capture and arrest of two men believed to be involved in a home-invasion robbery on Pleasant Hill Road in Eclectic Tuesday morning.

The Alabama State Tracking K9 team along with members of the Elmore County Sheriff’s Department and the State Troopers Air Team are presently searching for two black males, who were discovered inside the residence by a 78-year-old female occupant. One of the men shot the woman twice, Franklin said.