Golf Carts Are NOT ALLOWED on Public Roadways
Golf Carts Are Not Allowed on Public Roads in Homewood
The Homewood Police Department has received reports of both children and adults driving golf carts on public roads. We want to remind all residents that traditional golf carts are not street legal under Alabama law and may not be operated on public roadways in Homewood. Children are never permitted to drive golf carts on public streets, under any circumstance.
There is an important difference between golf carts and low-speed vehicles (LSVs).
What Counts as a LEGAL Road Low-Speed Vehicle (LSV) in Alabama?
To qualify as a legal LSV, the vehicle must:
- Be registered with your county and display a valid tag
- Be insured, just like a standard vehicle
- Include required safety features (seatbelts, headlights, mirrors, turn signals, child restraints if needed, etc.)
- Be operated by a licensed driver age 16 or older
- Only be driven on roads where the posted speed limit is 35 mph or less
Properly registered and insured LSVs that meet these criteria may be driven on public roads in Homewood by licensed drivers.
For everyone’s safety, please follow these rules and talk to your children about the dangers and legal restrictions of operating golf carts on streets.
Crime Report for the Week of July 28, 2025 07/21/25 Vehicle Theft - A vehicle was left unlocked and running in the 100 block of Aspen Court and was stolen. 07/22/25 UBEV - An unlocked vehicle was entered in the 1600 block of Ashwood Ln and a pistol was stolen. 077/24/25 Narcotics Arrest - A vehicle was stopped for a traffic violation in the 300 block of West Valley Ave and the driver was arrested for Unlawful Possession of Marijuana. 07/24/25 Narcotics Arrest - A vehicle was stopped for a traffic violation in the 200 block of Greensprings Hwy. The driver was in possession of fentanyl and methamphetamine and was arrested for Distribution of a Controlled Substance. 07/26/25 Vehicle Theft - A vehicle was left unlocked and running in the 1900 block of 28th Ave South and it was stolen. 077/26/25 UBEV - An unlocked vehicle was entered in the 900 block if Oxmoor Rd and a wallet was stolen.
Homewood Police Department News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 21, 2025 ABC Daycare Shooting Investigation On July 21st, at approximately 9:20 AM, Homewood Police Department officers responded to a report of gunshots near ABC Daycare, located at 610 Columbiana Road in Homewood. Officers responded to the scene and verified that there were no injuries. After conducting interviews, they found out the following information. A parent and her sister arrived at the daycare to drop a child off. They got into a verbal argument with an employee which then became physical. The fight was broken up by other employees, at which time the parent, her sister, and the child left the daycare in their vehicle, driving down Carr Avenue towards Greensprings Highway. Witnesses stated that the daycare employee then got into her own vehicle, followed the victims down Carr Avenue, and fired multiple shots at their vehicle with a handgun. There were no injuries to anyone in the victim’s vehicle. Detectives and crime scene investigators processed the scene and recovered a bullet from a tire on the victim’s vehicle. The daycare employee was arrested pending charges for Attempted Murder.
Crime Report for the Week of July 21, 2025 July 21, 2025 at 11:52 AM 07/19/25 DUI Arrest - A vehicle was stopped for a traffic violation in the 200 block of Lakeshore Pkwy and the driver was arrested for DUI. 07/20/25 Narcotics Arrest - Officers investigated a suspicious person in the 400 block of West Valley Ave. The subject was in possession of methamphetamine and was arrested for Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance.
Crime Report for the Week of July 14, 2025 July 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM 07/07/25 UBEV - An unlocked vehicle was entered in the 100 block of Oxmoor Rd and credit cards were taken. 07/10/25 UBEV - An unlocked vehicle was entered in the 200 block of Oxmoor Rd and credit cards were taken. 07/10/25 Vehicle Theft - A vehicle with the key left in it was stolen from the 200 block of Summit Pkwy. 07/10/25 DUI Arrest - A vehicle was stopped for a traffic violation in the 200 block of West Valley Ave and the driver was arrested for DUI. 07/12/25 UBEV - An unlocked vehicle was entered in the 200 block of Olympia Dr and a wallet was taken.
Crime Report for the Week of July 7, 2025 06/30/25 Vehicle Theft - An unlocked vehicle was stolen from the 10 block of State Farm Pkwy.
Crime Report for the Week of June 30, 2025 06/24/25 UBEV - An unlocked vehicle was entered in the 900 block of Mansard Drive and jewelry was taken. 06/25/25 DUI Arrest - A vehicle was stopped for a traffic violation in the 200 block of State Farm Pkwy and the driver was arrested for DUI. Shared from the Homewood AL PD app at https://apps.myocv.com/share/a66835209
