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Media Release 105

Critical Missing Person Alert Update The Birmingham Police Department reports missing person Gregory Charles Williams Jr has been located safe and unharmed. Critical Missing Person Alert The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a critical missing person investigation. The Birmingham Police Department request assistance from the public in locating the subject in the photo […]

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Media Release 104

Critical Missing Person Alert The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a critical missing person investigation. The Birmingham Police Department request assistance from the public in locating the subject in the photo below. The missing person has been identified as: Gregory Charles Williams Jr., (25), B/M, 6-foot-tall, and 280 pounds. Gregory Charles Williams Jr. […]

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Media Release 103

Arrest Made in Homicide Investigation (Update) The Birmingham Police Department reports an arrest has been made in connection to the murder of Lazonathan Rhodes. Rhodes was murdered on Friday, March 19, 2021 in the parking lot of Roebuck Plaza Shopping Center located at 9120 Parkway East. The suspect has been identified as: Ja’Marcus Jordan, (18), […]

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Media Release 102

BPD Upcoming Events for April 2021 The Birmingham Police Department’s Community Outreach & Public Education Division is hosting multiple events for the month of April to educate the public on very important topics of prevention. A virtual seminar, SPEAK OUT AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT will be held on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 from 6:00 p.m. until […]

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Media Release 101

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Sunday, April 18, 2021. The victim has been identified: Tyree Marcell Brown, (18), B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama. At approximately 8:20 p.m., East Precinct officers responded to St. Vincent’s Hospital on report of a person shot. Officers arrived on the scene […]

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Media Release 100

Homicide Investigation Update The Birmingham Police Department reports the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim of a homicide that occurred on Sunday, April 18, 2021. The victim has been identified as: Jermaine Demarico Johnson, (48), B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama. The preliminary investigation suggests that a verbal argument took place prior to the victim […]

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Media Release 99

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Sunday, April 18, 2021. The victim will be identified upon notification to the next of kin. At approximately 5:50 p.m., East Precinct officers were dispatched to 3039 Chase Lane on report of a person shot. Officers arrived on the scene […]

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Media Release 98

Reclassification-Justifiable Death Ruling The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives have received a ruling in connection to the homicide investigation of Travio Ollison. The incident occurred on Monday, April 5, 2021. Investigators presented the information gathered to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s office for review. Following the assessment, the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office ruled the […]

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Media Release 97

Missing Person Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a missing person investigation. The Birmingham Police Department requests assistance from the public on locating the subject in the attached photo. The missing person has been identified as: Joseph Entrekin, (33), W/M, of Adamsville, Alabama. 6’0’’ 245 pounds. Joseph Entrekin was last seen on […]

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Media Release 96

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on early Saturday morning April 10, 2021. The victim has been identified as Rodriguez Valides Holt, (44), b/m, of Birmingham, Alabama. At 3:52 a.m., Birmingham Police Officers responded to a residence located at 2722 Avenue J Ensley on a […]

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