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Media Release 149

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Saturday, June 12, 2021 in the 100 block of Center Street SW in the Titusville Community. The victim will be identified upon notification of next of kin. At approximately 12:30 p.m., South Precinct Officers responded to a ShotSpotter […]

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Media Release 148

Arrest Made in Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives have obtained a warrant for an arrest in connection to the murder of Earnest Moody Jr. The suspect has been identified as: Deandre Brantley, (24), B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham Police Detectives presented information on the case to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office. […]

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Media Release 147

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Thursday, June 10, 2021. The victim will be identified upon notification to the next of kin. At approximately1:30 a.m., North Precinct officers were dispatched to1916 14th Avenue North on report of a person shot. Officers arrived on the scene, which […]

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Media Release 146

Arrest Made in Double Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives have obtained a warrant for an arrest in connection to the murders of Joseph Demetrice Robinson and Rikki Dunri Christopher Bynum. The suspect has been identified as: Antonio Shaw, (27), B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham Police Detectives presented information on the case to […]

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Media Release 145

Critical Missing Person Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a critical 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: Leander Thomas, (56), B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama. Leander Thomas was last seen on Friday, […]

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Media Release 144

Street Racing & Exhibition Driving Enforcement The Birmingham Police Department would like to provide a comprehensive update on the efforts to target street racing and exhibition driving in the City of Birmingham. Beginning in February 2021, we began to see an increase in street racing and exhibition driving. BPD has also been in communication with […]

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Media Release 143

Homicide Investigation Update The Birmingham Police Department reports the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office have  identified the victim of a homicide that occurred on Saturday, June 5, 2021. The victims have been identified as: Joseph Demetrice Robinson, (25), B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama. Rikki Dunri Christopher Bynum, (27), B/M of Birmingham, Alabama.  The preliminary investigation suggests the […]

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Media Release 142

Double Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a double homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Saturday, June 5, 2021. The victims will be identified upon notification to the next of kin. At approximately 9:00 p.m., an East Precinct officer was travelling in the 200 block of Roebuck Plaza Drive when he heard gunshots […]

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Media Release 141

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 a 20th Place and Avenue P in the Ensley Community. The victim has been identified as Desmon Antwuan McGuire, (17), b/m, of Birmingham, Alabama. Just before 7:00 p.m., West Precinct Officers responded to the […]

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Media Release 140

Homicide Investigation Update The Birmingham Police Department reports the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim of a homicide that occurred on Thursday, May 27, 2021. The victim has been identified as: Robert Jonathan Roy, (41), W/M, of Bessemer, Alabama.   The preliminary investigation suggests the victim may have been shot during an attempted […]

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