Assault Investigation / Juvenile Shot The Birmingham Police Department is conducting an assault investigation after a juvenile was shot. The incident occurred on Sunday, July 4, 2021. At around 10:15 p.m., South Precinct officers responded to the 1700 of 1st Avenue South on report of a person shot. Officers arrived on the scene and discovered […]
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Birmingham Police Officer Arrested The Birmingham Police Department reports an arrest has been made of a Birmingham Police Officer. Matthew Wilcox was taken into custody on Saturday, July 3, 2021. On Friday, July 2, 2021, The Birmingham Police Department’s Internal Affairs Division received a complaint involving allegations of sexual misconduct involving an officer. Immediate actions […]
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Arrest Made in Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives have obtained a warrant for an arrest in connection to the murder of Dentarius Maurice Jackson The suspects have been identified as: Roderick Lynn Patterson, (23), B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama. Devon Perkins-Jones, (20), B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama. During the homicide investigation, detectives learned that […]
