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Media Release 259

Homicide Investigation Update The Birmingham Police Department reports the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim of a homicide that occurred on Friday, October 29, 2021. The victim has been identified as: Justin Rasha Lee, (34), B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama.  The preliminary investigation suggests that an argument took place between the victim and a […]

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Media Release 258

Homicide Investigation Update The Birmingham Police Department reports the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim of a homicide that occurred on Friday, October 29, 2021. The victim has been identified as: Malik Tyrese Sutton, 25, B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama.  The preliminary investigation suggests officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert when they found the […]

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Media Release 257

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports an arrest has been made in connection to a recent homicide. The incident occurred on Wednesday October 27, 2021 at a 1639 51ST Street Ensley. The victim has been identified as Charles Stewart Sr. (60), b/m, of Birmingham, Alabama. Just after 7:00 p.m., officers from the West Precinct […]

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Media Release 256

Arrest Made in Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports the Jefferson County Coroner has identified the victim of a recent homicide. The incident occurred in the 800 block of Cable Car Court at the Valley Station Apartment Complex. The suspect was taken into custody at the scene. The victim has been identified Romeo Leland […]

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Media Release 255

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred in the 800 block of Cable Car Court at the Valley Station Apartment Complex. The victim will be identified upon next of kin notification. Just after 10:00 p.m., officers from the South Precinct responded to a call of a […]

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Media Release 254

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Sunday, October 24, 2021. The victim will be identified upon notification to the next of kin. At approximately 7:30 a.m., an East Precinct officer was patrolling the 1700 block of 87th Street North when he observed a black male lying […]

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Media Release 253-Suspect Identified in Homicide

Homicide Investigation Update The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are searching for the suspect in connection to the murder of Roderick Tavares Chester, Jr. The victim was murdered on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 in the 6700 block of Kimberly Avenue. With the help of the Real Time Crime Center, detectives were able to gather strong […]

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Media Release 252

Robbery Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a robbery investigation. Detectives requests assistance from the public in identifying a suspect in the attached photo and video. On Tuesday, October 12, 2021, an elderly community member was purchasing items inside of the Jefferson Avenue Food Mart, located at 5408 Jefferson Avenue, when the […]

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Media Release 251

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Tuesday, October 19, 2021. The victim has been identified as: Roderick Tavares Chester, Jr., (24), B/M, of Midfield, Alabama. At approximately 11:13 a.m., East Precinct officers were dispatched to the 6700 block of Kimberly Avenue on report of a person […]

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Media Release 250

Robbery Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a robbery investigation. Detectives requests assistance from the public in identifying the suspect in the attached photo. On Friday, October 15, 2021, the Ensley Seafood restaurant, located at 2161 Carson Road, was robbed. The suspect in the listed photo purchased an item from the business […]

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