Press Releases

Media Release 171

July 19, 2021

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Saturday, July 17, 2021 in 7600 block of 2nd Ave North. The victim will be identified upon notification of next of kin. At approximately 2:30 a.m., East Precinct Officers responded to the location on a ShotSpotter alert and […]

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Media Release 170

July 19, 2021

Critical Missing Person Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a critical missing person investigation. Investigators are enlisting assistance from the public in locating the person in the attached photo. The missing person has been identified as: Brayden Butler, (16), W/M, 5 foot 6 inches, 100 pounds, of Birmingham, Alabama. Brayden Butler was […]

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Media Release 169

July 19, 2021

Birmingham Police Academy Graduation Ceremony   The Birmingham Police Department cordially invite all to attend the upcoming graduation ceremony. The ceremony will be held at the Birmingham Crossplex located at 2337 Bessemer Road Birmingham, Alabama 35208 on Friday, July 16, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. This ceremony will celebrate recruits who recently graduated from the Birmingham […]

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Media Release 168

July 13, 2021

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on May 22, 2021. The victim has been identified as: Sheila Chantel Johnson, (27), B/F, of Birmingham, Alabama. At approximately 9:30 p.m., East Precinct officers were dispatched to 8300 1st Avenue North on report of multiple people shot. Officers arrived on […]

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Media Release 167

July 12, 2021

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Monday, July 12, 2021. The victim has been identified: Sergio Hernandez Leiva, (28), (H/M), of Birmingham, Alabama. At approximately 4:30 a.m., East Precinct officers were dispatched to the 8500 of 3rd Avenue North on report of a person shot. Officers […]

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