Press Releases

Media Release 245- Officers Talk Juvenile Down From Roof in Woodlawn

November 17, 2023

Officers Talk Juvenile Down from Roof in Woodlawn The Birmingham Police Department (BPD) reports officers successfully talked a male juvenile down from a roof who was threatening to jump. The incident occurred on Thursday, November 16, 2023. At around 3:05 p.m., East Precinct officers received a report of a Woodlawn High School student threatening to […]

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Media Release 244- Public’s Assistance in the Joshua & Brandon Carpenter Homicide Investigations

November 16, 2023

Public’s Assistance in the Joshua & Brandon Carpenter Homicide Investigations The Birmingham Police Department is requesting assistance from the public in two unsolved homicide cases from 2022, where brothers, Joshua and Brandon Carpenter were tragically killed nine months apart from another. Joshua Carpenter (Media Release 37-2022) was shot and killed on Monday, February 21, 2022, […]

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Media Release 243- Homicide Investigation- 5th Street Pratt

November 16, 2023

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. The victim has been identified as: Darryl Bowie, (56), B/M, of Fairfield, Alabama. At approximately 10:40 a.m., West Precinct officers were dispatched to a Person Shot call in the 400 Block of 5th Street Pratt. Officers […]

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Media Release 242- Gunfire Erupts as Officer Arrives on Car Break-In Call

November 15, 2023

Gunfire Erupts as Officer Arrives on Car Break-In Call  The Birmingham Police Department reports gunfire erupted as an officer arrived on the scene of a Car Break-In call. The incident occurred on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. At around 8:50 p.m., the Birmingham 911 Communications Division received a call of a Car Break-In In Progress at […]

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Media Release 241- Homicide Investigation- Stoneridge Road

November 13, 2023

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Saturday, October 14, 2023. The victim has been identified as: Quinterrious Patton, (25), B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama.   At approximately 1:35 a.m., South Precinct officers were dispatched to a Person Shot call at the Adona Apartment Complex, located in the […]

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