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Media Release 208

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Wednesday, September 17, 2020. The victim has been identified as Marvie Brown, (30), B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama. At approximately 8:46 p.m., officers from West Precinct responded to 1705 Cedar Avenue South West on reports of a person shot. […]

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Media Release 204

Missing Person Update The Birmingham Police Department reports previously missing person Melodie Johnson has been located. Melodie Johnson was found unharmed. The investigation indicated Melodie Johnson traveled to another state on her own cognizance. Missing Person Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a missing person investigation. The Birmingham Police Department request assistance […]

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Media Release 187

Operation Safe The Birmingham Police Department reports BPD’s Vice & Narcotics Unit conducted Operation Safe during the weekend of August 22, 2020. This operation focused on investigating complaints within all four precincts. Operation safe yielded the recovery of 4 firearms, 28 grams of marijuana, 14 grams of synthetic marijuana, and 0.5 grams of methamphetamine. A […]

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Media Release 185

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Saturday, August 22, 2020. The victim has been identified as Demetrius Wright, (31), B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama. Just after 2:00 a.m., a Birmingham Police Officer was notified of fight occurring in the middle of the road nearby. Officers […]

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Media Release 184

Robbery Spike – Social Media Birmingham Police Department detectives within the Robbery Division have received a sudden spike in reports involving social media websites. Several robberies have been reported over the last two months involving social media. During most of the cases, the victims are under the impression that they are meeting another person to […]

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Media Release 183

Homicide Investigation Update The Birmingham Police Department reports an arrest has been made in connection to the homicide of Raven Swain. Swain was murdered on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at Underwood Park located in the 1100 block of 26th Street South. The suspect has been identified as Solomon Minatee III, (24), B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama. […]

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Media Release 182

Homicide Investigation Update The Birmingham Police Department reports an arrest has been made in the connection to the homicide of Joe Albert Foster IV. The victim was murdered on Tues, July 2020, at the Villas at Westridge Apartment Complex located in the 2300 Block of Court R. The suspect has been identified as: Myles Cordell […]

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Media Release 181

Reclassification-Justifiable Ruling The Birmingham Police Department reports that detectives have received a ruling in connection to the homicide investigation of Mario Kindred. Investigators presented the information gathered on the case to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s office for review. Following the assessment of the information, the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office ruled the actions justifiable. […]

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Media Release 180

Homicide Investigation  The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Wednesday, August 19, 2020. The victim has been identified as Cadarius Killian, (32), B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama. At approximately 4:33 p.m, Officers from the Community Safety Partnership Unit responded to the 7500 block of 66TH Courtway South on […]

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Media Release 179

       Homicide Investigation Update The Birmingham Police Department reports an arrest has been made in connection to the homicide of Cordorius Sanchez Williams. The victim was murdered on August 10, 2020. The suspect has been identified as: Antonio Davis, (33), B/M, of Bessemer, Alabama. Birmingham Police Department’s Investigators presented the case to the Jefferson County […]

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