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Media Release 188

Homicide Investigation Update  The Birmingham Police Department reports an additional 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: Demarcus Chandler, (24), B/M, State of Alabama […]

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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 186

Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Monday, August 24, 2020. The victim has been identified as Eddie Jackson, (43), B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama. At approximately 1:30 p.m., Officers from the Community Safety Partnership Unit responded to 4170 Messer Airport Highway on a call of […]

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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 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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Media Release 178

Homicide Investigation Update The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Monday, August 17, 2020 at approximately 1:45 p.m. The victim has been identified as Mario Joe Kindred, (32), B/M, of Fairfield, Alabama. Officers from South Precinct responded to UAB Hospital after BPD was notified of the arrival […]

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