Critical Missing Person Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a missing person investigation. The Birmingham Police Department requests assistance from the public on locating the subject in the attached photo. The missing person has been identified as: Vanessa Andrea Ricuarte, (32), W/F, 4’11’’ 115 pounds of Gardendale, Alabama. Vanessa Ricuarte was last […]
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Homicide Investigation Update The Birmingham Police Department reports the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim of a homicide that occurred on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. The victim has been identified as: Perry Lee Mixon, (62), (B/M), of Birmingham, Alabama The preliminary investigation suggests the victim was in a parking lot standing outside of […]
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Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. The victim will be identified upon notification to the next of kin. At approximately 8:50 p.m., South Precinct officers were dispatched to 800 block of 46th Street North on report of a person shot. ShotSpotter alerted […]
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Update on Gun Buyback The Birmingham Police reports the upcoming gun buyback is being hosted solely by Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. The Birmingham Police Department (BPD) will respond to calls to recover firearms that are received at the event. The BPD will also accept weapons that are turned in at Police Headquarters. This is […]
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Gun Buyback “No Questions Asked” The Birmingham Police Department is partnering with Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Incorporated to host a Spring Gun Buyback. The buyback will be held on Saturday, May 8, 2021at First Ebenezer Baptist Church Fellowship House located at 420 Graymont Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35204. The event will be held from 10:00 […]
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Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Sunday, May 2, 2021. The victim has been identified as: Eric Tyler Sledge Jr., (27), B/M, of Hoover, Alabama. At approximately 12:30 a.m., South Precinct officers were dispatched to the 1100 block of 20th Street South on report of a […]
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Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a double homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Thursday, April 29, 2021. The victims will be identified upon notification to the next of kin. At approximately 11:10 p.m., a North Precinct officer heard several gunshots near the 500 block of 10th Avenue West. Multiple shot spotter alerts […]
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Officer Involved Shooting Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports investigators are conducting an officer involved shooting investigation. The incident occurred on Thursday, April 22, 2021. The incident occurred at 5317 Acadia Terrace in the City Limits of Fairfield, Alabama. At approximately 3:00 p.m. the Birmingham Police Department’s Vice/Narcotics Unit along with officers from the Tactical […]
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Critical Missing Person Alert Update The Birmingham Police Department reports missing person Gregory Charles Williams Jr has been located safe and unharmed. Critical Missing Person Alert The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a critical missing person investigation. The Birmingham Police Department request assistance from the public in locating the subject in the photo […]
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Critical Missing Person Alert The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a critical missing person investigation. The Birmingham Police Department request assistance from the public in locating the subject in the photo below. The missing person has been identified as: Gregory Charles Williams Jr., (25), B/M, 6-foot-tall, and 280 pounds. Gregory Charles Williams Jr. […]
