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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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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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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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. […]
Bike Patrol Returns to Downtown
The Birmingham Police Department has re-instated the bike patrol in the Downtown area. Officer Matthew Dickerson and Officer Keona Suttles currently serve the community in this way. “We have a more intimate experience with people when we’re on the bikes,” Officer Dickerson said. “When we’re on the bikes it makes it a lot easier for […]
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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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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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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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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 […]
Back-to-School Supply Drive
The Community Outreach and Public Education Division (COPE) of the Birmingham Police Department is hosting a Back to School Supply Drive in conjunction with the Community Safety Partnership, Serving a Purpose Security Co. and Cricket Wireless. The drive began August 5 and runs through September 30. Donations can include paper, notebooks, backpacks, pencils, glue, pens, […]
