Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. The victim has been identified as: Joshua Hayes, (27), W/M, of Birmingham, Alabama. At approximately 10:57 a.m., East Precinct officers were dispatched to a Person Shot call at a residence in the 900 Block of Navarro […]
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Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation. The incident occurred on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. The victim has been identified as: Donnie Edward Harris, (20), B/M, of Birmingham, Alabama. At approximately 7:55 p.m., South Precinct officers responded to UAB Hospital (1802 6th Avenue South) on report of a person shot. They […]
Chief Smith joins statewide PSA on domestic abuse
Chief Patrick D. Smith of the Birmingham Police Department has been vocal about domestic abuse and the toll it has taken on Birmingham this year, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic. He recently joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of Alabama to release a public service announcement regarding domestic abuse. The PSA begins […]
BPD Chief, SVU release domestic violence PSAs
Over the last seven days, the community has been affected by two high-profile, fatal domestic violence cases. On Saturday, Nov. 7, the Birmingham Police Department officers from the West Precinct received an assault call at 3024 17th Street Ensley at approximately 9:28 p.m. Upon arrival, officers located 57-year-old Ricky Ray Carlisle of Hoover, Alabama unresponsive […]
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Double Homicide Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports detectives are conducting a double homicide investigation stemming from a domestic related incident. The victim has been identified as Loretta Frazier, (65), b/f, of Birmingham, Alabama. The deceased subject has been identified as Derick Williams, (40), b/m, of Birmingham, Alabama. Just after 11:00 a.m., North precinct officers […]
