Tag: police
High School Band Director Says He Was ‘Just Doing My Job’...
AP news
An Alabama high school band director said this week that he was just “doing my job” when police officers arrested him and shocked...
Carlee Russell Arrested on Friday, Charged with 2 Misdemeanors
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Carlee Russell on Friday turned herself in and was charged with two misdemeanors related to her faked abduction.
Booked around noon...
Police Can’t Verify Some Aspects of Carlee Russell’s Story
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Using information from Carlee Russell’s cell phone and her initial 911 call, Hoover Police have been unable to verify some...
Birmingham-Area Woman Returns Home Following Two-Day Disappearance and Search
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — A 25-year-old Alabama woman returned home late Saturday after being the focus of a two-day search by police and family...
The Day When ‘Birmingham (AL) Reached an Accord with its Conscience...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
This story is part of a series of articles, “Bending Toward Justice,” focusing on the 60th anniversary of events that...
Meet Michaela Kelley: Birmingham Police’s First Black Female K-9 Handler
By Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.com
Michaela Kelley is a woman on a mission.
The 27-year-old Birmingham police officer just became the department’s first Black female K-9 handler,...
Pamela Bass: After Painful Loss; Motivated to Help Others
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
There is no closure after losing a child, said Pamela Bass, who lost her 29-year-old son, Antonio “Toni” Bass”,...
Students Gather in Birmingham for Summit on Violence Prevention
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
On Saturday, dozens of students from across Jefferson County gathered at Woodlawn High School in Birmingham for a Community Teen...
Birmingham Police Chief Issues Statement on Tyre Nichols of Memphis
By Adrian Sainz
Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis authorities released video footage Friday showing Tyre Nichols being beaten by police officers who held the...
Jefferson County (AL) Sheriff: New Mental Health Care Center a ‘Game...
The Birmingham Times
State and local leaders on Tuesday cut the ribbon at the Craig Crisis Care Center in Birmingham which will offer assistance for...