Tag: Birmingham Police Department
What Birmingham Residents Are Saying About BPD’s $3M Crime Center
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham’s newly unveiled $3 million Real-Time Crime Center (RTCC) is a “huge leap forward” for the Birmingham Police Department (BPD)...
Chief Patrick D. Smith On His Force’s Newest Crime Fighting Tool
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham Times recently sat down with Police Chief Patrick D. Smith to talk about his department’s Real Time Crime...
Mayor Woodfin Names Leadership Team For Birmingham Police
birminghamal.gov
Mayor Randall L. Woodfin has reappointed Patrick D. Smith as Chief of the Birmingham Police Department.
“When I appointed Chief Smith in 2018, I was...
Birmingham Mayor Woodfin forms city’s first Civilian Review Board
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Monday announced the formation of the city’s first Civilian Review Board.
The review board, which came...
Birmingham’s deadly week of ‘unimaginable’ violence
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Those shot have ranged from age five to adulthood, including the killing of a 32-year-old, in a deadly week...
Comedian Rickey Smiley offers $5k reward for info in killing of...
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Comedian, radio talk show host and Birmingham native Rickey Smiley is offering a $5,000 award for information about a...
Birmingham’s Top Priority is to Find Killers of 2-Year-Old, Says Mayor
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said Friday he has instructed law enforcement to put all efforts behind finding the person or persons who...
5 female captains in BPD is a ‘major event,’ says professor
Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
It’s uncommon to find five female captains serving in one police department, like Birmingham Police Department, said Lynda R....
City’s HR director: Police promotions not easy to come by
Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
One thing for sure about promotions in the Birmingham Police Department is that officers are not promoted because of...
Proposals made to reform Birmingham police dept. practices
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
A five-member public safety task force made up of lawyers, former law enforcement and community leaders on Thursday released...