Tag: Birmingham police
Birmingham Police Chief A.C. Roper Will Not Return Under New Mayor
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Police Chief A.C. Roper will not return under the Randall Woodfin administration. Roper released a statement today saying he did...
Birmingham Police join housing officials to combat violence in Marks Village
By Joseph D. Bryant
Housing Authority of the Birmingham District
More than two dozen Birmingham police officers converged at the Marks Village community last week, knocking...
Birmingham Mayor’s Race: William Bell and Randall Woodfin combative in lead-up...
Times Staff Report
The stakes are high for the Oct. 3 run-off to the municipal elections with the question of whether William Bell will remain...
Mayor’s office, police chief announce 30-day initiative to reduce crime
Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
In efforts to increase public safety, Mayor William Bell and the Birmingham Police Department announced a new 30-day initiative, Operation Eagle.
For...
Birmingham’s playbook for community policing
By Ariel Worthy and Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham’s community policing program could be a model for the rest of the nation, where clashes between...
Breaking the Blue Wall: Law enforcement, citizens discuss race and policing
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
This year, there have been 736 people killed in police-involved shootings, and 38 officers killed in the line of duty....
Birmingham Community Service Officer Heather Campbell offers plenty of compassion, courtesy
By Karim Shamsi-Basha
Alabama NewsCenter
Twenty-year-old Tony Harris walked into the Shell station on Third Avenue West in Ensley looking defeated, sweat dripping from his chin....
