Tag: Chief Patrick Smith
Birmingham Police Chief Patrick Smith Resigns; Interim Named
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Police Chief Patrick Smith has resigned to focus on personal matters, according to the city. On Friday, Mayor Randall L. Woodfin...
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...
With Homicides Up in 2020, Police Chief Smith Addresses Gun Violence
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
As 2020 ends in Birmingham with homicides up by 13 percent over 2019, Birmingham Police Chief Patrick Smith on...
BPD Chief: More than a dozen Birmingham police officers terminated since...
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
More than a dozen Birmingham police officers have been terminated for some incidents involving excessive force or unauthorized force and...
Birmingham Police, Not National Guard, Will Address Crime, Chief Says
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
After one city councilor called for the National Guard to come to Birmingham to help curb crime and after two...