Tag: crime
Birmingham takes action on gun violence against children, sets up $125K...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Mayor Randall L. Woodfin, joined by nearly two dozen faith leaders, on Tuesday announced a $125,000 fund to help...
‘Stop The Madness’: Activists Respond to Gun Violence in Jeffco
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Apostle Wanda Stephen knows the pain of losing a loved one to gun violence.
Stephen, pastor of Jesus Real International Ministry,...
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...
$24K Raised For Info; Justice Demanded in Slaying of 32-Year-Old Woman
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Comedian and Birmingham native Rickey Smiley, the Birmingham Urban League and the Jefferson County Commission are among entities offering a...
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...
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...
Two Men Charged In 2002 Killing Of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Two men have been indicted in the 2002 slaying of hip hop artist Jam Master Jay, which until now...
22-year-old suspect in custody in Riverchase Galleria mall shooting
abc3340.com
The Hoover Police Department announced 22-year-old Montez Moses Coleman of Birmingham was arrested as a suspect in the Riverchase Galleria mall shooting on July...
Crime down overall, but weekend violence unacceptable, Mayor Woodfin says
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
While overall crime is dramatically down in the city of Birmingham, the violence that left four men dead over the...
