Tag: crime
Heartbroken: Moms Lose Children to Violence in Birmingham, Find Support in...
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
This is another installment in The Birmingham Times/AL.com joint series “Beyond the Violence: What can be done to address...
How Preventing Domestic Violence Can Reduce Historic Homicide Toll in Birmingham...
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
This is another installment in The Birmingham Times/AL.com joint series “Beyond the Violence: What can be done to address...
Birmingham’s Tragic and Historic 2022 Homicide Toll, By the Numbers
By Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.com
Birmingham ended 2022 with the families and friends of 144 homicide victims left grieving.
The year was deadliest in recent history and...
After City’s ‘Toll of Violence’ in 2022, Mayor Woodfin, Area Clergy...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
More than a dozen pastors from across the Birmingham metro area on Friday joined Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and other...
The High Costs of Recovering from Gun Violence in Birmingham
By Amy Yurkanin | ayurkanin@al.com
This is another installment in Birmingham Times/AL.com joint series “Beyond the Violence: what can be done to address Birmingham’s rising homicide rate.” Sign...
Birmingham Mayor Woodfin Outlines a ‘Pattern’ of Recent Homicides in City
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said this week that a number of recent homicides in the city have followed a “pattern”...
As Gunshot Wounds Increase in Birmingham, UAB Adds Surgeons to Handle...
By Amy Yurkanin | ayurkanin@al.com
This is another installment in Birmingham Times/AL.com joint series “Beyond the Violence: what can be done to address Birmingham’s rising homicide rate.” Sign...
As Homicides Rise to Historic Levels, Birmingham Police Face Staffing Crisis
By Greg Garrison | ggarrison@al.com
This is another installment in Birmingham Times/AL.com joint series “Beyond the Violence: what can be done to address Birmingham’s rising homicide rate.” Sign...
Lynneice Washington, Bessemer Cutoff’s Fair but Firm DA, Pursues Justice
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
As she enters her second term as Bessemer cutoff DA, Lynniece Washington wants to pick up where she left...
Birmingham Police Offers $5,000 Hiring Bonus to Recruit New Officers
Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.com
This story appeared originally on AL.com
Birmingham police Chief Scott Thurmond on Monday announced a $5,000 hiring bonus for new and lateral...