Cultural change needed to tackle Birmingham's violence says city leaders and activists
Amid calls for Birmingham Police Department chief Scott Thurmond to step down, the mayor's office released a stetement saying in part"The homicide problem we ...
City leaders react to Birmingham mayor’s plan to fill 172 patrol officer vacancies
The recruiting plan includes a $10,000 sign on bonus and retention bonuses that would pay out quarterly and add up to an ...
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Birmingham Police Department recommends plan designed to increase number of patrol officers
Birmingham Mayor Randall L. Woodfin and the Birmingham Police Department have presented their recommended officer recruitment ...
Birmingham City Council approves $15.8 million plan to boost police recruits and retention
The Birmingham City Council announced Tuesday it passed a $15.8 million plan designed to aid officer recruitment and ...
Birmingham mass shooting: $100K reward announced as police hunt for gunmen that killed 4, injured 17
Officials have announced up to $100,000 in reward money for information leading to the arrests of the gunmen behind a mass ...
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'Hefty price for safety': Birmingham police propose $16 million recruitment plan
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin has a plan to fill vacant positions in the police department, for the hefty price of $16 ...
Manhunt launched for ‘multiple shooters’ after at least 4 killed and 18 injured in Birmingham
We believe that multiple shooters fired multiple shots on a group of people,” said Birmingham officer Truman Fitzgerald.
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Birmingham 5 Points South shooting that killed 4 likely a murder-for-hire; more than 100 shots fired
Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond on Sunday morning said the suspected target of the shooting was among the dead outside the Hush hookah and cigar lounge on Magnolia Avenue. “It wasn’t ...