The BPD said it achieved an 87.3% homicide clearance rate in 2025 which means most of the homicide cases were solved through ...

Birmingham police have launched a homicide investigation in the South East Lake neighborhood, marking the city's first ...

Chief Michael Pickett said in addition to making sure the department stays fully staffed, he hopes the vehicles will boost ...

The Birmingham Police Department is seeking assistance from the public in locating a missing man last seen Dec. 29.

More than 100 officers were deployed for the Dec. 31, 2025, Operation Close Out, a holiday crime suppression initiative aimed ...

Birmingham's new chief of police has social media going wild over how "fine" he is. Since being appointed Birmingham, Alabama’s new Chief of Police, Michael Pickett has drawn attention on social media ...

Chief Pickett said lowering the homicide rate remains a priority, noting officers have seen success addressing violent crime ...

BIRMINGHAM, AL -- Police in Birmingham, Alabama, are rescinding an officer's award following the public release of a video that shows him shooting a suspect on the ground. Officer Daniel Aguirre ...

Birmingham, Alabama’s newest police chief has discovered that modern law enforcement comes with unexpected challenges, including managing sudden social media fame that has nothing to do with crime ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- One Birmingham police sergeant was killed and another officer critically wounded early Sunday morning in a shooting as they questioned two people suspected of trying to break into ...

HUDSONVILLE, Mich. (WOOD) — The shooting in Birmingham, Alabama, that put a Hudsonville High School graduate in the hospital stemmed from a robbery, police say. The shooting happened just before 6 p.m ...