Police chief and injury attorney speak on risks of police pursuits following fatal crash
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has taken over the investigation into a crash that took the life of one woman following a ...
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 ...
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 ...
Rep. Juandalynn Givan calls on Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond to resign due to ‘never-ending bloodbath’ in city
Alabama state Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) called for the resignation of Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond on ...
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FOP believes BPD officer gap is greater than mayor's claims
After going through their own records, a representative insists the staffing gap is even larger. Williams looks forward to ...
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 ...
Take home cars a recruiting, retention difference maker in the fight to secure more police officers
On top of the $10,000 sign on and retention bonuses, the plan would ramp up the take home vehicle program BPD is working to ...
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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 ...
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 ...