Birmingham Police

Civilian Board Formed to Review Birmingham Police Actions

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A five-member board of civilians is being established to review complaints of police misconduct in Alabama’s largest city. Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin announced the creation of the Civilian Review Board during a news briefing on Monday. Such a board was recommended by a task force that reviewed public safety following the police killing of George Floyd…

Birmingham officer hit by car while responding to a call

Lakeshore Ridge Apartments/Source: WBMA BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say an Alabama police officer was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle. Birmingham Police Sgt. Rod Mauldin says the officer was responding to a call Monday morning regarding burglarized vehicles in an apartment complex parking lot. Sgt. Mauldin says the officer was approaching a silver SUV believed to have several…

Montgomery Man Killed in East Birmingham Homicide

Killough Springs Road, Birmingham/Source: ABC3340 A Montgomery man was shot and killed Wednesday night while arriving at a relative’s home in East Birmingham. Birmingham Police say 36-year-old Tristian Jackson was shot in the 300 block of Killough Springs Road while he was entering the garage of the home just after 9:30 P.M. When officers arrived, they found Jackson unresponsive suffering…

Missing Woman May be in Montgomery (UPDATE: FOUND SAFE)

Reported missing in Birmingham.

Missing Person Investigation The Birmingham Police Department reports that detectives are conducting a missing person investigation. The subject was last seen on Sunday, October 7, 2018. The missing person has been identified as: Whitney McDurmin, 22, W/F, of Birmingham, Alabama. Whitney was released from Grandview Medical Center on Thursday, October 4, 2018 and placed in a group home on the…

Decaying Body Found Impaled, Stuck in Warehouse Window

A body has been found stuck in the burglar bars of an Alabama warehouse. Al.com reports Birmingham police Sgt. Bryan Shelton says police received a call about a body in a window on Wednesday. Court VanScyoc, president of Cool Breeze Inc., says he discovered the body after stopping by the warehouse to pick up some supplies and noticed a foul…

Suspect in Pike Road Valentine’s Day Armed Robbery Captured

The man who robbed a Pike Road convenience store at gun point on Valentine’s Day has been arrest, according to Central Alabama CrimeStoppers. Brandon Alexander Reddoch was arrested by the Birmingham Police Department on February 17 at around 10:00 pm. A Birmingham Patrol Supervisor saw the CrimeStoppers report about the Pike Road robbery on the news in Birmingham and also received an alert from the…