Birmingham, Alabama – The Birmingham Police Department has announced an arrest in the death of Damian Dawson. According to BPD, detectives obtained a warrant for the arrest of 24-year-old Vivian Brantley of Graysville. Dawson was fatally shot and killed during a domestic violence incident in the 100 block of 9th Court West on January 27, … Read more
Birmingham, Alabama – The Birmingham Police Department has announced the arrest of a sexual assault suspect. According to a BPD statement, detectives with BPD’s Special Victims Unit investigated a sexual assault case in West Birmingham on January 3, 2025. Detectives say they identified 53-year-old Willie Sims as the suspect in the investigation. SVU detectives carried … Read more
Birmingham, Alabama – The Birmingham Police Department is currently investigating the fatal shooting of a pizza delivery driver in the 400 block of Roebuck Avenue. According to officials, East Precinct officers responded to a report of shots fired just before 9 p.m. in the 400 block of Roebuck Drive. A second call reported that an … Read more
Birmingham, Alabama – The Birmingham Police Department announced in a media release that a K-9 officer was fired upon by a possible shooting suspect. According to BPD, a K-9 officer was providing additional patrol for New Year’s Eve and was fired upon by a possible shooting suspect. Around 2:20 a.m., the K-9 officer and the … Read more
Birmingham, Alabama – A person has been fatally stabbed in Birmingham, Alabama. According to the Birmingham Police Department, officers responded to a person stabbed at a residence in the 2500 block of 15th Street Ensley just after 7 p.m. At the scene, officers entered a residence where they found an adult male unresponsive. The victim … Read more
Birmingham, Alabama – The Birmingham Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting in the 200 block of 3rd Avenue South. According to a BPD statement, South Precinct officers responded to the scene for a Shot Spotter alert around 7:35 p.m. BPD says responding officers found an adult male lying unresponsive in the yard of a … Read more
Birmingham, Alabama – The Birmingham Police Department has announced the arrest of 24-year-old Jhontaye Cobb in connection to the fatal shooting of Randolph Taylor Jr. According to BPD, Taylor was fatally shot at 633 Cotton Avenue Southwest on December 14, 2024. On December 15, BPD says its Crime Reduction Team and Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies … Read more
The Birmingham Police Department reports that its patrol officers were injured by a DUI driver on December 5. According to BPD, 911 Communications Division received a call about a traffic accident in the 6500 block of 1st Avenue North involving two vehicles and a BPD patrol vehicle. BPD has identified the suspect as 56-year-old Roger … Read more
The Birmingham Police Department reports that it is on the scene of a homicide in the 6000 block of Wood Station Drive. Police say East Precinct officers were dispatched to a person shot call just before 4 p.m. BPD says the shooting occurred at The Park at Wood Station Apartment Complex. At the scene, BPD … Read more
The Birmingham Police Department reports that it is on the scene of a double homicide in the 1300 block of Princeton Southwest. Birmingham Police says its officers responded to the area just before 9:30 p.m. for a vehicle on the sidewalk with bullet holes. BPD says officers reached the scene and found one man and … Read more