The police department sees an increased interest in recruits and laterals since November 2024.

After months of concern over police staffing levels in Birmingham, city leaders say the department is making meaningful ...

Birmingham officials touted decreased homicides and increased police recruitment during Tuesday’s City Council meeting.

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin has appointed Captain Raymond Cochran as the Interim Deputy Chief of Patrol Operations for ...

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin provided an update on the city's police department staffing during a city council meeting on ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC) - Following retirements within the Birmingham Police Department, Mayor Randall Woodfin has appointed ...

A 36-year veteran of the Birmingham Police Department has been named an interim deputy chief. Mayor Randall L. Woodfin on ...

He recently served as the acting deputy chief of patrol operations. Cochran’s appointment from Birmingham Mayor Randall ...

Edward Bowser, co-author of Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin's memoir 'Son of Birmingham,' joined CBS 42 Morning News to ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC) - Birmingham police and city leaders are reporting a major drop in violence this year, with ...

Homicides in Birmingham are down 46 percent in the first five months of 2025 after the city ended last year with a homicide total that broke a record set in 1933. The city’s mayor on Friday credited ...