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Four Alabama Cities Ranked “Most Violent” In USA
Alabama is home to the most violent cities in America. It's not New York, L.A., or Chicago (with dozens of murders every weekend) at the top?. In 2024, a new report was released revealing the 100 most dangerous cities in America with a population of 25,000 or more. The rankings...
25-year-old victim in I-59 shooting identified
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.–The Birmingham Police Department has released the identity of a man who was killed in a shooting on Interstate 59 in eastern Birmingham last Saturday. According to BPD Officer Truman Fitzgerald, 25-year-old Javonta McDonald died in the shooting while another adult male was injured. Just after 10 p.m.,...
Birmingham police searching for suspects in gas station robberies
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Birmingham Police Department is searching for two suspects who allegedly robbed two gas stations over the weekend. According to BPD, on both June 28 and June 29, the two suspects robbed a clerk at the Shell Gas Station located at 2236 Highland Ave. On June 29, a clerk at the […]
30-year-old man killed in Birmingham shooting
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — A man is dead after a shooting in east Birmingham Monday night. The Jefferson County Coroner has identified him as 30-year-old Kameron Connell of Birmingham. The Birmingham Police Department said multiple shots were fired in the 7700 Block of 1st Avenue South. Police said the...
Capital murder suspect surrenders in Hoover woman’s Birmingham shooting death
The suspect in the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old Hoover woman in Birmingham is in custody. Demetrious Dewayne Kidd, 41, is charged with capital murder in the killing of Nikita Nicole Walker. Kidd surrendered to police on Friday, said Officer Truman Fitzgerald. He was booked into the Jefferson County Jail...
Shooting death of masked man in Birmingham’s Avondale community ruled justified
The shooting death of a masked man in Birmingham’s Avondale community has been ruled justifiable. Birmingham police on Sunday said no criminal charges will be filed in the June 21 slaying of 34-year-old Rufus Brock. Brock was killed that Friday in a shootout in the parking lot of Oak...
Officials looking for car that fled scene after striking, killing Alabama man walking in business parking lot
A man walking in the parking lot of an Alabama business was struck and killed in a weekend hit-and-run incident. Officials with the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office report that Milton Earl Davis, 58, of Birmingham, was killed early Saturday morning while walking in a business parking lot on Fourth Avenue North in Birmingham.
Birmingham pedestrian dies after being hit by car in parking lot
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A pedestrian was struck and killed while walking through a parking lot in Birmingham over the weekend. Milton Earl Davis, 58, was hit by a car in a parking lot in the 400 block of 4th Avenue North Saturday. By 5:33 a.m., Davis was pronounced dead. According to the Jefferson County […]
Tarrant Police looking for suspect in connection with multiple crimes
The Tarrant Police Department is looking for Jadan O'neal Cooper in connection with an incident that occurred on Friday. On June 28, 2024 at 2:30pm, the Tarrant Police Department responded to a report of "shots fired" at the 1400 block of Sloan Avenue. On arrival, Sergeant Williamson observed a vehicle...
Birmingham man sentenced to more than 5 years for unlawful possession of USPS keys, stolen mail
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.(WIAT) — A Birmingham man was sentenced to more than five years in prison for unlawful possession of USPS keys and possession of stolen mail Monday. According to United States Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Derrell Matthews, 27, to 63 months in prison. Matthews pleaded guilty to conspiracy, paying a bribe to a public official, […]
‘Loved by many’: 30-year-old motorcyclist killed in Bessemer crash
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash with another vehicle in Bessemer. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office on Monday identified the fatality victim as Johnny Lee Underwood. He was 30 and lived in Hueytown. The wreck happened at 4:35 p.m. Friday at Ninth Avenue North and 14th Street North.
FBI veteran named to senior position with Birmingham Police Department
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — An FBI veteran has been hired to lead investigative operations for the Birmingham Police Department. Jeffrey J. Brown, who served with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 22 years, was named deputy chief of investigative operations for the department, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin announced Monday. During his time with the FBI, […]
Road to Recovery: Lulu Gribbin
Brad Simpson doesn’t personally know Lulu Gribbin or her family, but that hasn’t stopped him from showing support for the Mountain Brook teen who was critically injured in a shark attack at a Florida beach on June 7. Simpson owns Smith’s Variety, a small business in Mountain Brook...
Paving the way: Hoover’s 1st female motorcycle officer
Who wouldn’t be filled with happiness to witness a child’s pure excitement?. Approaching a red light on her Harley Davidson, Hoover police officer Logan Hosford captured the interest of a curious little girl. “She waved at me from the back seat, all dressed up in a princess outfit....
The first call to the Hoover Fire Department
My name is Capt. William P. Gresham. I’m retired from the Hoover Fire Department. I was there for 26 years. My father-in-law was Chief Marshall Ralph Sheppard, who was the first fire chief of the Hoover Volunteer Fire Department. He gave me an old photograph several years ago. It...
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