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, Brown worked as a unite chief in the counterterrorism division in Washington, DC, violent crimes task force coordinator in Michigan, and led “interagency teams conducting critical threat missions overseas during the global war on terrorism,” according to the statement.

While serving in the FBI’s Birmingham bureau, Brown led the criminal and administrative branch of the field office.

Brown replaces Deputy Chief Shelia Frazier-Finney, who was removed from the position due to a reorganization of the department, including the unexplained move of Assistant Chief of Police La’Quaylin Parhm Mack.

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