BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – The city of Birmingham has had less than half the number of homicides so far this year compared to this time last year. At this time in 2024, the city had seen 91 homicides, ...

Chief Michael Pickett's hair was lined up. Badge on, beard sculpted. And in the Instagram video posted Oct. 31 by Essence magazine, the leader of the police force in Birmingham, Alabama, attracted ...

Birmingham's new chief of police has social media going wild over how "fine" he is. Since being appointed Birmingham, Alabama’s new Chief of Police, Michael Pickett has drawn attention on social media ...

Birmingham Police chief Michael Pickett reports a 50% drop in homicides in 2026 and a 100% rate for solving murder cases this ...

The Birmingham Police Department reported a significant decline in homicides during the first five months of 2026, citing ...

The man tapped by Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin to lead the city’s police department as interim chief is an almost 20-year veteran of the force who was born and raised in the city. Woodfin on ...

Birmingham homicides are down 27 percent so far in 2025, fueled in part by a 23-day stretch with no homicides in the city. As of Monday morning, the city had 16 homicides in the first 2 ½ months of ...