Interim Birmingham Police Chief Michael Pickett was a senior at Ramsay High School when 15-year-old April Jamerson was fatally shot during Senior Skip Day in a Southside park in 2002. It’s a day ...

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, whereas this year, the ...

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin today named Interim Police Chief Michael Pickett as the city’s official top cop. Pickett, 40, took over as the interim chief in December following the retirement ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Birmingham Police Chief Michael Pickett hit the track at Wenonah High School with his new police recruits during Monday’s agility session. “Having 49 people come ...

Birmingham Police Chief Michael Pickett said. Recently, Pickett said he has already had conversations with Jefferson County D.A. Danny Carr. “We will be a part of training them to know what to ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Birmingham's police department has a new leader as Mayor Randall Woodfin appointed Michael Pickett as the new chief of police. The decision has sparked mixed reactions from ...

The Birmingham Police Department sworn in 27 new police officers Friday, with 50 additional recruits already undergoing training to take the same oath in July. “We know that agencies all over ...

Newly appointed police Chief Michael Pickett is hitting the pavement with some new potential officers who believe they can protect and serve Birmingham citizens one day. "I just think it shows ...

The mayor wasted zero time capitalizing on the momentum. On the first day of the second quarter, Woodfin ripped the “interim” tag from Michael Pickett and named him the city’s new police chief.

Interim Birmingham Police Chief Michael Pickett was a senior at Ramsay High School when 15-year-old April Jamerson was fatally shot during Senior Skip Day in a Southside park in 2002. It’s a day ...