Michael Pickett will now take the reins as the 36th chief of the Birmingham Police Department. Pickett, who was named interim chief following the departure of former chief Scott Thurmond last October, ...

I have been impressed with the performance of the Birmingham Police Department under the leadership of Chief Pickett,” ...

Mayor Randall Woodfin officially named the former West Precinct patrol officer and deputy chief of special operations as Birmingham Police Chief on Tuesday, ending his interim phase.

Birmingham Police Chief Michael Pickett said there is a renewed effort to enforce regulations on businesses operating without ...

Birmingham experienced its deadliest year since 1933. Gunfire echoed across neighborhoods, families mourned lives lost, and the city closed the year wi ...

We’re getting reaction from the community after Michael Pickett is named Birmingham’s new police chief, hearing from a young community activist who has high hopes for Pickett.

In his interim role, new Birmingham Police Chief Michael Pickett has seen a nearly 50 percent drop in homicides in the first quarter of 2025 and a murder clearance rate above the national average.

Birmingham Police Chief Michael Pickett joined the CBS 42 Morning News Thursday. Pickett discussed his goals for the city in ...

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 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 ...

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin announced Michael Pickett is the new Birmingham police chief on Tuesday morning. Sign up for our Newsletters "He is one of us," Woodfin said. He said that Birmingham ...

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