Despite Birmingham's economic growth and other progress, Mayor Woodfin's re-election and legacy primarily rest with how he ...

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. GOT IT IN YOU. I JUST THINK IT ...

Michael Pickett comes into the new police chief role with more than 20 years of experience with the Birmingham Police ...

Mayor Randall L. Woodfin has appointed Michael Pickett as the new Chief of the Birmingham Police Department, effective ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WIAT) — Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin is scheduled to hold a news conference at 11:00 a.m. CBS 42 will ...

Birmingham Police Chief Michael Pickett hit the track at Wenonah High School with his new police recruits during Monday’s ...

We’re getting reaction from the community after Michael Pickett is named Birmingham’s new police chief, hearing from a young ...

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.

He said that Birmingham is already safer and more secure with Pickett, who is in the community helping to take people into custody.

The former chief of police stepped down at the end of November. A permanent chief of police for the city of Birmingham has been appointed. Mayor Randall L. Woodfin appointed Michael Pickett as ...

Mayor Randall Woodfin removed the interim tag and appointed Michael Pickett to be the next leader of the Birmingham Police Department.