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Birmingham Police Department
AbbreviationBPD
MottoTo Protect & Serve
Agency overview
Formed1871
Employees912 (Uniformed)
Annual budget$86.3 Million (FY 2013) [1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionBirmingham, Alabama, USA
Map of Birmingham Police Department's jurisdiction
Size151.9 square miles (393 km2)
Population229,800
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersBirmingham, Alabama
Agency executives
Bureaus
3
  • Administrative Operations
  • Patrol Operations
  • Investigative Operations
Facilities
Precincts
4
  • North
  • South
  • East
  • West
Other facilities
5
  • Airport Substation
  • School Services Substation
  • Tactical Building
  • Police Academy
  • Range and Training Facility
Website
Birmingham Police Website

The Birmingham Police Department (BPD) is the police department of the city of Birmingham, Alabama, in the United States.

File:BPD Ford Interceptor Utility.jpg
BPD Ford Interceptor

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Birmingham Police Department in 1871, 47 officers have died in the line of duty.[2]

Rank Name Date of Death Cause of Death Age Location
Police Officer J. Wafe Adams 03-28-1900 Shot and killed along with Police Officer George W. Kirkley while attempting to arrest a suspect they saw commit a robbery N/A N/A
Police Officer George W. Kirkley 03-28-1900 Shot and killed along with Police Officer J. Wafe Adams while attempting to arrest a suspect they saw commit a robbery N/A N/A
Police Officer William P. Walton 03-18-1902 Shot and killed at the home of a suspect believed to have been part of an assault 56 On Morris Street, in between 8th Street and 9th Street
Policeman James H. Mullin 09-27-1903 Shot and killed after arresting a man who brutally beat a woman in the street 45 N/A
Detective Samuel H. Hamilton 05-12-1907 Shot and killed during a domestic dispute over child custody N/A N/A
Police Officer Willis A. Smith 03-10-1908 Shot and killed after stopping a suspect for questioning in the street N/A N/A
Police Officer John W. Little 11-07-1908 Shot and killed while he and another Officer raided an illegal liquor den N/A N/A
Police Officer George Clinton Eubank 11-23-1909 Shot and killed after a business owner supposedly mistook him for a robber 36 In the business district of Birmingham, Alabama; exact location N/A
Police Officer Loner Denson Camp 06-19-1910 Shot and killed while attempting to arrest an illegal gambler 25 N/A
Patrolman W.C. Wallace 11-08-1910 Shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for carrying a concealed weapon 23 On 13th Street in Birmingham, Alabama
City Marshal William Benjamin Morgan 09-29-1913 Shot and killed by a man he kicked out of a saloon earlier that day 41 N/A
Detective Hugh Tully 10-13-1913 Shot and killed as he and two other Officers attempted to arrest a suspect for a stabbing 7 months earlier N/A N/A
Officer John Aquilla Moore 12-05-1913 Shot and killed while he and his partner entered a house to investigate illegal activities 27 N/A
Officer George A. Sims 01-22-1918 Shot and killed after getting on scene to a disorderly man call N/A N/A
Officer John Dickerson Newby 10-15-1919 Succumbed to injuries sustained on 10-10-1919 after being shot in a dark alley after hearing shots N/A N/A
Officer Sam P. Dobyns 09-19-1920 Shot and killed while raiding an illegal gambling house N/A N/A
Sergeant Walter C. Hollums 08-15-1923 Struck and killed by a car while directing traffic N/A N/A
Police Officer Ray Payne 02-12-1927 Shot and killed while trying to break up a fight between 3 men N/A N/A
Police Officer Alexander A. Manley 05-26-1927 Shot and killed by a man he was talking to about his illegal parking N/A N/A
Motorcycle Officer Elsie Turner Lewis 03-03-1928 Shot and killed while with his partner during a traffic stop with a car that ran a red light 26 N/A
Motor Scout Henry Francis Mills 08-08-1930 Killed in a motorcycle crash N/A On Arkadelphia Road
Police Officer Edward Lee Buckalew 05-23-1931 Killed in a car crash N/A N/A
City Warden William Ira Latham 10-24-1932 Killed in a car crash while transporting a prisoner N/A N/A
Police Officer Dumas Froy Phillips 04-23-1934 Killed in a motorcycle crash after losing control while headed back from Pell City, Alabama for court 40 On Leeds Highway, 3 miles east of Irondale, Alabama
Police Officer Forest J. Harris 02-08-1935 Succumbed to injuries sustained on 02-01-1935 during a shootout with robbery suspects N/A N/A
Police Officer James M. Early 04-15-1935 Shot and killed after a robbery suspect, that he and other Officers were attempting to arrest, barricaded himself in a garage N/A N/A
Police Officer Homer Earnest Poore 06-30-1936 Struck and killed by a vehicle while on a traffic stop N/A N/A
Detective James Tillman Moser 01-31-1939 Shot and killed with his own weapon while attempting to arrest an escaped death row inmate N/A N/A
Police Officer Edward Newton Wolff 07-12-1941 Killed in a motorcycle crash N/A N/A
Police Officer Fred R. Brockman 11-03-1953 Shot and killed after arriving on scene to a man with a gun call 52 N/A
Police Officer Herbert C. Osborn 07-24-1962 Killed in a motorcycle crash N/A N/A
Police Officer Azell L. Harris 05-04-1969 Shot and killed while confronting 3 robbers at a local freight warehouse 42 N/A
Police Officer Kenneth Lee Spencer, Jr. 07-13-1969 Shot and killed with his own weapon after trying to kick a disorderly man out of a public swimming pool 26 N/A
Police Officer Henry L. Thompson 10-16-1972 Shot and killed with his own weapon while trying to calm a disorderly customer at a bank N/A N/A
Police Officer Felix Underwood 10-07-1973 Shot and killed at a traffic crash by an emotionally disturbed person who killed a person before killing Officer Underwood N/A N/A
Detective Sergeant William Stanley Jones 08-09-1975 Died from a heart attack while chasing a suspect N/A N/A
Police Officer James Earl Rhodes 03-11-1978 Killed when another vehicle struck his motorcycle while he escorted a funeral 32 N/A
Sergeant Albert Eugene Ballard 11-29-1979 Shot and killed while on a traffic stop with a possible bank robber N/A In downtown Birmingham, Alabama; exact location N/A
Police Officer Edward K. Alley, Jr. 12-25-1980 Shot and killed while attempting to arrest 2 convenience store robbers 34 N/A
Police Officer Robert D. Patterson 10-31-1982 Accidentally shot and killed by a fellow Officer N/A N/A
Officer Sharon K. Robinson 04-07-1984 Killed in a crash with Officer Marcus L. Reid while responding to a burglary call which was false N/A N/A
Officer Marcus L. Reid 04-07-1984 Killed in a crash with Officer Sharon K. Robinson to a burglary call which was false N/A N/A
Police Officer Frank H. Dunn 10-14-1986 Killed after hitting a tractor trailer that made a left turn in front of him N/A N/A
Officer John Martin Huffman 05-21-1992 Killed after being struck by a driver under the influence of narcotics while on a traffic stop 33 On I-59; exact location N/A
Officer Robert “Sande” Sanderson 01-29-1998 Killed by a bomb while working overtime at an abortion clinic 34 At 1001 17th Street S, Birmingham, Alabama 35205
Officer C. Robert Bennett 06-17-2004 Shot and killed along with Officer Harley Alfred Chisholm, III and Officer Carlos Winston Owens while serving a warrant 33 Near 18th Street and Avenue P in the Ensley community of Birmingham, Alabama
Officer Harley Alfred Chisholm, III 06-17-2004 Shot and killed along with Officer C. Robert Bennett and Officer Carlos Winston Owens while serving a warrant 40 Near 18th Street and Avenue P in the Ensley community of Birmingham, Alabama
Officer Carlos Winston Owens 06-17-2004 Shot and killed along with Officer C. Robert Bennett and Officer Harley Alfred Chisholm, III while serving a warrant 58 Near 18th Street and Avenue P in the Ensley community of Birmingham, Alabama
Sergeant WyTasha Lamar Carter 01-13-2019 Shot and killed as he and his partner attempted to arrest two men who were trying to break into multiple vehicles around 2:00 A.M. 44 900 block of 5th Avenue North near Chase Bays in Birmingham, Alabama

There has been 1 Birmingham Police Department Officer killed while off-duty.

Rank Name Date of Death Cause of Death Age Location
Officer Joseph Jerome Daniels 11-18-2002 Shot and killed while attempting to stop a robbery at a fast food restaurant 31 On Graymont Avenue at Reno Chicken and Burgers in Birmingham, Alabama

See also

References

  1. ^ "Birmingham, AL 2013 Budget" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2013-10-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ The Officer Down Memorial Page
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