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Mayor claims BPD has 223 officer vacancies
On Tuesday, Mayor Randall Woodfin addressed the current patrol officer vacancies while pitching a new hiring plan. “Of 440, ...
Birmingham PD releases number of vacancies as part of plan to recruit, retain officers
The plan, they say, will prioritize the hiring of 172 patrol officers to achieve staffing targets for Birmingham’s police ...
Mayor Woodfin proposing $15.8 million police recruitment and retention effort
According to Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, the Birmingham Police Department has 440 officers out on patrol but more are ...
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City of Birmingham temporarily extends Safe Streets program after seeing success in first 80 days
The program was scheduled to last 90 days originally. The extension is only temporary and isn’t expected to last longer than another 90 days.
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Biden signs executive orders on gun violence
President Biden signs executive orders on gun violence in the East Room of the White House on Thursday. He is surrounded by ...
‘Boots on the ground always works’: Birmingham FOP responds to mayor’s $15.8 million plan to recruit, retain police
This is a great step forward, but we still have to have our primary focus set on those benefits, wages and working conditions ...
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Ala. Mayor Unveils $15.8M Plan to Improve Police Staffing
"We need to be more aggressive," said Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin about his police staffing plan, which includes ...
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Mayor Randall Woodfin proposes plan to recruit and retain officers
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin proposed a $16 million plan to attract more candidates to work within the Birmingham Police ...
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Birmingham police propose $16 million recruitment plan
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin has a plan to fill vacant positions in the police department, for the hefty price of 16 million dollars.