Mayor Randall L. Woodfin appointed Michael Pickett as chief of the Birmingham Police Department. Pickett will begin the ...
Alabama State Representative and Birmingham mayoral candidate Juandalynn Givan responded to the appointment of Michael ...
Michael Pickett comes into the new police chief role with more than 20 years of experience with the Birmingham Police Department.
Under his leadership, the city has seen an almost 50 percent decrease in homicides in the first quarter of 2025.
He said that Birmingham is already safer and more secure with Pickett, who is in the community helping to take people into custody.