BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC) - Birmingham Police officers are set to receive new technology aimed at helping to solve violent cases. This week, the city council approved an extension of a program that allows for extensive testing of bullets recovered from crime scenes.

One more opportunity is coming up this Saturday, Jan. 25 for anyone interested in joining the March academy class.

Birmingham's $16 million police recruitment plan sees positive results, with new candidates and increased academy participation.

A 55-year-old man was found dead inside his cell at the Birmingham City Jail on January 20. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office stated that Sonny Charles Leppala, of Birmingham, was discovered unresponsive during a wellness check around 1:29 a.

Multiple officers with the Birmingham Police Department are gathered in the 600 block of 26th Street SW Friday night.

Three West Precinct patrol officers with the Birmingham Police Department were injured after a suspect crashed a stolen SUV into three parked police cars Wednesday night, according to the BPD. The incident occurred just after 10 p.

Mayor Randall Woodfin announced that Birmingham's $16 million recruitment and retention plan for the police department is yielding positive r

The Birmingham Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred Thursday night. At around 6:30 p.m., North Precinct officers responded to a call of multiple shots fired in the 2300 block of 1st Ave.

Kierra Stubbs first went missing on April 24, 2014, in Birmingham, Ala. Now, 11 years later, the Birmingham Police Department continue to search for her, and executed a search warrant to search her former residence on Thursday,

According to the Birmingham Police Department on Wednesday, Birmingham resident Willie Sims was arrested and charged with first-degree sodomy, trafficking in marijuana, trafficking in cocaine, trafficking in amphetamines and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.

A Hartselle man was reported missing after he was last seen at a hospital in Birmingham, the police department said.

An inmate has died while being held in the Birmingham City Jail, according to the coroner's office. Sonny Charles Leppala, 55, of Birmingham died yesterday at the jail after staff found him unresponsive in his cell during a routine wellness check at 1:29 a.m. He was pronounced dead at 2:19 a.m.