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Woodfin makes Birmingham interim police chief the city’s official top cop

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Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin today named Interim Police Chief Michael Pickett as the city’s official top cop.

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'A desire for excellence': Birmingham police chief Michael Pickett lays out his hopes for the department in sit-down with WVTM 13's Magdala Louissaint

Wednesday marked Police Chief Michael Pickett's first full day as leader of the Birmingham Police Department, and he has hit the ground running, meeting with officers at all precincts.

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Michael Pickett Elevated From Interim, Named Police Chief - BirminghamWatch

Now-Retired Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond and newly named Chief Michael Pickett rode together in the 2024 Magic City Classic Parade. (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) Your support helps us grow and sustain a newsroom for the City Built to Change the South. Donate today to help Birmingham stay informed. The “interim” has been dropped from the beginning of Police Chief Michael Pickett’s title as Mayor Randall Woodfin officially appointed hi…

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Woodfin makes Birmingham interim police chief the city’s official top cop

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin today named Interim Police Chief Michael Pickett as the city’s official top cop.

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From Interim to Permanent: Michael Pickett Named Birmingham Chief of Police

The Birmingham Times Interim Police Chief Michael Pickett, who has served in that role since last winter, on Tuesday was appointed as Birmingham Chief of Police. Mayor Randall L. Woodfin made the a…

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Michael Pickett named new chief of Birmingham Police Department

By Drew Taylor, CBS 42 BIRMINGHAM, Ala.–Michael Pickett will now take the reins as the 36th chief of the Birmingham Police Department. Pickett, who was named interim chief following the departure of former chief Scott Thurmond last October, was named the new chief by Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin during a press conference Tuesday morning. In appointing Pickett as the city’s newest police chief, Woodfin described the 21-year veteran as a someo…

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Alabama Live broke the news in Alabama, United States on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
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