BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – During a news conference Tuesday, Birmingham Police Chief Michael Pickett emphasized public safety while laying out how the department plans to build on last year’s crime reductions and focus more aggressively on areas that remain a concern, particularly property crime.
“We’re moving in the right direction and we want to keep pressing in that right direction,” Pickett said.
Pickett pointed to early-year numbers as evidence of progress. By the end of January, the city recorded three homicides — all of which were solved…