Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin has announced the appointment of three veteran law enforcement officers to the Birmingham Police Department’s Command Staff.
Lt. Heath Boackle, formerly of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, will serve as Deputy Chief of the Patrol Bureau starting Oct. 20.
Boackle served in the Birmingham Police Department for nearly 22 years before his retirement in 2019. He most recently served over Special Operations in the Sheriff’s Office Birmingham Division. He is a 2025 graduate of the FBI National Academy. He began his law enforcement career in BPD’s East Precinct as a patrol officer. During his career he has worked in the Vice and Narcotics Unit, Tactical Unit, as a supervisor of the K-9 Team; and as a task force officer with the U.S. Marshals Service, DEA, and ATF. He is a graduate of Huffman High School and received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from Faulkner University. He is currently studying for a master’s degree in Justice Administration. A second-generation Birmingham police officer, his father continues to serve BPD after 54 years.
Lt. JaCorey Foster, who has been acting in the role since January, is now Deputy Chief of the Special Operations Bureau…