List of Birmingham Police Department operations

This is a List of Birmingham Police Department operations:

1980s

• "Operation Western Sizzler" (September 1985-February 1986) - a thrift store set up by police to attract thieves looking to fence their goods.

Annetta Nunn (2003-2007)

• "Project ICE" for "Isolate the Criminal Element", an initiative developed as part of the "Project Safe Neighborhoods" partnership with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama to prosecute gun crimes in federal courts where mandatory minimum sentencing applies. The program was modeled after "Project Exile" in Richmond, Virginia. The U.S. Department of Justice awarded a 2003 grant to fund a research/crime analyst partner at UAB. The program continued with a range of funding sources.

A. C. Roper (2007-2018)

• "Operation Hit Back" (launched June 2008) - periodic sweeps to arrest people with outstanding domestic violence warrants.
• "Operation HotSpot"
• "Operation Omnipresence" (launched Summer 2008) - training of private service workers and delivery persons in spotting and reporting criminal activity, suspicious behavior, accidents and lost or injured persons.
• "Operation Spring Break" (Spring 2009) - burglary unit detectives worked the West Precinct, making 85 arrests.
• "Operation Vulcan's Thunder" (launched Spring 2008) - deployment of remote-controlled closed-circuit television cameras in high crime areas to aid in detection and deterrence of crime.
• "Operation Zero Tolerance" (Launched January 2008) - periodic high-intensity sweeps in specific areas during which even minor crimes are enforced.
• "Prayer Force United" (launched early 2009) - intercessory prayer campaign coordinated by Chief Roper.
• "Operation Sticky Fingers" (September 24, 2009) - a sting operation targeting thieves and robbers at Five Points South, resulted in three arrests.
• "Operation Crackdown" (each December 31) - a mobilization of extra officers to suppress celebratory New Years' gunfire.
• "Operation Guardian" (several times a year since 2008) - round-up of suspects with outstanding warrants
• "Operation Close-Out" (November 1-December 30, 2010) - clearing warrants for property crime. Serving 707 warrants resulted in 93 felony arrests, 303 misdemeanor arrests, 360 citations issued, and 14 weapons seized.
• "Operation RESCUE" (Rapid Engagement Suppressing Crime through Unified Enforcement) (September 2011 and May-June 2012) - round up of suspects with outstanding warrants followed by door-to-door communication with residents of the Central Park neighborhood and Eastern Birmingham. The first two operations in Central Park netted 69 arrests.
• "Operation S.T.O.P." (SouthTown OPeration) (June 11, 2013) - 100 officers from Birmingham Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office served warrants for seven suspected drug dealers in the Southtown Court housing project after neighbors complained. Seven arrests were made, mostly on charges of possession of controlled substances.
• "Operation Broken Arrow" (January 24, 2013) - Officers from Birmingham Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office served warrants for suspected drug dealers in the Southtown Court housing project after neighbors complained.
• "Operation All Out" (annually from November 2013–), assigning 35-50 officers in teams to "saturate problems areas", identified day-to-day, as a deterrent to holiday-related thefts.
• "Operation EAGLE" (June 19, 2014-end of summer) - The name is derived from its component points: "Engage the public, Apprehend the criminal element through aggressive enforcement methods, Gather intelligence and disseminate to the intelligence unit, Lower the number of violent incidents and environment, or affect the Environment where criminal behavior thrives." The program is carried out through the Neighborhood Enforcement Team in concert with individual precincts and involves multiple engagements, including plain-clothes patrols, "knock-and-talks", executing warrants, erecting traffic checkpoints and undercover operations. In the first eleven days the department reported 38 felony arrests (15 in the East Precinct, 11 in the South, 10 in the West and 2 in the North), 107 misdemeanor arrests (44 E, 27 S, 25 W & 11 N), 126 citations (66 W, 56 E), 9 weapons seized and 7 vehicles towed.
• "Operation Blue Storm" (October 28, 2014), a 50+ officer lockdown of the Valley Brook Apartments on Gallant Drive. Six felony arrests, nine misdemeanor arrests, and 36 citations issued. The activity included investigation of widespread electricity theft by officials from Alabama Power Company. No weapons were seized, but some illicit drugs were confiscated. (report)
• January 24, 2017, a large-scale multi-agency raid was conducted to execute search warrants at two addresses in Central Pratt allegedly connected to gun and drug sales carried out by the "Magic City Mafia" street gang. Three were arrested during the action, which was coordinated with the Birmingham Violence Reduction Initiative (BVRI). (report)
• "Operation Eagle" (April 2017), a "surge" operation to place 50 to 100 extra officers on the streets, focusing on making their presence known in "hot-spot" areas and where groups are hanging out, such as outside convenience stores. Officers would engage with the public, but not focus on serving warrants or conducting searches. (report)

Patrick Smith (2018-2022)

• "Operation Step Up" (February 2018), an effort to put more officers into neighborhood beats and out from behind desks, in concert with representatives from other city departments and from community leaders, including ministers. (report)

Scott Thurmond (2022–)

• "Operation Silent Night" (September 2022), a deployment of "additional resources to the streets." resulting in numerous arrests and seized firearms.
• "Operation Close Out" (December 2022), a refinement of a decade-long Holiday-related operation in which extra patrol officers are assigned to proactively watch out for criminal activity in certain hot-spots while other officers respond to calls. (report)