Operation Taking It to the Streets

Operation "Taking It to the Streets" was an operation of the Birmingham Police Department's Vice/Narcotics Unit in cooperation with local precincts.

The operations, conducted since 2006, have netted 145 arrests, 16 gun siezures, 7 towed vehicles and 23 ticketed citations.

January 11, 2008

More than 50 Birmingham officers and federal agents worked all over the city in "zero-tolerance" street sweeps. After a few hours more than a dozen arrests were made, including one for cocaine trafficking.

June 13, 2007

With officers from the East Precinct, the operation was conducted in the the Inglenook, East Lake, Woodlawn, Oporto Madrid Boulevard and First Avenue North neighborhoods on June 13.

• 18 felony arrests
• 35 misdemeanor arrests

November 4, 2006

With officers from the South Precinct, the operation was conducted in the the Kingston, South Town, Avondale, Titusville and Five Points South neighborhoods on November 4:

• 24 felony arrests
  • 11 for unlawful possession of marijuana in the 1st degree
  • 9 for unlawful possession of a controlled substance
  • 1 for theft of trade mark
  • 1 for violation of a "certain person forbidden" warrant
  • 2 on outstanding arrest warrants
• 33 midemeanor arrests
  • 5 for unlawful possession of marijuana in the 2nd degree
  • 4 for VSFA
  • 7 for operating a business without a license
  • 7 on outstanding arrest warrants
  • 2 for unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia
  • 1 for solicitation for prostitution
  • 2 for driving under the influence
  • 1 for disorderly conduct
  • 5 others

October 4, 2006

Specific operations with officers from the East Precinct were conducted at Valley Brook Apartments and in the 5900 block of 1st Avenue South. The neighborhoods of Inglenook, East Lake and Woodlawn were also targeted.

• 8 felony arrests
  • 1 for trafficking in a controlled substance (cocaine)
  • 1 for unlawful possession of marijuana in the 1st degree
  • 3 for unlawful possession of a controlled substance
  • 1 for posession of pirated devices
• 27 midemeanor arrests
  • 7 for unlawful possession of marijuana in the 2nd degree
  • 8 for operating a business without a license
  • 3 on outstanding arrest warrants
  • 3 for prostitution-related offenses
  • 2 for blocking sidewalks
  • 1 for VSFA
  • 1 for unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia
  • 1 for attempting to elude officers

References

• Birmingham Police Department. (November 13, 2006) "Operation “Taking It to the Streets” – South Precinct" Media Release No. 335 (PDF)
• Birmingham Police Department. (October 20, 2006) "Operation “Taking It to the Streets” – East Precinct" Media Release No. 308 (PDF)
• Robinson, Carol (January 11, 2008) "Birmingham police, feds sweep city to fight all illegal activity." Birmingham News.