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Bailey joined the [[Birmingham Police Department]] in [[1946]] as a bicycle patrolman. He was promoted to detective in [[1953]]. He resigned in [[1962]] to run for Sheriff. When he took office, the department had 77 employees and an annual budget of $735,000. | Bailey joined the [[Birmingham Police Department]] in [[1946]] as a bicycle patrolman. He was promoted to detective in [[1953]]. He resigned in [[1962]] to run for Sheriff. When he took office, the department had 77 employees and an annual budget of $735,000. | ||
Bailey | Bailey resigned in [[1996]] after suffering multiple strokes. At the time, his department had about 600 workers and a $28 million budget. | ||
Bailey was inducted into the [[Alabama Peace Officers Hall of Fame]] in [[1991]]. He died in [[1996]] and is buried at [[Forest Hill Cemetery]]. [[Jefferson County]]'s [[Mel Bailey Criminal Justice Center]] in [[downtown Birmingham]] is named in his honor. | Bailey was inducted into the [[Alabama Peace Officers Hall of Fame]] in [[1991]]. He died in [[1996]] and is buried at [[Forest Hill Cemetery]]. [[Jefferson County]]'s [[Mel Bailey Criminal Justice Center]] in [[downtown Birmingham]] is named in his honor. | ||
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Revision as of 14:51, 9 December 2013
Arlie Melvin Bailey (born November 9, 1924; died August 29, 1997) was Jefferson County Sheriff for nine terms, serving from January 19, 1963 to April 5, 1996.
Bailey joined the Birmingham Police Department in 1946 as a bicycle patrolman. He was promoted to detective in 1953. He resigned in 1962 to run for Sheriff. When he took office, the department had 77 employees and an annual budget of $735,000.
Bailey resigned in 1996 after suffering multiple strokes. At the time, his department had about 600 workers and a $28 million budget.
Bailey was inducted into the Alabama Peace Officers Hall of Fame in 1991. He died in 1996 and is buried at Forest Hill Cemetery. Jefferson County's Mel Bailey Criminal Justice Center in downtown Birmingham is named in his honor.
| Preceded by: Holt McDowell |
Jefferson County Sheriff 1963–1996 |
Succeeded by: Jim Woodward |
References
- "Longtime Jefferson County sheriff Mel Bailey is dead at age 72." (August 30, 1997) Associated Press/Tuscaloosa News