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Former Birmingham police chief makes history as first African American U.S. Army Reserve lieutenant general


Former Birmingham police chief makes history as first Black US Army Reserve lieutenant general
AL.com
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Former Birmingham police Chief A.C. Roper makes history as first African American U.S Army Reserve lieutenant general.
Former Birmingham Police Chief A.C. Roper will become the first African American to achieve the rank of U.S Army Reserve lieutenant general.
Maj. Gen. Roper’s upcoming promotion, announced last week, will put him as deputy commander of the United States Northern Command, United States Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado. In his new role, Roper will help lead U.S. Northern Command in anticipating, preparing and responding to threats against North America and within Northern Command’s assigned area of responsibility; and provide oversight of U.S. Northern Command’s Defense Support to Civil ....

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Birmingham police officer dies 25 years after being shot in the line-of-duty


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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.  A Birmingham police officer who was shot in the line-of-duty more than 25 years ago has died.
It was March 22, 1995 when Officer Randy Smith and other officers were called to a 3 a.m. domestic dispute. Smith was a morning-shift patrol officer at the West Precinct of the Birmingham Police Department with seven years experience. He had already accrued several commendations when he responded to the domestic incident in which a toddler had been left inside the house with an angry gunman, AL.com reported.
Smith went inside, grabbed the child and rushed to safety. However, on his way out he encountered an unexpected form of danger. His partner, Sgt. Ronnie Hull, heard the commotion and was headed for the door when the two nearly collided and Hull’s gun discharged, according to the official police investigation. ....

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