News Articles

Hoover police seek suspect who exposed himself in business lobby
By Val Walton of The Birmingham News
11/21/2011

Hoover Area Chamber of Commerce honors top public safety workers for 2010
By Val Walton of The Birmingham News
02/17/2011

Law enforcement officers, officials take Polar Plunge for good cause at Oak Mountain State Park
By Carol Robinson of The Birmingham News
01/29/2011

Greystone woman found guilty on violating Alabama Open House Party Law
By Val Walton of The Birmingham News
01/27/2011 

Free virtual tool to help track loved ones with Alzheimer's
By ABC33/40 News
01/27/2011

Hoover may get National School Resource Officers HQ
By Val Walton of The Birmingham News
12/06/2010

Hoover police, hospital officials: Leave that golf cart parked at home when you trick-or-treat
By Val Walton of The Birmingham News
10/29/2010

Authorities collect old medicine as part of National Prescription Drug Take  Back Day
By Carol Robinson of The Birmingham News
09/25/2010

In case of emergency . . . Police, firefighters, medics fight disaster in
Galleria drill
By Kent Faulk of The Birmingham News
09/23/2010

Hoover police promote statewide website that helps Alzheimer's patients if they become lost
By Val Walton of The Birmingham News
09/09/2010

Hoover Police Department's Public Safety Officers of the Year for 2009
02/18/2010

Hoover Police Department's Bomb Squad Unit host "rodeo" for K9s

10/28/2009

Fox 6 News reports Hoover Police Officers being trained to administer CPR

10/07/2009

Hoover police set to respond to cardiac arrest calls

09/16/2009

Hoover, Alabama gets first batch of fuel from wood scraps
04/17/ 2009

Hoover, Alabama police artist called in to help on recent rape cases
03/11/2009

Hoover Chamber of Commerce recognizes the Hoover Police Department�s employees of the year for 2008

02/26/2009

Birmingham News reports Hoover Police can track prints faster

02/04/2009

Hoover, Alabama sees 2008 drop inoverall crime but an increase in burglaries, drug offenses

1/22/2009

REMSS selects Hoover Communications Officer as Dispatcher of the Year

1/06/2009

Hoover Chamber of Commerce Presents Employee of the Year Award for 2008

11/20/2008

Baby born on Interstate 65 in Hoover with help of police dispatcher
Saturday, July 26, 2008

Emergency call center going state-of-the-art
3/12/2008

Dispatchers who work for the city of Hoover say they are anxious to move into the new emergency call center at the Hoover Public Safety Center.

And The Award Goes To ...
The Hoover Chamber of Commerce recognized Hoover Public Safety Employees at its Annual Awards Luncheon 02/21/2008

Hoover Police Department hands out four promotions

By Mike Cason of The Birmingham News -2/06/2008
The Hoover Police Department recently promoted two sergeants to lieutenant and two officers to sergeant.
New Lt. Trey Bass will be assigned to the special operations group. Bass joined the department in 1988 and has served as a sergeant since 2000.

Hoover Police Explorers capture 3 firsts, 3 seconds

By Mike Cason of The Birmingham News -

2/06/2008
Hoover Police Explorer teams captured three first-place finishes and three second-place finishes in the 2008 Alabama Law Enforcement Explorer Competition held Jan. 12 in Fultondale. Hoover's Team D, which included Vanessa Berry, Molly Higdon and Cory Jackson, finished first in crisis negotiation and burglary response.

Hoover police to hold three days of training for law enforcement and military bomb-sniffing dogs, including some bound for Iraq

By Mike Cason of The Birmingham News - 12/05/2007
Hans never takes a day off from his job as the Hoover Police Department's bomb-sniffing dog.
The 2-year-old Labrador has a powerful incentive to put his highly discriminating nose to work seven days a week

Chevy Tahoes are like on-the-go police stations for Hoover, Alabama, officers - by Mike Cason of The Birmingham News - 12/05/2007
Hoover police Officer Tani Standeffer says she spends more time patrolling her Bluff Park beat these days, thanks to the computer mounted on the center console of her Chevrolet Tahoe cruiser.

Hoover 1st in state to use upgraded crime reports

By Mike Cason of The Birmingham News - 11/28/2007
Hoover is the only Alabama city to send its crime reports directly to the FBI in a new format that officials say adds important details and clarity.

New Tools to Help Police Through the Holidays

By Ben Bubbett CBS 42 News - 11/23/2007 

As you rush to area stores between now and Christmas eve - it's easy to get caught up in the moment! The second you let your guard down, it's easy to become a victim.

Hoover Assistant Chief AC Roper named Chief of Police Birmingham 

11/07/2007

The Birmingham News (�Langford names,� 2007, November 07, p.1A) reported that Mayor-elect Larry Langford has selected Hoover Assistant Police Chief AC Roper to serve as the new police chief for the City of Birmingham.

The Birmingham News reports on the crime of shoplifting in Hoover 

08/08/2007  

In The Hoover News section of The Birmingham News (�Shoplifters strike,� 2007, August 08, p.1H), staff writer Roger Batson Jr. reported that the number of shoplifting incidents in Hoover is on the rise. As Hoover Police data indicate, there has been an 18% increase in the reported incidents of shoplifting in 2006 over the number of shoplifting incidents that were reported to police in 2005.

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund honors Hoover Officer, Washington, D.C. -

May 15, 2007

CITY OF HOOVER OPENS NEW POLICE OPERATIONS CENTER, 

04/16/ 2007 

(HOOVER, AL) The City of Hoover held a grand opening today to officially open the newly renovated Hoover Police Operations Center located on Lorna Road.

Hoover Police Department�s use of mobile data computing featured nationally -

04/01/2007 

The March/April 2007 edition of Public Safety IT Vol. 2-No.2 featured The Hoover Police Department�s use of the Datalux Tracer Mobile Computing System in its fleet of Chevrolet Police Tahoe SUVs.

Hoover Police and residents of Richelieu Town Homes to discuss neighborhood watch - 02/20/2007 

Residents living at Richelieu Town Homes met with Officer Brian Foreman, a member of the department�s community services unit, at the police operations center tonight to discuss how they can participate in neighborhood crime prevention.

Hoover chamber announces Police Officer, Detention Officer, and Dispatcher of the year -

02/15/2007 

The Hoover Chamber of Commerce, at its monthly luncheon today, announced the police department�s recipients for Police Officer of the Year, Detention Officer of the Year...

Hoover Police Open Bluff Park Substation -

12/07/2006 

The Hoover Police Department opened the Bluff Park Sub-Station in response to community concerns that there was not enough �police presence� in the area. The new sub-station is located in Bluff Park Village at 2146 Tyler Road directly across the street from Shades Mountain Plaza.

Hoover Police Dept.�s Mobile Command Bus & Police Transport Vehicle -

10/20/2006 

The Hoover Police Department recently received a new mobile command bus that was purchased for $489,000 from LDV Inc. of Burlington, WI. The department also received a police transport vehicle from this company costing $260,000. Both of these vehicles were paid for with money and assets seized by Hoover officers utilizing federal forfeiture statutes usually pertaining to illegal drug activity.

President Bush Discusses HPD�s use of E85 -

09/28/06 
On Thursday, September 28, President Bush visited the City of Hoover as part of his national initiative to encourage the use of alternative fuel as a means to reduce our nation�s dependence on foreign oil.