A Message From James B. (Butch) Wilson, Chief of Police
I welcome you to the City of Vestavia Hills Police Department and our section of the City's web site. I hope the information you find here is helpful. Please, feel free to explore our portion of the City's site as well as those of other departments. We would like your feedback and suggestions. If you have any problems with the Police Department's web pages - broken links, for example - please, let us know. If you do not find the information you need, or if you need help, please e-mail or call our department.
The City of Vestavia Hills Police Department is a service-oriented agency committed to providing a wide range of police services to the citizens, merchants, shoppers, and visitors to our wonderful community. We are diligent in our efforts to help keep the City of Vestavia Hills the very best place to live, work, shop, and raise our children.
The men and women of our staff are dedicated to protecting life and property, providing services, responding to community needs, preserving constitutional rights, and enforcing the laws of the United States, the State of Alabama, and the Ordinances of the City of Vestavia Hills. We strive to treat everyone with respect, compassion, and dignity. Our officers conduct themselves with the highest standards of performance and accountability.
If the Vestavia Hills Police Department can be of assistance to you at any time please, call on us.
Please, use the provided link to review the Mission Statement of the Vestavia Hills Police Department.
Sincerely,
James B. (Butch) Wilson
Chief of Police
Important Information Provided by Deputy Chief Dan Rary
The City of Vestavia Hills is one of the safest cities in Alabama with one of the lowest crime rates (click this link to see the latest figures). The Police Department takes pride in serving and protecting this community, and we look forward to assisting you. The Vestavia Hills Police Department operates 24 hours per day, 7 days per week from two locations within the city. The West Precinct serves the largest section of the City and is located in the Municipal Complex at 513 Montgomery Highway. The East Precinct serves the Cahaba Heights and Liberty Park sections of Vestavia Hills, and is located at 3241 Cahaba Heights Road. If I can be of any assistance to you, feel free to email me via the link to my name above or contact me by telephone at (205) 978-0109.
Listed below are some other important telephone numbers and links:
| Police Services |
823-1153
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| Police Information |
978-0124
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| All Emergencies |
911
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For additional Police Department contact information, see the Contact Department page.
Concerned citizens may also use this web site to report information they feel the police should have. To learn more, go to the Investigations Division page.
The following link will take you to a Medical Alert Form. This form is designed to assist the Police and Fire Departments in meeting your needs. If you or someone at your address has a special medical need, please follow the instructions on the enclosed form, fill in the pertinent information, and submit the completed form to the Vestavia Hills Police Department.
We are also providing a form for the business owners in Vestavia Hills. The purpose of this form is to assist the Vestavia Hills Police and Fire Departments in the event of an incident or emergency at your place of business. For the Police and the Fire Department to have this information is particularly important if the incident or emergency occurs after hours. We strongly encourage business owners to complete and submit the Business Emergency Contact Information Form.
Organization of the Vestavia Hills Police Department
The Police Department is organized in three Divisions:
I. Administrative Division
This division is under the command of Lieutenant Tim Holcomb. It consists of four sub-divisions:
- Records
- Communication/Dispatch
- D.A.R.E./S.R.O.
- Training
Learn more about this division.
II. Investigations Division
This division is under the command of Lieutenant Erwin Self.
Learn more about the division.
III. Patrol Division
The Patrol Division is divided in two precincts and is under the command of Lt. David Whitfield:
- The West Precinct is headquartered at City Hall at 513 Montgomery Hwy.
- The East Precinct is headquartered in Cahaba Heights at 3241 Cahaba Heights Rd..
Learn more about the division.