Thief who assaulted off-duty police officer jailed
A SHOP-LIFTER who assaulted an off-duty police officer at a Kingswinford shop has been sentenced to 23 weeks behind bars. The 32-year-old, from Bushbury, was detained by PC Ross Morgan and two members...
View ArticleA man has been jailed after pleading guilty to historical sex offences in...
A man has been jailed after pleading guilty to historical sex offences in north Staffordshire. David East, aged 41, from north Staffordshire, was sentenced to 17 years at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court...
View ArticleWitness Appeal After Woman Sexually Assaulted In Kidderminster
Police in Kidderminster are investigating after a woman was sexually assaulted in the early hours of this morning (Saturday, 6 July). Two men – both in their late teens – have already been arrested in...
View ArticleOperation Nemesis: four arrested in Stafford
Officers from Stafford Borough Local Policing Team (LPT) have arrested four people on suspicion of drugs offences. The activity forms part of ongoing work under Operation Nemesis – the force’s ongoing...
View ArticleMan badly beaten in Walsall pub attack – witness appeal
A Walsall man is in a critical condition in hospital after being assaulted at a local pub in the early hours of this morning (July 8). Police responded to calls of a man being beaten in the car-park of...
View ArticleWest Midlands police Macpherson Inquiry – response to Home Office
The Macpherson Inquiry was established in 1997 to examine the original Metropolitan Police investigation into the murder of Stephen Lawrence in 1993. The Inquiry visited Birmingham in 1998. Following...
View ArticleMan charged with Coventry toddler’s murder
A MAN has been charged with the murder of Coventry toddler Mariam Alam. Detectives from West Midlands Police’s Public Protection Unit arrested the 35-year-old at his home on Fisher Road in the...
View ArticleTipton man found guilty of Dudley pub murder
A MAN who killed a fellow drinker at a Dudley pub by repeatedly stamping on his head as he lay unconscious on the floor has today (July 9) been found guilty of murder. Dominic Fraser (pictured) stamped...
View ArticleMan due in court over string of city centre phone robberies
A MAN is appearing in court this morning, accused of committing a string of robberies in Birmingham city centre. The 22-year-old was arrested on Monday evening after officers on patrol spotted a man...
View ArticleSix Arrests After Execution Of Warrants In Major Operation
West Mercia Police have confirmed that six people are in custody in Shrewsbury and Telford after a number of warrants were executed this morning at addresses in the West Midlands as part of an ongoing,...
View ArticleFarewell to Fairfield – PCSO Michaela hangs up her hat
A community officer has bid a fond farewell to Fairfield and Buxton after clocking up more than five years’ dedicated service. PCSO Michaela Daniels joined Derbyshire Constabulary in February 2008 and...
View ArticleDerby city centre policing team welcome new Sergeant
A new Sergeant is leading the Safer Neighbourhood policing team in Derby City Centre. Sgt. Brian Clifton, who is in his thirteenth year of policing has taken over the reins from Richard Buxton who has...
View ArticleScheming teenager plotted elaborate robbery on his own friend
A TEENAGER came up with an elaborate plot with two accomplices to rob his own friend, while also posing as a victim, so they could sell off the stolen items and make a profit. The scheming 18-year-old...
View ArticleMan sentenced to life in prison for murder at Erdington flat
A MAN has today been sentenced to life behind bars for beating a man to death with a baseball bat inside a flat in Erdington. Anthony Bull was found guilty of killing 22-year-old Steven Downes after a...
View ArticleDetectives release CCTV in hunt for Sutton Park robbery suspects
CCTV images have been released in the hunt for two men who are suspected of taking mobile phones from teenagers in Sutton Coldfield. Officers are keen to speak to the men after the three teens were...
View ArticleStop And Search Figures Released After Force Praised In HMIC Report
West Mercia Police has today (Friday, 12 July) released its most recent stop and search figures after Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary praised the force for its use of the power. The...
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CCTV images hold key to Quinton robbery investigation
DETECTIVES have released CCTV images in a bid to locate two men who robbed a shop in Quinton. Despite an extensive investigation, including an appeal on Crimewatch Roadshow last week, officers are...
View ArticleCousins lies land them in prison after concocting car-jack story
TWO COUSINS “lied their way to prison” by concocting a car-jack story to cover up mowing down a Solihull man in a courtesy car and leaving him for dead. The pair were in a VW Polo that witnesses...
View ArticlePair arrested following death of cyclist in Wolverhampton collision
TWO men have been arrested in connection with a collision that resulted in the death of a cyclist in Wolverhampton yesterday (Thursday 11 July). A black Seat Leon, which officers were hunting for...
View ArticleCoventry man jailed for keeping loaded sawn-off shotgun under pillow
A COVENTRY man is starting a seven year jail term, after admitting keeping a loaded sawn off shotgun under his pillow. The firearm was discovered, along with live ammunition, when police raided home...
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