Coventry scarf killer jailed for life
A husband who used scarves to strangle and tie up his wife before fleeing to London has today (3 April) been jailed for life and will serve a minimum of 15 years for her murder. Muhammed Hussain Iqbal...
View ArticleStaffordshire Police Cadets charity trustee meets for the first time
Trustees of a charity which funds the Staffordshire Police Cadets service met for the first time last week The Cadet scheme was initiated by Staffordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Ellis...
View ArticleAppeal following Birmingham bus stop assault
Police are appealing for information after a man was punched in the face in an unprovoked attack by a passing motorist as he waited for a bus in Harborne last week. The 63-year-old had been to a local...
View ArticleMidlands detective scoops national award for jailing sex offenders
A West Midlands detective has scooped a national award for his work supporting victims of sex crimes and bringing their attackers to justice. Detective Constable Clive Leftwich, from West Midlands...
View ArticleMother and partner jailed for Birmingham toddler death
A mother and her boyfriend have today been jailed in connection with the death of toddler, Kieron Barley, at their Birmingham home. Kieron was aged just 22 months at the time of his death, in June 2011...
View ArticleCoventry men charged with convenience store robbery
Three men are due to appear before Coventry Magistrates Court today (Friday) charged in connection with a commercial robbery in Coventry this week. Clark McAulay, 27 from Hepworth Road, Coventry, James...
View ArticleLocal man charged with burglaries
A 38-year-old man is due to appear before Dudley Magistrates Court this afternoon (Friday) charged with two counts of burglary. Mark Jones, Morvale Street, Lye, was arrested yesterday (Thursday) and...
View ArticleRobbers jailed for kidnapping man in car boot
A “DANGEROUS” robber has been jailed for kidnapping a 62-year-old man in the boot of his own car and demanding £50,000 − and he’s been joined behind bars by his girlfriend and mum who plotted to give...
View ArticleImages released in bid to trace passenger over bus exposure – Birmingham
Images have been released in a bid to trace a bus passenger who exposed himself to other commuters in Birmingham. The man got onto the number 6 bus, near to Springfield Road in Sparkbrook on the...
View ArticleMan jailed for Birmingham knife attack
A Birmingham man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison after a knife attack on his ex-girlfriend and her new partner. Richard Ferguson, from Princip Street in Hockley, slashed the pair with a craft...
View ArticleCCTV clues to Sparkbrook hammer attack
Birmingham police are seeking three men after an elderly woman was hit with a hammer in an attempted robbery in her Sparkbrook home. The three men broke into a flat above a business premises on...
View ArticleWho Attacked Couple In Their Hucknall Home?
Intruders did this. The three masked men forced their way into a house in Auckland Road, Hucknall, at around 8.30pm last Tuesday (1 April 2014). They punched the 64-year-old occupant and threw his...
View ArticlePolice dog Pippa comes up trumps again
Two men are waking up in custody this morning after a break-in at Stoke-on-Trent pharmacy. We were called to a report of intruders at Lloyds Pharmacy in Werrington Road, Bucknall, at around 3.35am....
View ArticleDrunk jailed for bag robbery on disabled man
A thug who hauled a disabled man from his mobility scooter before running off with his bag described himself as “nine out of 10 drunk” and claimed not to recall the robbery. Daniel Jones, from...
View ArticleBurglary suspects captured on camera
Two men was captured on camera when an Erdington house was broken into − detectives are now appealing for help to trace them. Officers have drawn a blank when attempting to identify the suspects,...
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Stoke-on-Trent couple jailed after importation of drugs
A married couple from Stoke-on-Trent have been jailed for a total of 12 years after their involvement in the importation of designer class B and C drugs and cutting agents. The sentencing follows an...
View ArticleHartington Street murder victim named
Police investigating the murder of a woman in the Normanton area of Derby have released the name of the victim. Yvette Hallsworth (36), of Boyer Street, Derby, was formally identified on Monday, April...
View ArticleTwo Men Arrested After Stourport Robbery
Police have arrested two men following a robbery at Stourport where a vulnerable man was attacked in his own home. The victim was repeatedly threatened and also assaulted after the intruders got into...
View ArticleDrug dealer is jailed for three years after being found with heroin
A drug dealer who was stopped by police and found to have a large amount of class A drugs in his car has been jailed. Gulnawaz Latif was stopped in Moore Street, Derby, on June 19 last year and the...
View ArticleShrewsbury Sex Assault – Witnesses Come Forward
Several people who helped a young woman after she was sexually assaulted in Shrewsbury, have come forward to assist the police investigation. Police issued an appeal for witnesses after an...
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