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£10k awaits the person who tells police where Jesse Richards, body is 5yrs...

The family of Surrey man, Jesse Richards, have spoken of their pain over his death and have re-issued an appeal in the hope to find his body five years after his death. Jesse Richards was killed in...

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PCSO jailed for leaking confidential information to criminals

A West Midlands Police Community Support Officer has today (Friday 1 August) been jailed for abusing his position by carrying out illegal searches on force IT systems and leaking confidential...

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Jail for man who was found to have 81 wraps of heroin in his back passage

A Wolverhampton drug dealer who was found with almost a thousand pounds worth of crack and heroin has been jailed for three-and-a-half years. Lewis Osborne managed to swiftly secrete the 81 wraps on...

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Police Constable Dismissed For Gross Misconduct

A Police Constable has been dismissed without notice from West Mercia Police for behaviour amounting to Gross Misconduct. The Gross Misconduct Hearing took place on Tuesday 29th July 2014 and was...

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Video: Man suffers fractured skull after single punch- Can you identify the...

Detectives have released CCTV in a bid to trace the man who attacked a clubber after a single punch knocked him unconscious outside a Birmingham bar last month. The clubber was left with a fractured...

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Trio jailed for nearly 29 years for Midlands robbery spree

Click to view slideshow. A trio of robbers who targeted householders with expensive cars and cash and carry staff across the Midlands have been jailed for almost 29 years. Gavin Hunt of Kelynmead Road,...

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Man charged with rape following incident in Heanor

A 22-year-old man has been charged with rape following an incident in Heanor. The man was arrested on Saturday August 9 after a woman reported she has been raped, by a man she knew, in the early hours...

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Taxi driver robbed and assaulted in Aston

Police have released images of a man who they want to trace after a Birmingham taxi driver was robbed at knifepoint and stabbed in the arm. The 59-year-old taxi driver was attacked in Camborne Close,...

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Suspected burglars arrested after plucky Solihull pensioner alerts police

Two men have been arrested after a quick thinking widow locked herself in her garage and called the police when her house was attacked by burglars last night (11 August). The 73-year-old was sitting in...

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Teens given the blue light the green light

Nowadays TV schedules are dominated by police reality programmes. High adrenaline shows give viewers a glimpse of the work of specialist departments from the comfort of their armchair. But thanks to...

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Dudley bus assault suspect captured on camera

Images have been released of a man who assaulted a 20-year-old woman as she travelled on a bus through Dudley town centre. The man got on the number 87 bus in the town’s station at the same time as the...

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Man pleads guilty to murdering estranged wife in Wolverhampton

A man who killed his estranged wife in her Wolverhampton home pleaded guilty yesterday (Thursday, 14 August) to murdering her.  Suhail Azam, from Newhampton Road East in Whitmore Reans, admitted...

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Appeal after man stamped on the face in Sutton Coldfield assault

Police investigating a serious assault, where a man was left with a shoeprint mark on his face after being stamped on, have released CCTV images of five people they would like to speak to. An arrest...

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Man charged with assaulting paramedics and stealing ambulance

A Walsall man will appear in court next month accused of stealing an ambulance and assaulting medical staff in Bloxwich in May. Simon Lewis was arrested after police received a report that a man was...

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Birmingham man jailed for importing weapons from the Far East

A Birmingham man is facing more than five years behind bars after importing illegal weapons that he purchased online from the Far East. Iqbal Hussain was found to have a selection of weapons including...

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Police cause collision on M6 toll to protect road users after man drives...

Brave police officers prevented a serious collision on the M6 toll after a vehicle was spotted driving the wrong way on the motorway last night (19 August). Officers from the force traffic unit and the...

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Officer attacked with sledgehammer as he tackles ATM raiders

A police officer responding to a report of a raid on a Sandwell cash machine has been attacked with a sledgehammer. The 41-year-old was one of two officers who were first to arrive at the scene and...

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Police appeal following arson in Morpeth

Police are appealing for information after an arson in Morpeth. Between 1:15pm and 1:30pm on Monday, August 25, a fire was started inside of a garage in Shields Road. The fire was quickly extinguished...

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Staffordshire Police’s Chief Constable’s Ice Bucket Challenge

Staffordshire Police’s Chief Constable Jane Sawyers today took on the ice bucket challenge. Doused by force mascot Kash, the Chief’s feat raised £500 in sponsorship from Police Mutual as well as an...

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Riot training caught on body worn camera

State-of-the-art technology has helped police capture exclusive footage of riot training in action, offering a fascinating insight into the dangers faced by public order officers at West Midlands...

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