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Thieves caught thanks to social media campaign following a spate of poppy tin...

Update Just one hour after an appeal was circulated on social media to find two men wanted in connection with poppy tin thefts in Solihull and the pair of suspected thieves have been identified....

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Police investigate death of man in Bartley Green

Police investigating the death of a 54-year-old man, are appealing for witnesses after it was revealed he may have been assaulted a day earlier. The man, who has not been named at this stage, was found...

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Two arrested in Wolverhampton murder enquiry

Detectives investigating the death of Joshua Price, have arrested two men on suspicion of his murder. The two men, aged 19 and 25 from Bilston, are currently in police custody helping detectives with...

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Burglar jailed after heroic neighbour comes to aid of Coventry pensioner

A burglar and his teenage accomplice who forced their way into a pensioner’s house in Coventry have been jailed. Shane Forshaw, 23, of Dillotford Avenue in Cheylsemore targeted an elderly man’s house...

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Birmingham men jailed after high speed motorway drugs chase

Two Birmingham men have been jailed for six years after being arrested following a police pursuit, during which they flung more than £200,000 worth of heroin from their car while dodging traffic at...

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Two arrested for assault after death of Bartley Green man

Police investigating the death of a Birmingham man have arrested two teenagers on suspicion of assault. The 54-year-old was found dead at his home address in Dudnill Grove, Bartley Green around 8am on...

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CCTV footage released after toilet assault at Coventry leisure centre

Police have released CCTV footage of a man they would like to speak to after a woman was assaulted in the female toilets at a Coventry leisure centre. The woman was assaulted by a man in a cubicle in...

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Two men charged in Stowlawn murder probe

Two men will appear in court today (5 November) charged with the murder of Wolverhampton man Joshua Price. David Watkins, 24 of Parkview Road, Bilston and Jake Henson, 19 of Wellington Road were...

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Ten years in jail for Wolverhamptons Scientist Smile

A Birmingham man has been jailed for ten years after subjecting two Wolverhampton pensioners to a terrifying robbery at their home. Police were called to the house, on Trysull Road, Merry Hill, in the...

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Man found dead in Bartley Green named as David Moore

A man found dead in his Birmingham home on Sunday (2 November) has been named as David Moore. The 54-year-old from Dudnill Grove, Bartley Green had been assaulted the previous day, however a post...

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Police urge witnesses to come forward following alleged assault in Glossop

Police are appealing for information after a man was allegedly assaulted twice on Glossop High Street. At around 11pm on Friday, October 31, a 23-year-old man was stood outside the Howard Arms on High...

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Man who absconded from HMP Sudbury is arrested in Birmingham

A prisoner who absconded from HMP Sudbury has been arrested in Birmingham. Andrew John Humpherston left the open prison on the morning of Tuesday, November 4. The 37-year-old was arrested by West...

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Police appeal after motorbike is taken from street outside Derby home

Police are appealing for information after a motorbike that had been parked on the street outside an address in Derby was stolen. The 13-plate blue Yamaha motorbike was securely parked on Radnor Street...

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Man’s death in Chesterfield not being treated as suspicious

Police in Chesterfield are investigating the sudden death of a man at Chesterfield College of Technology and Arts. Officers were called to the college, on Infirmary Road, at 6pm yesterday (Tuesday...

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Police appeal for witnesses after man dies in Wolverhampton collision

Police are appealing for information after a man lost his life in a Wolverhampton collision yesterday (4 November). Officers were called by the ambulance service at around 7.05pm to the junction of...

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Wolverhampton drug dealer jailed for 15 years for city shooting

A Wolverhampton drug dealer has been jailed for 15 years after shots were fired at a car full of people in Horseley Fields. Thankfully no one was injured when a Ford Focus, containing Aaron Eziekel...

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Crystal clear footage appeal of Sedgley assault

Crystal clear CCTV footage has been released after a man was assaulted outside a Dudley wine bar. The 43-year-old had been drinking at Montys Wine Bar on the High Street in Sedgley and left at around...

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Stolen car recovered in Poland thanks to Op Trivium links

A Mercedes stolen from a Midlands airport was recovered in Poland after police in Birmingham teamed-up with eastern European colleagues to track the car as it sped across the Continent. A car hire firm...

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Deerstalker-capped thief still sought after spate of poppy tin thefts in...

Police are reappealing for the public’s help to catch a poppy tin thief after seven collection boxes were stolen in three days in Solihull. Earlier this week, police released CCTV footage of two men −...

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Thirteen charged with high-value museum and auction house thefts

Thirteen men have been charged with conspiracy to steal as part of a national investigation into high-value museum thefts. Twelve of the men, aged between 25 and 67, were arrested last year in a series...

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