Three handed life prison terms for drive-by killing of Black Country dad
Three men have been jailed for life having been convicted of the fatal drive-by shooting of a Black Country dad. Father-of-one Carl Campbell (pic bottom) was ambushed as he sat in a car at traffic...
View ArticlePolice appeal to trace suspected fraudster
Police are appealing for information after a family were defrauded by a man claiming to work for Birmingham City Council. The suspect knocked on the door of the family home in Edgbaston claiming they...
View ArticleBurglar traced to seaside camping hideout
A prolific thief has been sent to a youth offenders institute for a series of burglaries in Solihull – after West Midlands Police traced him to his seaside campsite hiding place. Lewis Tilley...
View ArticleOfficers appeal for help to find missing Birmingham man
Police are urgently appealing for information to find missing man John Dyke who has not been seen since Friday (21 July). The 61-year-old went missing after leaving work in Telford on Friday evening...
View ArticleBus company and driver charged over fatal Coventry crash
A bus company and one of its drivers have been charged over a fatal bus crash in Coventry in which two people died. Investigators from West Midlands Police’s Collision Investigation Unit have today...
View ArticlePolice arrest four in Birmingham as part of crackdown on firearms and violent...
Police in Birmingham have arrested four men over the weekend as part of their on-going crackdown on firearms and violent crime in the city. Two men aged 28 and 25 were detained on suspicion of drug...
View ArticleStreet racers narrowly avoid jail – latest road menaces snared in Operation...
Three road menaces who tore along a Birmingham dual carriageway at speeds of more than 130mph have narrowly avoided being jailed for street racing. Amar Paul, Tejinder Bhuee and Zafar Iqbal reached...
View ArticleCoventry woman charged with terrorism offences
An 18-year-old Coventry woman arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences has today (Monday 24 July) been charged. Sandeep Samra, from Alder Road, Coventry has been charged with being concerned in the...
View ArticleAppeal following car jacking in Solihull
Police are appealing for information after a woman had her car stolen during a robbery in Solihull yesterday (22 July). The woman had stopped at a set of traffic lights on Lode Lane in a grey Audi...
View ArticleQuick-thinking cop catches rider on stolen motorbike
A motorbike thief was caught by a quick-thinking cop who leapt from his unmarked patrol car while the unsuspecting rider was stuck in traffic. David Hart was off guard as PC Mitchell Darby jumped out...
View ArticleMan in court charged with a common assault that took place in Solihull
A man will appear at Birmingham Magistrates court next month charged with common assault. Max Kelly, aged 23 from Smiths Wood, was arrested following a liquid attack on a man outside a pub in Dickens...
View ArticlePolice appeal for witnesses following a collision in Sedgley
Police are appealing for witnesses after a serious collision between a car and a pedestrian in Sedgley yesterday (21 July). Officers were called to Bilston Street, outside The Beacon Hotel at around...
View ArticleCCTV footage released after a man is attacked in Small Heath
Police have released CCTV footage as part of an on-going investigation into a serious assault that took place in Small Heath earlier this month. A 19-year-old man was rushed to hospital with...
View ArticleDetective Academy: New investigators united in passion for cracking crime
West Midlands Police’s new breed of detectives range from seasoned cops with almost 20 years’ police experience to new recruits with burning ambitions to crack crime. Almost 70 officers graduated from...
View ArticleAppeal to help find missing Walsall teenager
Police are urgently appealing to help find Aaron Taylor who went missing from his home in Hilton Road, New Invention, Willenhall yesterday (21 July) at around 5pm. Officers are extremely worried for...
View ArticleTwo jailed for death of passenger in Christmas Day crash
Two Birmingham men have been jailed for a total of 15 years after a Christmas Day crash on the Stratford Road in Hall Green resulted in the death of a passenger. Asim Shaikh died five days after the...
View ArticlePolice tackle firearm offences
Police are continuing in their efforts to make the streets of the West Midlands safer by cracking down on those that choose to use or carry guns A number of arrests have been made over the last few...
View ArticlePolice arrest a man in connection with liquid attack in Solihull following...
Police arrest a man in connection with liquid attack in Solihull following media appeal A 23-year-old local man handed himself in this morning (21 July) following an appeal for information after a man...
View ArticleSandwell man has jail sentence for his part in a man's death increased...
A man convicted for his part in the death of a West Bromwich man has had his sentence increased by four and half years following an appeal by West Midlands Police. Colin Raymond Cooke, aged 62, was...
View Article35 years jail for Black Country drugs family
Four members of a drugs gang have been jailed after a West Midlands Police investigation estimated they supplied heroin and cocaine worth £100,000s onto the streets of the Black Country. Steven...
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