Police name man killed in Digbeth stabbing
Police investigating a fatal stabbing in Digbeth yesterday have named the man who died as 26-year-old Daniel Baird from Birmingham and urged people who were at the venue to contact them. Daniel, known...
View ArticleAppeal after man found with head injuries
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man suffered a serious head injury following an assault in Birmingham City Centre this morning (Sunday). Officers were called to a report of a disorder...
View ArticleWoman charged with murder of man in Chelmsley Wood
Police investigating the death of a man in Chelmsley Wood have charged a woman with his murder. Georgina Henshaw aged 35 from Alder Drive has been remanded in custody to appear before Birmingham...
View ArticleDetectives charge 15-year-old over fatal stabbing
Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a man in Kingstanding have charged a 15-year-old boy with murder. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested on Saturday (8 July)...
View ArticleHeavy fine for trucker who committed “close-pass” on cyclist
A truck driver has been handed a hefty fine after being found guilty of a dangerous overtake on a cyclist – the first court conviction in West Midlands Police’s operation to protect riders from...
View ArticleAppeal to trace man who slashed man's throat as he sat on a bench
Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to trace in connection with an unprovoked attack in Handsworth in which a man suffered a serious throat injury after being slashed with a knife. The...
View Article“Beautiful daughter and twin sister" who died in Birmingham collision named
The family of a ‘beautiful daughter and twin sister’ have released a picture of Holly Brown who died in a collision on the A38 on Friday (7 July). The 14-year-old was travelling into Birmingham on a...
View ArticleLaunch of new partnership aimed at tackling business crime
West Midlands Police, the PCC and businesses have joined forces in a new partnership aimed at cutting crime and boosting the economy. The newly launched West Midlands Business Crime Partnership (WMBCP)...
View ArticleMan arrested following non-stop collision in Sutton
Police investigating a serious non-stop traffic collision in Sutton Coldfield have arrested a man. The crash took please at 12 noon today (Wednesday 12 July) when a 70-year-old woman was hit by a...
View ArticleTeen car-jack suspects arrested in early morning pursuit
Four teenagers suspected of car-jacking a woman as she waited at traffic lights have been arrested following an early morning pursuit in Birmingham. Officers on overnight patrols spotted a group of...
View ArticlePolice following China Town assault
Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault that took place in Birmingham at the weekend. Officers were called to Ladywell Walk in China Town at 3:50am on Sunday 9 July following reports of...
View ArticleAppeal as man driven at in Birmingham street
Detectives are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian was deliberately driven at on a Birmingham street – and left fighting for his life in hospital. Police were alerted by ambulance colleagues to...
View ArticleHonour abuse survivor to talk at WMP conference
A woman who says she endured almost two years of abuse at the hands of her husband will urge other survivors to seek help when she speaks at a West Midlands Police conference on forced marriage and...
View ArticleTwo charged with murder of James Brindley
A man and a teenager have been charged with the murder of James Brindley. Aaron Kahrod, aged 20 from Walsall Road, Aldridge, and a 17-year-old male – who cannot be named for legal reasons – will appear...
View ArticleWMP Cadets are back!
Police cadets will return to the West Midlands this autumn, as the force relaunches the popular youth scheme. The voluntary scheme last operated across the region in 1998 but, as part of his police and...
View ArticleSelly Oak ‘gorilla mask’ sex attacker jailed
A registered sex offender has been jailed for 21 years after a series of attacks on young women which shook the student community in Selly Oak at the end of last year. Elvis Sidaway, from Fountain...
View ArticleMan sentenced for breaching terrorism order
A 40-year-old man has this afternoon (Friday) been sentenced to 15 months for breaching his licence conditions after failing to inform authorities of his use of an alias. Abdul Raheem, of Coleshill...
View ArticleAll out day sees UK’s most wanted brought in
One hundred wanted people were rounded up in just nine hours in the latest blitz on criminals from West Midlands Police. The figure was in addition to the business as usual arrest tally and resulted...
View ArticleThree sentenced for stabbing teen in row over girl
Three teenagers have been jailed for more than 17 years after stabbing a 17-year-old boy in Walmley on 22 June last year during an on-going dispute over a girl. A police investigation discovered a...
View ArticlePolice appeal after shots fired in Ladywood
Police continue to appeal for information following reports of shots fired in the Monument Road and Parker Street area of Ladywood on Thursday evening (13 July). A number of people passing by witnessed...
View ArticleTwo men charged with Small Heath shooting
Two men appeared at Birmingham Magistrates Court today (15 July) in connection with a shooting in Small Heath earlier this month where a 33-year-old man was shot. The men were arrested on suspicion of...
View ArticleSherlock school: Student investigators graduate from new Detective Academy
West Midlands Police is training the investigators of tomorrow at a new Detective Academy – and some of its first graduates have proven to be among the most promising crime-fighting minds in UK...
View ArticleFamily of Dan Baird appeal for information to catch his killer
The family of a man who was fatally stabbed outside a Digbeth pub have issued an emotional plea for information to help catch his killer. Daniel, known to his family as Dan, died after he was stabbed...
View ArticleMen charged with earring robberies in broad daylight
Two Sandwell men have been charged with two separate robberies of earrings which were snatched from the ears of two women. Inderjit Singh Dhaliwal, of Bearwood Road, Smethwick, was charged with robbery...
View ArticleDetective Academy: “Hero” cop who tackled mosque knifeman set for new...
A West Midlands Police officer hailed a hero for protecting mosque worshippers from a knifeman is set for a new career as a detective after passing the National Investigators exam with flying colours....
View ArticleCCTV released in bid to trace stabbing suspect
A CCTV image has been released of a man police would like to speak to in connection with a stabbing on Moor Street Queensway near to the bus stops yesterday evening (Monday 17 July). A 19-year-old man...
View ArticleCoventry woman arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences
An 18-year-old Coventry woman has been arrested today (Tuesday 18 July) on suspicion of terrorism offences. The woman was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation and...
View ArticlePolice appeal for witnesses to Northfield collision
Police are appealing for witnesses to this morning’s collision in Northfield (Wednesday 19 July) to come forward. The crash happened at the junction with Shenley Lane around 6am between a Corsa and a...
View ArticleDetectives granted further time to question Coventry woman on suspicion of...
Detectives have been granted further time to question an 18-year-old Coventry woman who was arrested yesterday (Tuesday 18 July) on suspicion of terrorism offences. The woman was arrested on suspicion...
View ArticleAppeal: Help us trace liquid attacker who shouted “I’ve got acid”
A man shouted “I’ve got acid” before squirting what’s thought to be cleaning fluid in the face of a drinker outside a Solihull pub. Detectives have released clear CCTV images of the attacker who leapt...
View ArticleTrio convicted over drive-by killing of Black Country dad
Three men have been convicted of carrying out a drive-by shooting in which a Black Country dad died in a hail of bullets. Father-of-one Carl Campbell was ambushed as he sat in a car at traffic lights...
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...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 ArticleThree 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...
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