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Teenagers praised for helping lost dementia sufferer

Two kind-hearted teenagers have been praised by West Midlands Police after caring for a lost dementia sufferer they stumbled across in the early hours of the morning. Hannah Wells and Maisie Clarke...

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Police search for teenage girl missing from Birmingham

Police are searching for a teenage girl who has gone missing from the Bartley Green area of the city after failing to return from a shopping trip in Smethwick on Friday morning (19 August). There has...

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Witness appeal after baby dies in Walsall collision

Police are appealing for witnesses after a four-month-old baby girl has died following a collision on the Birmingham Road in Walsall on Friday evening (19 August), just before 8:50pm. The baby, who was...

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Fatal crash closes M6

Motorway police are investigating the cause of a fatal crash on the M6 earlier this afternoon (Sunday 21 August). Multiple 999 calls were received by police at around 3pm. All emergency services and...

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Investigation launched after teenager stabbed in Birmingham city centre

An investigation has been launched after a man was stabbed in Birmingham city centre, just before midnight yesterday (Monday 22 August).   The man, thought to be in his late teens, was taken to...

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Blitz on domestic abusers as more sufferers break silence

Domestic abuse bullies are the focus of a six-week blitz launched by police in Coventry today (Tues August 23). A team of dedicated officers will target and arrest suspected abusers across the city as...

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Fatal M6 crash victim named  

A Telford man who died in a collision on the M6 on Sunday (21 August) has been named as Anthony Marston.  The married 54-year-old father of two was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash between...

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Investigation launched after body found in Handsworth

An area of Wellington Road, Handsworth has been cordoned off after the body of a man was found earlier today (23 August).  Officers were called by the ambulance service to an address at around 7.30am...

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Appeal for witnesses following a stabbing in Birmingham

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was stabbed in Birmingham last night (23 August). Officers were called to Summer Lane in Newtown at around 7.55pm to reports of the stabbing. A man was...

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Appeal for Audi driver to come forward after woman dies in crash

Officers are re-appealing for information after a woman died in an Erdington crash earlier this year. The 84-year-old was a passenger in a white Hyundai i10 when it was involved in a collision near to...

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Police appeal to find missing Great Barr man

Police in Birmingham are searching for a vulnerable man who went missing from his home in Great Barr on Tuesday (23 August). Steven Denis O’Gara, aged 38, has not been seen since leaving his home in...

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Drug dealer arrested on family day out 

A drug dealer who carried a brick of cocaine in a carrier bag on a day out with his young daughter in Birmingham has been jailed for more than eight years.  Carl Brookes was arrested as he came out of...

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Murder investigation launched following Summer Lane stabbing

Detectives have launched a murder investigation after a man died following a stabbing in Birmingham earlier this week. Officers were called to Summer Lane in Newtown at around 7.55pm on Tuesday 23...

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Police Dog Troy has a scent for cutting crime

He has only been an active member of the force for nine months - but Police Dog Troy is no stranger to sniffing out trouble.  There was certainly no paws-ing for breath this week after the German...

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Passenger seriously injured after being pushed over on bus 

Police have cordoned off an area of Yew Tree Lane in Yardley after a passenger was pushed over on a bus just before 10am today (26 August).  The 67-year-old man suffered a serious head injury and is...

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Man sentenced for breaching terrorism order 

A 24-year-old man has today admitted breaching his licence conditions after failing to tell police of onward travel on three separate occasions.  Ishaaq Hussain, from Chetwynd Road, Washwood Heath, was...

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Five arrested in Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent on suspicion of terrorism...

Five men have been arrested by West Midlands Counter Terrorism detectives today (Friday 26 August) on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism....

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Teenager arrested on suspicion of Birmingham murder

A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was stabbed to death in Birmingham earlier this week.  Police were called to Summer Lane, Newtown, at just before 8pm on Tuesday 23...

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Thousands of cannabis plants seized by police during February

Thousands of cannabis plants worth more than £2.3million were seized during raids on addresses across the region during February.  The force’s Cannabis Disposal Team, which is responsible for...

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Police going 'Facebook Live' to showcase officer's work

West Midlands Police will give its Facebook followers a live insight into response policing on Wednesday (9 March).  The force will be using the social network’s new live video broadcasting feature -...

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