Police appeal following arson on Broad Lane
West Midlands Police has launched an appeal following an arson attack at a house in Acocks Green last Sunday (24 July). CCTV shows the arsonist visiting the property on Broad Road with two large white...
View ArticleBus passenger stabbed during phone robbery
Detectives investigating a robbery on the top deck of a Birmingham bus over the Bank Holiday weekend have released CCTV images of two suspects. It happened on the number 74 as it travelled along the...
View ArticleOver 1000 officers and staff to be recruited
West Midlands Police is recruiting more than 1,000 police officers, PCSOs and staff. The region’s Police and Crime Commissioner, David Jamieson today announced plans to take on 1,150 new starters over...
View ArticleWMPeople: Detective Sergeant Rich Cook – fighting cross-border crime
Detective Sergeant Rich Cook has been flying the flag for West Midlands Police at Europe’s crime-fighting HQ in The Hague. During an eight-month secondment to Europol – the EU’s law enforcement agency...
View ArticleProtect our pensioners! Rallying cry from police to safeguard elderly against...
Elderly residents in the West Midlands are collectively being conned out of a fortune by cruel conmen who trick their way inside homes – now West Midlands Police is urging everyone to play their part...
View ArticlePolice operation a success as Queen visits Birmingham
A West Midlands Police and British Transport Police operation for the Queen’s visit to Birmingham has been hailed a success. Thousands of people flocked to Birmingham to get a glimpse of Her Majesty as...
View ArticleWMP leads biggest vehicle procurement in UK policing history
The biggest vehicle procurement project in police and emergency services history will see 34 organisations work together to save over £7 million. This ambitious plan, spearheaded by West Midlands...
View ArticleUnderground online pirates sentenced to 17 years
Five members of an underground piracy group who illegally released the latest blockbusters onto the web have been jailed for more than 17 years. Officers from West Midlands Police Economic Crime Unit...
View ArticlePCSO David donates kidney to save life
As a police community support officer (PCSO) he is used to protecting the public - and now David Footman is preparing to help save his brother’s life. The big-hearted West Midlands Police officer will...
View ArticleCoventry crime network crushed − gang members jailed for 43 years
Seven gang members - including five from Coventry - have been jailed for a total of 43 and a half years after West Midlands Police crushed their crime network and seized a stash of firearms. Mohammed...
View ArticleHelp us find park bike menaces – police tough stance against off-road riders
Police in south Birmingham have issued images of men suspected of tearing through children’s play parks and dog-walking hotspots on off-road bikes – and warned they will seize scramblers ridden...
View ArticleWest Midlands Police named among UK’s most ‘inclusive’ employers
West Midlands Police has been praised for its “dedication to diversity and equality" after being named one of the country’s most inclusive employers. The force is ranked seventh in the ‘Inclusive Top...
View ArticlePolice granted more time to quiz terror suspects
Detectives have been given extra time to question five men who were arrested last Friday (26 August) on suspicion of terrorism offences. Three of the men were arrested by West Midlands Counter...
View ArticleAppeal to find missing teenager
Police are appealing for help in tracing a missing teenager who is believed to have travelled to Birmingham. Jessie Morgan - who is aged 17 and also goes by the name Jamelia - was last seen in the...
View ArticleMan arrested after woman critically injured in Birmingham collision
A woman is in a critical condition in hospital after a collision in Sparkbrook last night (Thursday 1 September). The woman was travelling with a man and two children, a 12-year-old girl and a...
View ArticleDetectives launch murder investigation following Coventry attack
Detectives have launched a murder investigation following the death of a man found with serious head injuries at an address in Coventry Officers were called to a disturbance at a property in Hugh...
View ArticleCallous conmen stole pensioner’s savings – do you recognise them?
Police are hunting two cruel conmen who posed as council staff to trick their way inside a pensioner’s home before stealing handbags containing her savings. The two suspects struck in Baldwin Street,...
View ArticleMurder investigation underway after stabbing in Wolverhampton
Murder detectives have launched an investigation after a man was stabbed to death in Wolverhampton this morning (Saturday 3 September). Emergency services were called to the scene on Carter Road in the...
View ArticleMotorcyclist dies in Brierley Hill collision
A motorcyclist had died after a crash in Stourbridge overnight. The rider, a 20-year-old man, came off the black Harley Davidson bike at around 2.10am today (Saturday 3 September) on Brettell Lane in...
View ArticleSearch for missing man called off after body found
The search for a missing Birmingham man has today (Saturday 3 September) been called off after police in Snowdonia found a body. Officers from the West Midlands have been working closely with North...
View Article