Black Country trio jailed after funding Daesh fighter
Three Black Country men have today (Friday 9 September) been jailed after being found guilty of helping to fund a Walsall man who is currently fighting in Syria with Daesh. The three, including two...
View ArticleOfficer goes extra mile for suicide awareness
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day, an awareness day held every year to signal a worldwide commitment to prevent suicides, with various activities taking place around the world. World Suicide...
View ArticleMore than 130 years behind bars for large Birmingham drugs ring
A large drugs ring which supplied cocaine and heroin across the country has been locked up for more than 130 years after being crushed by West Midlands Police. An investigation revealed more than a...
View ArticleFamily pay tribute to motorcyclist killed in Selly Oak
The family and friends of a man who was killed in a collision in Selly Oak earlier this week have paid tribute to him. Daniel Hanks, aged 25, died after a collision involving his motorbike a BMW X5 and...
View ArticleMurder investigation launched after man found injured in Halesowen dies in...
A man who was found with head injuries in Halesowen in the early hours of Friday (9 September) has died in hospital this morning. Detectives are now treating the death as murder. Two men aged 23 and 58...
View ArticleMurder inquiry launched in Washwood Heath
Detectives have launched a murder investigation after a man was killed in the Washwood Heath area of Birmingham last night (10 September). Officers were called to Highfield Road just before 10pm to...
View ArticleBobby gets on his bike for operation fundraiser
A cycling copper will power the pedals to help raise funds towards a life-changing operation for a two-year-old girl. Inspector Steve Malone will get on his bike for a 15 hour endurance challenge in...
View ArticleFive jailed after police bust Birmingham-Stratford-upon-Avon drugs gang
Two Birmingham based drug dealers who supplied heroin and cocaine to the streets of Stratford-upon-Avon have been jailed following a major operation by detectives in the West Midlands and Warwickshire....
View ArticleTwo adults and two children hurt in Stourbridge hit-and-run
Police are trying to trace the driver of a red Ford Focus C-Max after four people were injured in a hit and run outside a school in Stourbridge this morning (12 September). The two women and two...
View ArticleBirmingham murder victim named
A Birmingham man killed in Washwood Heath on Saturday night (10 September) has been officially named as 22-year-old Zakir Nawaz. The results of a post mortem have revealed that he died from a single...
View ArticleCity centre club gunman jailed for 14 years
A gang member who shot at rivals outside a Birmingham nightspot has been jailed for 14 years after West Midlands Police officers found a handgun on his kitchen worktop. Fabian Williams (pictured), who...
View Article‘Cop Swap’ card craze set to sweep Birmingham schools
A West Midlands Police card craze is expected to sweep Birmingham’s primary schools as the force re-launches its Top Trumps-style collection game. ‘Cop Swaps’ sees around 6,000 eight to 11-year-olds...
View ArticleRobber convicted of killing businessman Akhtar Javeed
A man has been convicted of manslaughter for his involvement in an armed robbery at a warehouse in Birmingham city centre during which a respected businessman was shot dead. Suraj Mistry - convicted of...
View ArticleGeorgie gets locked up for charity
A leading fundraiser was locked up by West Midlands Police - to collect cash for a charity which has stolen the hearts of the public. Shocked Georgie Moseley was put behind bars on Tuesday (13...
View ArticleBehavioural science: Innovative WMP projects aim to ‘nudge’ down crime
A reformed criminal is reaching out to detainees from ‘beyond the cell wall’ in an innovative behavioural science project aimed at cutting crime and reoffending rates. The force is working with a team...
View ArticleMan jailed for the attempted murder of Birmingham teenager
A man who repeatedly stabbed a teenage girl during a frenzied attack in Birmingham has been jailed for 30 years. Tony Comerford left the 16-year-old with multiple injuries to her body at an address in...
View ArticleWMP targets cycle ‘close pass’ drivers in UK policing first
Cycling groups have praised West Midlands Police for becoming the first force in the country to proactively target "close pass" drivers who endanger riders. Rules of the road stipulate motorists...
View ArticleCoventry crime lord ordered to pay back more than £1 million
A Coventry crime lord - who was a key architect of prolific Black Country criminal John Anslow’s escape from a prison van – has been ordered to pay back more than £1 million of dirty money. Stuart Reid...
View ArticlePolice search for missing Walsall teen
Police are appealing for information to help trace a teenager who has gone missing from her home in Walsall. Abigail Taylor, 16, was last seen by her mother at their home in Well Lane, Blakenhall on...
View ArticleDirty work but we’ve got to do it! Actress’ purse found in street bin by...
An actress has given a standing ovation to West Midlands Police officers who found her purse − swiped as she prepared for a premiere − after rummaging through bins in Coventry city centre. Chloe...
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