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Posted: 30th September 2020 Appeal after officer deliberately hit by car We're appealing for information after a police officer was driven at by a stolen car during a hit and run in Coventry. The PC was pushed onto the bonnet of the oncoming black Fiesta in Hermes Crescent, Wood End, at around 9.45pm yesterday (29 September).
Posted: 30th September 2020 Man found guilty of Birmingham murder UPDATE : Today (9 October) Abdillahi Ali Abdillahi was sentenced to 22 years in prison. A man has been found guilty of murder following an unprovoked attack in Birmingham earlier this year.
Posted: 30th September 2020 Investigation into Cradley Heath shooting We're appealing for information after a man was shot and seriously injured in Cradley Heath. He was found in a car in Upper High Street just after 10.30pm yesterday (29 September).
Posted: 29th September 2020 Couple jailed after killing man in street robbery A callous couple have been jailed after killing a man in a Birmingham street robbery last year. The pair stalked their victim, Mark Lloyd, aged 39, as he made his way home after an evening out with friends on the 21st September 2019.
Posted: 29th September 2020 Kidnap suspect who “dragged woman into car by her neck” arrested We arrested a kidnap suspect who’s alleged to have dragged a woman into a car after an extensive trawl of road cameras led us to intercept his vehicle.
Posted: 27th September 2020 Persistence pays off for new PC One of our newest recruits is looking forward to fulfilling his boyhood dream of being a police officer... and provide proof that persistence pays off.
Posted: 26th September 2020 Inspirational Kim rises from Special Constable to Chief Superintendent As Walsall Superintendent Kim Madill leaves for pastures new, she reflects on her policing career and aspirations for her new role as Chief Superintendent in Dudley.
Posted: 25th September 2020 Top cop’s 5,000 step charity challenge before retirement Our Assistant Chief Constable Chris Johnson has retired after almost 30 years serving and protecting people across the West Midlands – but he saved arguably his toughest challenge for his final few days.
Posted: 25th September 2020 Teen guilty of budding footballer's knife murder UPDATE: Sukhbir Phull was today (9 October) sentenced to a minimum jail term of 17 years A teenager has been found guilty of the murder of a young boy who had the potential to be a professional footballer.
Posted: 25th September 2020 Courageous Chris defies the odds 12 months on A courageous cop is back in the job he loves - a year on from being mowed down by a car and left in a coma. PC Chris Burnham has defied the medical odds since the shift which nearly cost him his life 12 months ago today (25 September).
Posted: 25th September 2020 Drug networks targeted and children protected in County Lines offensive We’ve targeted organised crime gangs as part of a national week of action against ‘County Lines’ drugs networks. Almost 40 warrants were executed across the force area last week at addresses suspected of being linked to cross-border drugs supply chains.
Posted: 25th September 2020 Appeal for information after man falls from flat balcony in Coventry We are urgently appealing to identify them after a man fell from a flat balcony in Coventry last month. We were called to Bath Street at around 7pm on Monday 17 August after a 31-year-old man fell from a second floor balcony.
Posted: 24th September 2020 Crackdown on dangerous and irresponsible driving We caught more than 80 people during a dangerous driving crackdown along the region’s collision hotspot route last week. We took action after figures revealed more than 40 serious or fatal collisions took place on the Birmingham Ring Road in 12 months.
Posted: 24th September 2020 Appeal following fatal Washwood Heath collision Independent charity Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to £5,000 for information after a fatal hit-and-run collision in Washwood Heath, Birmingham which resulted in the death of a cyclist.
Posted: 24th September 2020 Urgent appeal to witnesses after Birmingham collision We need to identify a number of witnesses to a serious collision in Birmingham city centre this morning (24 September). A man seriously injured after being hit by a car in Holloway Circus Queensway at around 3.40am has tested positive for Covid-19.
Posted: 24th September 2020 Fourth man charged with Birmingham murder Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of Thomas Rogers in Birmingham have charged a fourth man with murder. Macauley Welby was arrested in Mansfield yesterday in connection with the death of 26-year-old Mr Rogers.
Posted: 23rd September 2020 Force hosts sessions on tackling hate crime Over the past few weeks we have been hosting hate crime events run by Communities Inc across every area in our force to help participants with how to intervene when they see hate crime incidents taking place.
Posted: 22nd September 2020 Reckless biker jailed over one-punch killing of care worker An off-road biker who fatally punched a man who challenged him over his dangerous riding has been jailed for nine years after we exposed the lies he hoped would clear him.
Posted: 21st September 2020 Injured PC Gaz Phillips returns to hospital to thank staff who saved his life The PC who was critically injured when he was run over by a stolen police car in Birmingham has returned to thank the hospital where his life was saved, by handing over money he raised by selling pin badges during his recovery.
Posted: 21st September 2020 Bikes seized in continued effort against reckless off-roaders We seized five off-road bikes yesterday (20 Sept) after the police helicopter tracked a group of reckless riders in Birmingham.
Posted: 21st September 2020 Appeal continues for information following Coventry shooting We’ve identified a taxi driver who is helping our enquiries into a shooting on Far Gosford Street last Thursday (17 September), after we appealed for help to trace him.
Posted: 21st September 2020 Birmingham Police praise local group who are working to clean up their community Birmingham officers recently visited the Stockland Green Action Group, a residential group who are cleaning up their community, to see how they can work together to tackle local issues.
Posted: 20th September 2020 Appeal after two boys injured in Wolverhampton hit and run We are urgently appealing for information after two boys were injured in a hit and run collision this afternoon (20 Sept) in Wolverhampton.
Posted: 20th September 2020 Sexual predator receives further sentence after more victims come forward A sexual predator jailed last year for abusing young girls has been convicted of further offences after three more victims came forward as a result of the publicity surrounding the case.