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Posted: 31st October 2020 Crackdown on uninsured drivers across West Midlands We've seized more than 140 vehicles during an operation to crackdown on uninsured drivers across the region this week. We joined forces with the Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) for the nationwide #OpDriveInsured campaign to stop law-breakers.
Posted: 30th October 2020 We shut down shisha lounge after SECOND major covid breach in weeks We’ve forced a shisha lounge to close down after we caught it breaching covid rules – just days after being hit with a £10,000 fine for an earlier breach.
Posted: 30th October 2020 Beat the burglar and keep your home safe We’re warning householders that darker nights can lead to desolate days if burglars strike to steal your treasured possessions.
Posted: 30th October 2020 Investigation launched into house fire in Erdington We have launched an investigation after four children were rescued from a house fire in Birmingham this morning (30 October).
Posted: 30th October 2020 Murder suspect arrested Police searching for a suspected killer have arrested a man in a Staffordshire village this morning (30 Oct). A manhunt has been underway for 38-year-old Anthony Russell since the bodies of Julie Williams and her son David were found in separate flats in Coventry earlier this week.
Posted: 29th October 2020 Bogus asylum charity bosses jailed for trafficking racket A woman who set up a charity purporting to help asylum seekers was secretly smuggling illegal immigrants into the UK - and turning a blind eye as they worked in cannabis farms to pay for her ‘charitable’ services.
Posted: 29th October 2020 Man charged following disorder outside Oldbury pub We've charged a man after another man was left with serious head injuries following disorder outside an Oldbury pub. Thomas Matthews was yesterday (October 28) arrested in connection with an altercation near the Phoenix pub, Martley Road, last Saturday.
Posted: 29th October 2020 Super fine issued following Wolverhampton house party We’ve issued a £10,000 fine after a christening with up to 50 guests was held at a home in Wolverhampton - in a blatant breach of Covid-19 rules. Guests had travelled from as far afield as London for the pre-planned party which included hired marquees, DJ decks and live musicians.
Posted: 28th October 2020 Crime falls by five per cent in the West Midlands Crime in the West Midlands fell over the last year, with big reductions in burglary and theft. The statistics cover the 12 months ending in June this year, so include several weeks of lockdown, and show an overall drop in crime of five per cent.
Posted: 27th October 2020 Family pay emotional tribute after fatal Coventry collision The family of a schoolgirl who died following a collision in Coventry have paid tribute to the "best daughter anyone could ever have." Isabelle Boshell suffered serious injuries after being struck by a car on Tamworth Road last Thursday evening (22 October).
Posted: 27th October 2020 HMP inmates have sentences extended for phones in their cell Two convicted criminals have had their sentences extended after mobile phones were found in their prison cell.
Posted: 26th October 2020 Two sought after man robbed of casino winnings We need your help tracing these two men after a man was beaten and slashed in a robbery in Birmingham. The victim had won £1,000 at a casino and was then befriended by the two suspects, who tried to take him to a second casino .
Posted: 26th October 2020 Murder investigation launched after woman found dead in Coventry We've launched a murder investigation after the discovery of a woman’s body at an address in Coventry. Julie Williams, 58, was found at her flat at Emily Smith House, Riley Square, Coventry, just before 11pm yesterday (Sunday) after concerns were raised for her welfare.
Posted: 26th October 2020 Girl tragically dies after being hit by a car in Coventry An 11-year-old girl who was seriously injured after being hit by a car in Coventry last week sadly died in the early hours of this morning. She was struck by a Toyota Verso on Tamworth Road, near the junction of Waste Lane, at around 6.10pm on Thursday (22 October).
Posted: 25th October 2020 Man seriously hurt after fight outside Oldbury pub We are investigating a fight outside an Oldbury pub last night that led to a man suffering a serious head injury.
Posted: 25th October 2020 Fundraising Jill shares her own breast cancer story A brave member of our police family has raised hundreds of pounds for Cancer Research UK after recently battling the disease herself.
Posted: 24th October 2020 Students become Specials through university partnership Students are playing a vital role as volunteer police officers after being recruited through a new partnership with Birmingham City University. We’ve welcomed our first group of BCU Specials onto the region’s streets after they completed their training earlier this summer.
Posted: 24th October 2020 “Extreme” stalker jailed as we uncover extent of his offending A stalker who relentlessly hounded a woman – sending hundreds of threatening messages and even hacking into her home CCTV – has been jailed following our investigation.
Posted: 23rd October 2020 Two men arrested as we continue to crack down on car cruising Two men have been arrested overnight as officers continue to crack down on car cruising in Birmingham. An unmarked traffic car on patrol spotted a group of five vehicles driving erratically and in convoy around Heartlands Parkway, with large groups of spectators lining the streets.
Posted: 23rd October 2020 Murder investigation launched into death of man in Birmingham We’ve released an image of a man who sadly died in Birmingham early this month, as detectives launch a murder investigation into his death.
Posted: 23rd October 2020 Conman jailed and ordered to pay victim £2,000 A conman who stole £4,000 from a woman who believed he was her partner, has been jailed for more than two years and ordered to pay £2,000 in compensation to his victim, after investigators unpicked his web of lies.
Posted: 23rd October 2020 Coventry drug dealer jailed after firearms found A drug dealer is facing nine years behind bars after three firearms were found at his Coventry home.
Posted: 23rd October 2020 Robbers jailed over cash-in-transit crime spree Two robbers who were involved in a £320,000 cash-in-transit crime spree have been jailed for more than 20 years. We connected Giovani Garrick and Keenan Anderson to 11 cash box raids inside just three months, across mainly Handsworth and other parts of Birmingham.
Posted: 23rd October 2020 Arrest as investigations into West Bromwich disorder continue We’ve arrested a teenage boy as part of our investigations into disorder involving fireworks in West Bromwich town centre. We're investigating whether disorder in the High Street on Tuesday (20 October) is connected to similar nuisance the day beforehand.
