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Posted: 3rd May 2021 Banging the drum about new cadet unit We’re drumming up support for a new cadet unit we’re planning to launch later this year. Our new Cadet Corps of Drums will be a first for WMP and will, hopefully, follow a tradition where we had one of the top Corps of Drums in the country.
Posted: 2nd May 2021 Age is nothing but a number – according to a retiring PCSO whose career began at 50 Not many people decide to completely change career at the age of 50 – but that’s exactly what one Sandwell PCSO did. PCSO Kirti Patel shunned all ideas of winding down or planning for retirement and instead swapped a phone and a desk for a uniform and radio 14 years ago.
Posted: 2nd May 2021 Man (18) arrested after boy dies in knife attack We’ve arrested a teenager on suspicion of murder after a boy was fatally wounded during a knife attack. The 18-year-old was detained in the early hours of this morning (2 May) at an address in Smethwick.
Posted: 1st May 2021 Man sought over Birmingham street robbery Do you recognise this man? We want to speak to him about a street robbery in which we believe the offender was armed with a knife.
Posted: 1st May 2021 Reduction in serious crashes as we strive to keep roads safe Major collisions across the region have significantly fallen during the last three years as we continue our efforts to maintain the safety of vulnerable road users.
Posted: 30th April 2021 Update following our appeal to identify two people following a Birmingham collision Earlier this week we asked for your help to identify two people after a woman was seriously injured in a collision on Botteville Road, Birmingham last month.
Posted: 30th April 2021 Man jailed for fatal collision on A41 Black Country New Road A Wolverhampton man has been jailed for 12 years after he took the lives of two men in a fatal collision on the A41 Black Country New Road in December 2019.
Posted: 30th April 2021 Woman charged in connection with courier fraud A woman has been charged in connection with courier fraud after pensioners in the region were conned out of £16,000.
Posted: 29th April 2021 Closing in on catalytic converter thieves We seized dozens of stolen catalytic converters, arrested two people caught red-handed trying to steal a device from the bottom of a car and carried out numerous raids on scrap metal dealers as part of our work cracking down on car criminals.
Posted: 29th April 2021 Man jailed for life after murdering his former partner A man has today (Thursday) been jailed for life after murdering his former partner at his home in Stockland Green. Mark Masefield, aged 53, fatally stabbed Marie Gladders, at the property in George Road on the evening of 12 November last year.
Posted: 29th April 2021 Photos released of baby boy abandoned in Kings Norton as search for mother continues Detectives investigating after a baby boy was found in Kings Norton last Thursday (22 April) have released a photo of him as efforts to find his mum continue. The baby boy was found on The Mounds, off Shannon Road in Kings Norton at around 5.40pm.
Posted: 28th April 2021 Lucille Downer: Breed of dog responsible for fatal dog attack confirmed Following extensive testing, the breed of dog responsible for the fatal attack on Lucille Downer has now been confirmed. Both dogs were found to be American Bulldogs. The breed is not banned in the UK.
Posted: 28th April 2021 Two teenagers convicted of child abduction Two teenagers have been found guilty of child abduction after stealing a car and driving off with two children inside. The youths, both aged 15 at the time, claimed they did not know the young boys were strapped in the back seats when they pinched the Nissan on 20 February this year.
Posted: 28th April 2021 Man charged following fatal collision in Walsall We’ve charged a man following a fatal collision in Walsall last June. Jamie Bridgwater has been charged with causing death by careless driving while over the prescribed limit for drugs.
Posted: 27th April 2021 Bashir Mohamed murder: Tributes to 'strong pillar of community' as second man charged with killing The family of a man who was stabbed to death in Ladywood have paid tribute to him as a ‘strong pillar of the community’, as detectives charged a second man with his murder. Bashir Mohamed, 26, was found critically injured in Shyltons Croft, Ladywood, just before 4.20am on 22 April.
Posted: 27th April 2021 WATCH: Gunman jailed after firearms officers see weapon thrown from window during pursuit This is the moment a gunman was arrested by our firearms officers after throwing a handgun from a car window as they were pursued by firearms officers.
Posted: 27th April 2021 Working to support missing people and their families Someone is reported missing every 90 seconds in the UK. As a police force we work with charities, partners and mental health services to help locate missing people.
Posted: 26th April 2021 Facebook Live in the air this Wednesday Join us LIVE on Wednesday (28 April) from 7pm as we take to the skies on Facebook and Instagram with our Drones Team. As part of our preparations for Coventry City of Culture which starts on 15 May 2021, we’re going live once again.
Posted: 26th April 2021 Appeal to trace family of man injured in Birmingham We’re appealing for information to trace the family of a man who was hit by a car in Ladywood last Tuesday (20 April). Paul Anthony Clough, 46, who is originally from #Burnley, was crossing Wood Street, near the junction with Monument Road just after 10pm when he was hit by a car.
Posted: 26th April 2021 Dawn raids on suspected illegal car cruise organisers in first for West Midlands We’ve launched dawn raids on suspected organisers of illegal car cruising events across the West Midlands today, in our latest crackdown on dangerous street races.
Posted: 25th April 2021 Man charged with murder of Bashir Mohamed We have charged a man with murder following the fatal stabbing of Bashir Mohamed in Birmingham on Thursday (22 April). Detectives arrested 24-year-old Mohib Tasharat on Friday (23 April) at Birmingham Airport on suspicion of murder.
Posted: 25th April 2021 CCTV of woman who may be able to help as we try to find mother of a baby boy found in Kings Norton Detectives investigating after a baby boy was found on The Mounds in Kings Norton, on Thursday (22 April) have released footage of a women we believe may be able to help with our enquiries.
Posted: 25th April 2021 100+ lethal firearms seized in offensive on crime gangs We seized more than 100 lethal firearms last year as we continue our pursuit of criminals linked to guns and gangs. Between April 2020 and March this year, our officers recovered a total of 126 viable firearms, including sawn-off shotguns, handguns and homemade “slam guns”.
Posted: 24th April 2021 Beware of national insurance scammers We’re urging people to remain on guard against a national insurance scam after hundreds of West Midlands residents have already been conned this year.
