A man who set fire to two worshippers as they walked home from mosques in London and Birmingham has been given a hospital order. Mohammed Abbkr, 29, poured petrol on his victims, in their 70s and 80s, before setting them alight using a lighter. Our officers quickly arrested him when they were in the […]
Recognise these men? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-Mwp6gDpwY Police want to speak to them after a car hit a house on Chipperfield Road, Bromford on Monday (15 April). At around 12 pm a suspected stolen car failed to stop for officers before hitting a house. The occupants fled the scene. A 54-year-old man was taken to hospital to be […]
A search operation at Birmingham Airport concluded after a suspicious item was discovered on a flight bound for Belfast. The airport’s operations were affected for nearly 2 hours as the plane was diverted back to Birmingham just after 4 pm following take-off. Passengers and crew were safely evacuated while specialist officers, including the dog unit, […]
Police have arrested two men after a child tragically died following a collision in Birmingham last night (14 April). Officers were called after a silver Corsa hit pedestrians in Upper Highgate Street at just after 9.45pm. A girl, understood to be aged four, sustained serious injuries and was sadly confirmed dead at the scene. Police […]
A Birmingham man who was wanted for almost five years has been put back behind bars. Santosh White had been wanted on recall to prison since July 2019 when the 34-year-old was arrested on Wednesday (10 Apr) at an address in Broad Lane, Bloxwich. White, 34, was charged with being unlawfully at large and appeared […]
Police have charged a man with attempted murder following a knife attack in Birmingham. A man in his 20s sustained serious injuries on Fentham Road around 8.25pm on 31 March. Thankfully, the injuries were not life-threatening. Following enquiries, a 44-year-old man was arrested yesterday (12 Apr) in connection with the attack. Richard Palmer, from Birmingham, […]
A man and a teenager have been charged with robbery in Hagley Road, #Birmingham. The two were arrested at around 4.30pm on Tuesday (9 April) following an armed robbery earlier that day where a mobile phone was stolen. Following subsequent searches police recovered a machete, knives and knuckle dusters. Shoaid Khan, aged 18, from Sparkbrook, […]
