Four Birmingham men have been jailed for a combined total of more than 20 years for an attempted armed robbery of a Rolex watch. Andrew James was in a public house on Moseley Road, Birmingham in the early hours of 11 February last year, as he spied his victim wearing a Rolex watch, he contacted […]
This afternoon, Birmingham Airport faced a brief disruption after a suspicious vehicle was reported on-site. As a precautionary measure, a partial evacuation was carried out to ensure the safety of passengers and staff. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team was called in to thoroughly search and assess the vehicle. After a detailed investigation, the vehicle […]
A once-prolific shoplifter, Keeley Knowles, who spent nearly 30 years funding her heroin addiction through theft, has turned her life around thanks to a groundbreaking treatment supported by Birmingham’s police force. Keeley, in her 40s, admitted to stealing designer goods worth millions over the years, but since receiving the monthly Buvidal injection, an opioid blocker, […]
A scheme aimed at reducing congestion and improving public transport and active travel has had its most recent phase completed. The A457 Dudley Road Improvement Scheme will deliver significant improvements in network capacity and public transport, in addition to upgraded facilities for pedestrians and cyclists along the A457 corridor. It will also support the city’s […]
Four children have been arrested following an incident in Wednesbury where a funeral car was deliberately set on fire. The vehicle, parked on Upper High Street, was damaged when an unknown object, already ablaze, was thrown underneath it around 2pm yesterday (17 October). Significant damage was caused to the vehicle as a result of the […]
A Birmingham man who fled to Pakistan after being convicted of kidnap, robbery, and supplying Class A drugs is now back in custody and serving his prison sentence. Hassan Rauf, 27, of Fast Pitts Road, Yardley, was sentenced in his absence to 11 years in March 2020 after failing to appear at Birmingham Crown Court […]
**Headline:** “Man Jailed for £40,000 Fraud Using Salary Sacrifice Scheme” **News Story:** A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to two years and seven months in prison after using salary sacrifice schemes to defraud organisations across the country. Joshua Murrell, from Kingsway, Oldbury, orchestrated the scam which came to light in January last year when a […]
A driver attempting to claim he didn’t require business insurance for his van, alleging it was being used to transport meat for a family barbecue, was among dozens caught in a police crackdown to improve road safety in the West Midlands. Officers from the road harm prevention team, patrolling Dudley Road in Winson Green, grew […]
An 18-year-old man from Brierley Hill has been charged with cultivating cannabis and abstracting electricity after police uncovered a cannabis factory in the area. Officers from the Priority Crime Team in Dudley raided a property on Columbus Avenue yesterday morning, where they discovered dozens of cannabis plants. The operation was prompted by concerns raised by […]