RSPCA are appealing for information to help find the person responsible for beheading a dog and severing her front leg before leaving the dead pet to be found by her distraught owner. The gruesome discovery was made by Andrea Jarvis after she returned to her home in Vernon Street, Bilston, Wolverhampton, and called for her […]
Police have seized well over 100 e-scooters as part of our ongoing work to tackle illegal riders across the West Midlands. Police have taken action in response to your concerns around users breaking the law and putting others at risk. Between January and June officers seized 106 e-scooters, while an operation in Birmingham city centre […]
A brave member of WM police family has raised hundreds of pounds for Cancer Research UK after recently battling the disease herself. Jill Harrison – who has been with us for more 30 years in roles ranging from a police traffic warden to PCSO – underwent six bouts of chemotherapy after her breast cancer diagnosis […]
Two Birmingham men serving long jail terms for gun crime have spoken candidly about their miserable life behind bars − and are urging young people not to make the mistakes that led to them being locked up. Daniel Martin and Daniel Mason agreed to be filmed at Oakwood Prison near Wolverhampton, and to share their […]
A gang of callous crime “tourists” who plundered homes on winter trips to the West Midlands have been jailed after we ended their seasonal burglary spree. Heartless Romanian thieves Ninel Spiru, Avram Spiru and Nicolae-Bogdan Baiceanu smashed their way into more than 30 homes in just a few weeks either side of Christmas. They ransacked […]
A Birmingham man suspected of being the mastermind behind a network of UK cannabis farms has been arrested as part of a National Crime Agency investigation. The 33-year old Vietnamese national was detained on suspicion of conspiring to produce and distribute cannabis this morning as officers raided his home address in Essex Street, central Birmingham. […]
Eligible businesses who have yet to submit their financial details to receive Government grants of £10,000 or £25,000 are being urged to contact Birmingham City Council by the end of June. Earlier this year the Government provided Birmingham City Council with £231 million to distribute Small Business and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grants to eligible […]
Criminals have received no Covid reprieve after police recovered over £1.7 million of ill-gotten gains during 2020. WMP economic crime unit has continued to ensure crooks don’t profit from ’dirty money’ during the coronavirus pandemic. The lockdown and restrictions have meant fewer court cases being finalized but it hasn’t deterred our investigators from pursuing convicted […]
Two burglars who forced their way into a home then hopped fences to avoid capture have been jailed – after West Midlands Police officers quickly tracked them down and found them hiding in gardens and under a bush. James McGinn and Dylan Keeley were brought to justice after officers responded to a burglary in progress […]