Police have launched an investigation after a shooting in Kitts Green in the early hours of this morning (17 March). Police were called to Hurstcroft Road at around 12.40am after shots were fired at a car. Two men, aged 43 and 29 who were in the car at the time, were taken to hospital in […]
A man who imported blank-firing pistols and converted some into lethal guns in his garden shed has had his jail term doubled – after we appealed the initial sentence as too lenient. Robert Bartell bought firearms, including self-loading pistols manufactured in Turkey and Italy, from a Spanish website and test-fired them in his back garden. […]
In a remarkable display of efficiency, the Sutton ETEAM of police officers has managed to recover a stolen Range Rover less than thirty minutes after it was taken from a Sainsbury’s supermarket in Mere Green. The owner of the luxury vehicle had not even realized it was missing before police located it. The incident took […]
Colmore Junior and Infant School is one in the next round of Birmingham schools that will benefit from a Car Free School Street, this Easter. Car-Free School Streets enable children to commute sustainably to and from school because they provide greater protection from road accidents and pollution. Prior to making a Car Free School Street […]
Police have seized 80 alligator heads from a house in Perry Barr this morning! Not your normal find for us when conducting a warrant but it’s all in a day’s work for the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) and our wildlife crime officer volunteers. Police received information that the heads were being imported from abroad […]
An organised crime group who made thousands of pounds dealing in Class A drugs has been jailed for more than 86 years. Led by James Ross, the Walsall based empire transported Cocaine, Ketamine and cash in vehicles with professionally installed concealed compartments in floors and seats. Officers from our Regional Organised Crime Unit already had […]
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) along with the Arbor Day Foundation has named Birmingham as a Tree City of the World for the second year running. This international programme celebrates cities across all continents that are committed to growing and maintaining their urban trees and forests and recognise the importance of trees […]
People visiting Birmingham’s parks are being urged to show their respect for the environment after 1,280 tonnes of litter was cleared from such settings in the first five months of 2020. For the same period in 2019, some 400 tonnes was removed. Over recent weeks, the lockdown-inspired use of Birmingham’s parks and open spaces and […]
A trio from Birmingham arrested as part of National Crime Agency led Operation Venetic have been charged with drugs and firearms offences, after officers seized a sub-machine gun, drugs and cash. Michael Earp, 29, of Pear Tree Road, Shard End, Danyal Aziz, 26, of Pelham Road, Stechford and Nicole Rhone, 26, of Yardley Green Road, […]