OLDBURY — Police are appealing for witnesses and offering a £20,000 reward for information after a woman in her 20s was raped in the Tame Road area of Oldbury on Tuesday, 9 September, at around 8.30am. Chief Superintendent Kim Madill of Sandwell Police confirmed that officers have been working tirelessly on the investigation, reviewing CCTV, […]
A suspected brothel in Sutton Coldfield has been closed down following a police investigation. Officers from the West Midlands Police’s Serious Organised Crime and Exploitation Team (SOCEX) applied for a closure order on **Shangri-La**, a massage parlour on Bishops Way in Four Oaks. While the premises was advertised as a massage parlour, police believe it […]
Calling all Christmas lovers! If you want to get into the festive spirit early, you’re in luck. Recruitment has officially opened for this year’s iconic Birmingham Frankfurt Christmas Market. The beloved market is returning to the city on Saturday, 1st November, and its organisers are on the hunt for people to help bring the magic […]
A man has been charged with murder following a house fire in Birmingham that left another man dead. Stephen Dale, 47, is accused of killing Daniel Gardner, 37, after emergency services were called to a property on Saxons Way, Highters Heath, in the early hours of Friday (21 September). Police, fire and ambulance crews arrived […]
A prolific thief has been jailed after admitting to nearly 30 shop thefts across Sandwell and Dudley. Gareth Hall, 44, of Newhall Road, Rowley Regis, targeted four shops in Rowley Regis and Halesowen, stealing more than £1,300 worth of items. Hall repeatedly entered the stores, took goods and walked out past the tills, even when […]
Independent charity Crimestoppers has announced a reward of up to £20,000 for information that helps catch those responsible for the rape of a young woman in Oldbury. The woman, in her 20s, was attacked on Tuesday 9 September at around 8.30am in the Tame Road area. Police are continuing a major investigation, with […]
Police have launched an appeal to identify three men after the theft of expensive coffee machines from a Coventry store. The incident happened at around 3.50pm on Sunday, 8 September, when three men entered a shop at the Airport Retail Park. They took three coffee machines, each worth nearly £400, and left without paying. The […]
Detectives are continuing their investigation after a woman was raped in Oldbury last week. The attack happened in the Tame Road area just before 8.30am on Tuesday, 9 September. The victim, a woman in her 20s, is being supported by specialist officers as enquiries progress. A man in his 30s was arrested last Sunday on […]
Three teenagers and a man have pleaded guilty to their involvement in a violent attack on a 15-year-old boy in Alum Rock, Birmingham. The boy was stabbed several times near Morris Park at around 8.45pm on 7 March. His injuries were serious but not life threatening. Following an investigation by the Major Crime Team, three […]
A Birmingham man has been convicted of abducting and sexually assaulting a young girl after luring her into a house earlier this year. Mohammed Abdulraziq, 32, was found guilty at Birmingham Crown Court of false imprisonment with intent to commit a sexual offence, sexual assault of a female under 13, and assault on a woman. […]