Police are appealing for information following an incident of criminal damage in Birmingham. The damage occurred on Edmund Road at approximately 7pm on 2 September. Despite ongoing enquiries, officers have been unable to identify those responsible. They are now urging anyone with information that could assist the investigation to come forward. Members of the public […]
Police seek information following a car key burglary on Nansen Road, Springfield, Birmingham. The incident occurred at around 2am on 4 November, during which a vehicle, credit cards, a laptop, and clothing were stolen. A stolen credit card was subsequently used in a shop, and police have released an image of a man they wish […]
Birmingham City Council has taken a major step towards modernising its waste management operations by signing a contract with renowned vehicle manufacturer Dennis Eagle for 151 new state-of-the-art refuse, recycling, and food waste collection vehicles. The cutting-edge fleet is set to begin arriving in March 2025, marking a significant upgrade to the city’s waste collection […]
The parents of a young boy have today been found guilty of causing the death of their son and burying his body in the garden of their Handsworth home in December 2022. Music producer Tai-Zamarai Yasharahyalah, aged 42, and his wife 43-year-old Naiyamhi, a graphic designer, were found guilty by the jury at Coventry Crown […]
Twelve individuals have been sentenced to a combined total of more than 100 years in prison following the largest operation to date by West Midlands Police’s County Lines Task Force (CLTF). The crackdown, part of the six-month-long **Operation Hunterian**, targeted four drug lines—Rico, Diego, Figo, and Potter—operating in Birmingham and Solihull. The investigation uncovered the […]
Six men have been arrested after a delivery driver was robbed at knifepoint in Birmingham, police have confirmed. The incident occurred yesterday morning (3 December) at around 9:10am on Grange Road. A man in his 20s, who was delivering parcels, was approached by a group of men. The suspects forced him into the passenger seat […]
Police have launched an investigation following a stabbing incident on a bus in Sparkhill, Birmingham, this afternoon (4 December). Officers were called to Colebrook Road at around 2.45 pm, where A 32-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy were found with serious injuries. Both victims were rushed to hospital, where they remain in a serious condition. […]
Two individuals who lured a man to an address in Coventry, where he was tied up, blackmailed, and later burgled, have been sentenced to significant prison terms. The victim, a 19-year-old from Essex, travelled to Coventry on 16 December 2023 to complete the legitimate sale of designer goods. However, upon entering the property, he was […]
Two teenagers have been convicted in connection with the fatal stabbing of 15-year-old Isaac Brown in West Bromwich earlier this year. Isaac was tragically killed on 7 April in New Square after an altercation between two groups escalated into violence. The incident followed an earlier robbery in Smethwick, during which a 12-year-old boy was assaulted, […]
Police are appealing for information after a vehicle was deliberately set alight on Hedgefield Grove, Cradley, in the early hours of Friday, 17 November. The suspect was caught on camera approaching the vehicle on foot from the direction of Meres Road. The individual poured a substance, believed to be petrol, on the front of the […]