He was developing an improper sexual relationship with someone he knew he should be not be contacting in a personal capacity. A former West Midlands Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) was jailed on Wednesday (2 December) following an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). The IOPC investigated the conduct of Kevin Hathaway, […]
Figures from Liverpool programme reveal lateral flow tests missed 30% of those with a high viral load
Police have released dashcam footage showing a violent robber ramming one of our police cars in a high-performance Audi he stole at gunpoint. Officers spotted Jobi Nembhard driving the S4 Quattro in Lode Lane, Solihull, on 15 February 10 days after he’d stolen it during a break-in when he pointed a handgun in a 79-year-old […]
Police have charged two men with multiple burglaries following the early morning pursuit of a car through Birmingham. It’s the latest strike in our operation targeting suspected car thieves. The men were detained in Castle Vale at 3.30am on Tuesday (1 Dec) on suspicion of involvement in two lock-snap burglary attempts in Four Oaks earlier […]
Students offered testing for Covid after Christmas as universities asked to stagger returns. Students will be asked to stagger their return to universities after Christmas to help protect those around them and reduce transmission of Covid-19, the Government has announced today (Wednesday 2 December). New guidance published by the Department for Education will set out […]
A boy has admitted attacking our police dog Stark with a machete – as brave Stark prepares to make his comeback next week on a specialist firearms training course. The 16-year-old – who is too young for us to legally name – appeared in Birmingham Youth Court yesterday (1 Dec) where he pleaded guilty to […]
With the shops reopening and the first weekend in December approaching, police are increasing patrols in Birmingham city centre to help keep you safe. Local neighbourhood officers are teaming up with officers from our specialist Project Guardian taskforce – set up last year using government money to tackle youth violence – to provide a high […]