People who came to the aid of a police motorcyclist who’d been rammed off his bike were hailed today, as the officer’s attacker faced jail. PC Steve Lovering had spotted a Seat Leon which he thought could have been one of two recently stolen. He pulled up alongside the vehicle on Ashes Road, Oldbury, and […]
Police have recovered two machetes and arrested four men after stopping a car believed to be linked to disorder in Birmingham city centre last night. Police received reports of up to seven men fighting, with a knife seen, in Swallow Street at just before midnight. The men dispersed but quick-time enquiries identified a Volkswagen Golf […]
The family of a woman murdered in Stockland Green last week are ‘beyond devastated and heartbroken’ at the loss of Marie Gladders. Marie, aged 51, from Chemsley Wood, was sadly pronounced dead after Police were called to George Road last Thursday evening (12 November). A post mortem examination concluded that Marie died of stab injuries. […]
New footage shows how Police pursued two armed robbers after they struck at a supermarket, as they began jail sentences today. CCTV shows how Karl Jarvis marched up to tills at a One Stop branch brandishing a knife, while Duane Jackson stood guard with a screwdriver at the door. Three staff were behind the tills […]
Sandwell Council has launched the application process for businesses to apply for support grants if they have been forced to closed due to the latest national government restrictions. The online application is now available for business owners to complete. These grants apply to businesses including hair salons, gyms, hospitality and non-essential retail who are forced […]
National Exhibition Centre Limited was fined after pleading guilty to breaching health and safety legislation. Today (16 November) at Birmingham Magistrates, National Exhibition Centre Limited was fined £400,000 with costs of £8,864.34 and a £170 victim surcharge having pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974. Birmingham City Council brought […]
Two teenagers have been remanded in prison after Police charged them over their alleged role in a knifepoint carjacking in Birmingham. Daniel Bryan and Deniro Powell-Anderson are accused of being among a group of men who threatened a man with Zombie-style knives before making off with his Audi A4. The robbery happened in Upper Sutton […]
Police have issued a fresh warning about investment fraud after more than 700 West Midlands residents were conned of over £10 million in the last year. Police are urging people to be on their guard after seeing a rise in cases over recent months. There were 728 people scammed into making rogue investments between September […]
Police have seen over 150 fixed penalty notices (FPNs) issued in just a week across the force to people flouting the Covid-19 regulations. Last week saw Police issue 155 FPNs and officers dispersed 179 people with one person being arrested for not following the law. Police have patrolled across the force during which officers have […]
Diwali is a five-day festival of lights and is celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs • Sikhs also celebrate Bandi Chhor Divas, which will be marked today (Saturday 14 November) • Amrit Shahi from the West Midlands Police Sikh Association explains how she’ll celebrate this year during lockdown Today (Saturday 14 November), many of us […]
