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Police are appealing for information following a fatal collision on Wheeler Street near to the junction with Clifford Street late last night (Saturday 19 January).
A van thief who crashed into a village war memorial on Remembrance Day has been jailed − as West Midlands Police releases dash-cam footage showing the incredible lengths he went to in a botched bid to evade cops.
A stash of stolen cars was recovered at a scrap metal yard following a West Midlands Police raid yesterday (17 Jan) – as the force’s efforts to close down markets for vehicle thieves scored another success.
Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenage driver died on the Bristol Road in Selly Oak just before 10.30pm.
The black Chevrolet Matiz is believed to have left the road and hit a tree, just before 10.30pm yesterday (17 January).
A prolific van thief has been jailed for almost six years after West Midlands Police put the brakes on his crime spree.
Craig Everitt is believed to have been a prominent member of a gang targeting Transit vans in the Black Country in November last year.
A Walsall man has been jailed for life today (Thursday 17 January) for murdering his ‘friend’.
Edwin Bradley was discovered by police in his flat on 6 July last year after concerned neighbours hadn’t seen or heard from the 65-year-old for a few days.
A man who posed as a council gardener to trick his way inside pensioners’ homes and steal £1,000s has been jailed for six years following a West Midlands Police investigation.
Police across Birmingham have been out visiting members of the public and providing crime safety advice following a spate of burglaries in the area.
Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious collision in Northfield in the early hours of Saturday morning (12 January).
A man who stabbed his neighbour to death after a drunken row has been convicted of his murder.
The family of a man who died following a three-car collision in Castle Bromwich say he was a ‘friend to many who will be missed forever’.
A West Midlands Police operation targeting crime gangs behind the rise in car key burglaries has netted almost 1,000 suspects in the last five months – and led to the recovery of almost 600 stolen vehicles.
Detectives are making a fresh appeal for anyone who may have information about the murder of Rezwan Ali at a house party in Walsall on 14 January last year.
Detectives are continuing to appeal for witnesses following the murder of Stuart Roe last month.
The 34 year-old was fatally stabbed during the early hours of Sunday 30 December 2018 in Springfield Drive, Halesowen.
A Saltley man has been jailed for nearly eight years after a man was attacked with a baseball bat and a machete.
Three members of a burglary gang have been jailed after West Midlands Police linked them to stolen cars valued at half a million pounds.
A hit-and-run driver who mowed down a pensioner on a pelican crossing while speeding in Wolverhampton has been jailed for almost four years.
Rabin Mahmood struck 80-year-old Hopton Gayle while travelling at more than 60mph on Stafford Road just after 6pm on 19 February last year.
West Midlands Police is committed to a robust crime recording improvement plan following a critical report from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services - but the force has challenged key parts of the police watchdog’s assessment.
Police are appealing for information after two men were seriously injured following a hit-and-run in Birmingham.
The pair were crossing Adderley Road, near the junction of Alum Rock Road, Saltley, when they were hit by a car at around 7.30pm on Saturday (12 January).
Police in Coventry are investigating a series of car-jackings in a matter of hours across the city yesterday (13 Jan), including one in which two children came face-to-face with robbers brandishing large knives.
A large combat knife has been recovered near a park after West Midlands Police were called to reports of a knife-point robbery.
A drug dealer has been jailed for eight years after West Midlands Police caught him with a stash of heroin and crack cocaine plus a stun gun disguised as a torch.
Sandeep Singh was stopped by officers driving his BMW in Wellesley Road, Oldbury, in November 2017.
A specialist Coventry Police domestic abuse unit is helping protect vulnerable partners from some of the most high risk offenders in the city − with figures showing a 70 per cent drop in violent incidents among some of those its managing.