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Detectives have launched a murder investigation after a man was discovered with fatal injuries in Wolverhampton.
Officers were called to Chadwick Close, Merry Hill, at around 6.20pm today (Tuesday 19 February).

A man has been jailed for his part in a violent melee outside a Coventry nightclub that left a young man dead.
Atikou Diallo, from Lower Holyhead Road in Coventry, was among a group of up to 17 people who rounded on a man outside Club M in the early hours of 1 September.

We’re continuing our blitz on chop shops around the West Midlands with a series of raids around Birmingham leading to the discovery of stolen cars, hundreds of parts, and thousands of pounds in cash.

The Joseph Chamberlain College student who died after being stabbed in the chest was named today (19 February) as Sidali Mohamed, as his family paid tribute and called for youngsters to realise the consequences of knife crime.

A man has been charged with murder following a fatal stabbing in Coventry earlier this month.
Officers and paramedics were called to Albany Court in Brunswick Road at around 2.30am on Sunday, 10 February, following reports a man had been stabbed.

West Midlands Police and the Police & Crime Commissioner have welcomed a decision by one of the UK’s biggest vehicle salvage auctioneers to ban cash payments for written-off cars – and said the move will help police curb the rise in vehicle crime.

West Midlands Police has charged a man over two bank robberies in which customers were threatened at knifepoint.

Cyril Beavor, a dedicated police co-ordinator, is finally hanging up his high visibility jacket after dedicating over 30 years of his life to volunteering for the police and helping to reduce and prevent crime in his area.

Detectives investigating the death of a Joseph Chamberlain College student have today (17 February) arrested a teenager on suspicion of assisting an offender - as they continue to appeal for witnesses to come forward.

More than 1,000 stolen items have been recovered by police in the last two years as part of an ongoing operation in Wolverhampton.

A student from Joseph Chamberlain College has died after being stabbed on Wednesday afternoon (13 February).
The 16-year-old’s life support system was switched off yesterday evening (15 February) and he died in hospital with his family around him.

Two people have been arrested after an officer was injured whilst trying to stop a suspected stolen car in Coalway Road, Walsall this afternoon (15 February).

Two teenagers who tried to carjack a VW Golf have been handed lengthy sentences, as police vowed to keep up the pressure on vehicle thieves.

In #HumansofWMP we take a look ‘behind the badge’ at some of the diverse range of people who work for the force.
We are an organisation of 10,000 people but we know everyone has a story to tell.
Today, as part of LGBT History Month, we speak to PC Gary Stack.

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder following the stabbing of a teenager near Joseph Chamberlain College on Wednesday (13 February).

The Chief Constable of West Midlands Police, Dave Thompson, has today called for the sentence of former Inspector Lee Bartram to be reviewed.


Hundreds of cannabis plants have been discovered in a hidden, underground bunker after a drugs swoop by West Midlands Police.
Officers unearthed the secret back garden cabin following a raid at an address in Bushbury Road, Wolverhampton, this morning (Thursday 14 February).

Police are currently investigating following a two-car collision on Yardley Wood Road, Shirley just before 10am this morning (14 February).
A man in his 70s was taken to hospital with serious injuries where he remains in a stable condition.

Detectives investigating the stabbing of a Birmingham college student have appealed for anyone who may have caught the attack on video to get in touch.

A Birmingham man has today (Thursday 14 February) been found not guilty of the murder of his neighbour on the grounds of insanity, but instead has been detained indefinitely in a secure hospital after an unprovoked attack last summer.

Know where there's a chop shop near you? This one, with parts of 14 stolen vehicles worth an estimated £500,000, was uncovered by officers in a raid this morning.

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after three other teenagers were injured in a disturbance on Belgrave Road this afternoon (13 February).
Officers were called at around 4.10pm and one boy aged 16 was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

West Midlands Police has charged two teenagers with a series of violent home raids in which homeowners were threatened with machetes and hammers.