A car key burglar who targeted two homes over two nights has been jailed thanks to officers’ swift actions
Hamza Javed was arrested within hours of committing the second burglary by our fast responding officers. He claimed he acted as a lookout while his two accomplices forced their way into a home on Potter Close, Erdington overnight on 18 August last year while the family, including their young children, slept upstairs. They stole thousands of […]
A 24-year-old man is starting a three-year jail sentence for attacking a van driver with a sledgehammer in a terrifying ordeal last October
Baillie Patrick from Birmingham pleaded guilty to robbery, possession of an offensive weapon and criminal damage at Birmingham Crown Court The offences relate to an attack he carried out on a van driver in Shard End on 18 October last year. Patrick claimed the driver owed him money and launched into a completely unprovoked attack […]
A callous liar who betrayed the trust of his family and friends by pretending his wife had been killed during a burglary at their home ha…
Gurpreet Singh, aged 45, was found guilty of the murder of Sarbjit Kaur following a trial at Birmingham Crown Court today. He has been sentenced to 19 years in prison.While the motivation of Sarbjit’s murder is unclear, Singh is clearly a callous and calculating man with complete disregard for human life. He’s shown no remorse […]
A callous liar who betrayed the trust of his family and friends by pretending his wife had been killed during a burglary at their home has been found guilty of her murder
Gurpreet Singh, aged 45, was found guilty of the murder of Sarbjit Kaur following a trial at Birmingham Crown Court today. He has been sentenced to 19 years in prison.While the motivation of Sarbjit’s murder is unclear, Singh is clearly a callous and calculating man with complete disregard for human life. He’s shown no remorse […]
A robber who pounced on his victim after spotting him withdrawing cash from a post office has been locked up
Police released the image of a man they wanted to speak to after the nasty street attack in Lye and within hours a number of people had got in touch with information that proved vital in identifying Shoaib Iqbal (right) as the robber – even though he’d already tried to change his appearance by […]
Attacker jailed for four years after stabbing cyclist in the leg
An attacker who stabbed a cyclist in the leg as he tried to steal their bike has been jailed for four years – after we appealed for your help to identify him. Akiem Burton turned on his 24-year-old victim after the man stopped to ask him directions as he cycled on Cato Street North […]
A Birmingham man has pleaded guilty to sexual penetration of a corpse following a break in at a funeral parlour
Kasim Khuram, aged 23, from Kenilworth Road, admitted the offence at Birmingham Crown Court after he broke into the Co-op funeral parlour in Great Barr disturbing some of the corpses, searching the property and stealing jewellery on 11 November. Police arrived after the burglar alarm had been activated and Khuram was arrested at the […]
A convicted killer has been recaptured by police after absconding from an open prison
Lewis Daniel Thornton, 29, who was convicted of manslaughter at Wolverhampton Crown Court in 2016, left HMP Sudbury on 5 December and failed to return along with two other men. A Derbyshire Police spokesperson said he had now been found in the West Midlands area.
A trio of criminals has absconded from HMP Sudbury who should not be approached by members of the public
The three, including a man convicted of manslaughter, left the prison on Saturday 5 December. The three absconders, who should not be approached by members of the public, are: Lewis Daniel Thornton – The 29-year-old was convicted of manslaughter at Wolverhampton Crown Court in 2016 for manslaughter. He is white, 6ft 2ins tall and […]
A jealous husband who stabbed his wife to death in a drug-fuelled rage been convicted of her murder
As their marriage crumbled, Tamer Moustafa accused his wife Nelly of having affairs with their next door neighbour and even his own father, among others, all of which were unfounded. On the morning of Monday 16 March earlier this year, Moustafa sent his two oldest sons to work and took the two younger ones […]
Grim reality of gang life laid bare as two guilty of drive-by murder
This is the moment a dangerous driver ploughed into a taxi driver on the hard shoulder of the M6, before fleeing the scene and checking into a hotel for the night
Ben Cooke is seen undertaking cars in his BMW 118 as he made his way at speed up the motorway between junctions 4a and 5. Seconds before the crash, the victim had pulled onto the hard shoulder and activated his hazard lights. As he got out of the car, Cooke ploughed into the Ford […]
This is the moment a dangerous driver ploughed into a taxi driver on the hard shoulder of the M6, before fleeing the scene and checking i…
Ben Cooke is seen undertaking cars in his BMW 118 as he made his way at speed up the motorway between junctions 4a and 5. Seconds before the crash, the victim had pulled onto the hard shoulder and activated his hazard lights. As he got out of the car, Cooke ploughed into the Ford […]
Big respect to the man who helped us detain a prolific crook who broke into a 90-year-old woman’s house and sprayed her with a hot chilli sauce mix
The Good Samaritan heard the elderly woman’s screams when Mohammed Nawaz barged his way into her Hall Green home on 26 August. We believe Nawaz – who has 36 previous offences for burglary, robbery and theft – targeted the pensioner as he suspected she would be home alone. However, her son was visiting […]
Big respect to the man who helped us detain a prolific crook who broke into a 90-year-old woman’s house and sprayed her with a hot chilli…
The Good Samaritan heard the elderly woman’s screams when Mohammed Nawaz barged his way into her Hall Green home on 26 August. We believe Nawaz – who has 36 previous offences for burglary, robbery and theft – targeted the pensioner as he suspected she would be home alone. However, her son was visiting […]
Robbery pair jailed after knife pulled at One Stop
New footage shows how we 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 […]
Police charged two men following a series of 40 burglaries
The offences have taken place in the #Birmingham, #Walsall and #Sandwell areas between 23 July and 6 November. Marek Balog, aged 27, and Dobroslav Gabor, aged 25, were arrested on Saturday (7 November) and have been charged with burglary and conspiracy to commit burglary. Balog, of no fixed address, and Gabor, of Windermere Road, Handsworth, […]
An electrician has been jailed after he ran a red light and fatally collided with 90-year-old driver
A 25-year-old electrician has been jailed after he ran through a red light in his high-powered BMW and fatally collided with 90-year-old driver John Sassons Taylor in Solihull. Mr Taylor, who was driving his white Peugeot 208, was turning right from Warwick Road onto New Road, when he was struck by Russell Averis on Wednesday, […]
