Nine members of Organised Criminal Groups (OCGs) who were operating drugs networks worth hundreds of thousands of pounds across three counties have been sentenced to 58 years in prison between them
The eight men and one woman were members of competing OCGs running County Lines operations in the city centre during 2020 and 2021. In all cases, a ‘drugs phone line’ was used to take orders and arrange deliveries, with members across the country playing different roles including supplying, sourcing, storing or selling the Class […]
Nine members of Organised Criminal Groups (OCGs) who were operating drugs networks worth hundreds of thousands of pounds across three cou…
The eight men and one woman were members of competing OCGs running County Lines operations in the city centre during 2020 and 2021. In all cases, a ‘drugs phone line’ was used to take orders and arrange deliveries, with members across the country playing different roles including supplying, sourcing, storing or selling the Class […]
Birmingham city council seeks injunction to ban street cruising
Birmingham City Council is seeking a High Court injunction and power of arrest to ban street cruising from all city roads, with its interim application due to be heard in the Royal Courts of Justice in London next week (20 December 2022). If successful this interim injunction will prohibit people from participating in, which includes […]
A child’s body has been found during searches of a garden in Birmingham
West Midlands Police said last week officers were searching the garden of the home in Clarence Road, Handsworth, after receiving information suggesting there had been a death there in 2020. A man, aged 40, and a woman, aged 41, were arrested on 9 December on suspicion of causing or allowing the death of a child […]
A man died when he was struck by a number of vehicles near the Aston Expressway in Birmingham
The 54-year-old is thought to have been hit by a car which did not stop, and was then hit by a second car moments later which did stop. The victim died at the scene of the collision, which happened at the junction of Bagot Street and the A38 heading out of Birmingham, shortly before 10pm […]
A six-year-old boy has become the fourth child to die after falling into an icy lake in Solihull on Sunday
According to West Midlands Police, a six-year-old boy became the fourth child to die after falling into an icy lake in Solihull on Sunday. Following the incident at Babbs Mill Lake, the boy was rushed to the hospital in critical condition and was fighting for his life. However, he has since died, according to police. […]
A distraught relative revealed last night that a ten-year-old boy died as a hero while attempting to save three others who had fallen thr…
The boy, known locally as Jack Johnson, ‘ran and tried to save’ the other children, whom he did not know and who are thought to be from the same family, according to his aunt Charlotte McIlmurray on Facebook. Dale Hewitt, a family friend, said he heard the boy’s grandfather, Peter, ‘ran down from where he […]
A distraught relative revealed last night that a ten-year-old boy died as a hero while attempting to save three others who had fallen through ice into a lake
The boy, known locally as Jack Johnson, ‘ran and tried to save’ the other children, whom he did not know and who are thought to be from the same family, according to his aunt Charlotte McIlmurray on Facebook. Dale Hewitt, a family friend, said he heard the boy’s grandfather, Peter, ‘ran down from where he […]
Three boys aged 11, 10 and 8 confirmed dead after falling through ice in Solihull with six-year-old in critical condition in Hospital – (…
Very sad news to report, Our thoughts go out to the families and the emergency services who attended this tragic incident. Please take extra care when near icy / Frozen waters and in an emergency call 999 Three boys have tragically died after falling into a frozen lake at Babbs Mill Park in Solihull yesterday […]
UPDATED: Major incident declared at Babbs Mill Lake in the West Midlands after five children fall through frozen lake
In the aftermath of a major incident, emergency services have flocked to a Solihull beauty spot. There are numerous paramedics, police officers, and firefighters on the scene near Babbs Mill Lake. Several police cars, ambulances, and fire trucks are stationed along Fordbridge Road and onto the Stonebridge Crescent estate. The incident is thought to have […]
UPDATED: Major incident declared at Babbs Mill Lake in the West Midlands after five children fall through frozen lake
In the aftermath of a major incident, emergency services have flocked to a Solihull beauty spot. There are numerous paramedics, police officers, and firefighters on the scene near Babbs Mill Lake. Several police cars, ambulances, and fire trucks are stationed along Fordbridge Road and onto the Stonebridge Crescent estate. The incident is thought to have […]
UPDATED: Major incident declared at Babbs Mill Lake in the West Midlands after five children fall through frozen lake – (ID 536706)
In the aftermath of a major incident, emergency services have flocked to a Solihull beauty spot. There are numerous paramedics, police officers, and firefighters on the scene near Babbs Mill Lake. Several police cars, ambulances, and fire trucks are stationed along Fordbridge Road and onto the Stonebridge Crescent estate. The incident is thought to have […]
UPDATED: Major incident declared at Babbs Mill Lake in the West Midlands after five children fall through frozen lake
In the aftermath of a major incident, emergency services have flocked to a Solihull beauty spot. There are numerous paramedics, police officers, and firefighters on the scene near Babbs Mill Lake. Several police cars, ambulances, and fire trucks are stationed along Fordbridge Road and onto the Stonebridge Crescent estate. The incident is thought to have […]
A man has been charged with murder after a woman was found stabbed to death
The woman was confirmed dead at the scene in Hilton Road, Oldbury, after emergency services arrived at about 11.30pm on Thursday. Legitte Reid, 55, also of Hilton Road, was arrested shortly afterwards and remanded to appear before Wolverhampton Magistrates Court later, police said. A cordon remains at the scene, West Midlands Police has said. Det […]
Another example of Broken Britain: The officer forgot to offer tea biscuits and a chat Jailed for doing his job and a very hard one at that
A serving West Midlands Police officer, who was found guilty of assault after a two-day trial at Birmingham Magistrates Court on 1 November, has been jailed for 12 weeks. PC Neville Bridgewood was one of several officers who responded to a panic alarm on a bus outside Bilston bus station on 26 September last year. […]
Another example of Broken Britain: The officer forgot to offer tea biscuits and a chat Jailed for doing his job and a very hard one at that
A serving West Midlands Police officer, who was found guilty of assault after a two-day trial at Birmingham Magistrates Court on 1 November, has been jailed for 12 weeks. PC Neville Bridgewood was one of several officers who responded to a panic alarm on a bus outside Bilston bus station on 26 September last year. […]
Mustafa Nadeem, the schoolboy killed in a bus collision in Birmingham, has been named by his bereaved family
The 12-year-old is believed to have been riding an e-scooter when he collided with a bus yesterday morning in Bordesley Green. At the scene, he was pronounced dead. Voi, an e-scooter rental company, confirmed earlier today that it is working with West Midlands Police in the aftermath of the boy’s death. Police say Mustafa’s […]
Mustafa Nadeem, the schoolboy killed in a bus collision in Birmingham, has been named by his bereaved family
The 12-year-old is believed to have been riding an e-scooter when he collided with a bus yesterday morning in Bordesley Green. At the scene, he was pronounced dead. Voi, an e-scooter rental company, confirmed earlier today that it is working with West Midlands Police in the aftermath of the boy’s death. Police say Mustafa’s […]
