The family of a woman whose body was found at a property in Perry Barr last week have paid a loving tribute to her
Finola Moore was found dead at her property on Perry Park Crescent at 1.30pm on Tuesday 28 December. A forensic post mortem examination took place last week, however, it could not determine the exact cause of death so further specialist expertise is being sought. On Tuesday her family have paid tribute to her saying: “We […]
An ex police officer jailed for assaulting two members of the public on consecutive days during the first Covid lockdown has been found dead
Declan Jones was sacked from West Midlands Police in September while serving a six-month sentence. He was reported to have been discovered at an address in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, on Wednesday. West Mercia Police said officers did not believe there was anyone else involved in his death. It is believed he had recently been released from […]
A three-year-old girl is in a critical condition after a car hit a fence and rolled over in Yardley
The driver sustained a head injury in the crash on Church Road just before 22.30 GMT on Wednesday. She was treated in hospital and later released. The 22-year-old has now been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and remains in custody. Sergeant Julie Lyman, from the Serious Collision Investigation Team, said: […]
Detectives investigating after a baby boy was abandoned in King’s Norton in April have identified the baby’s mother
The baby was found on The Mounds, off Shannon Road on Thursday 22 April. He was found clothed and wrapped in a blanket by a dog walker. He was named George by the medical staff looking after him – a reference to him being found the day before St George’s Day. In a statement […]
Murder investigation launched after teenager is stabbed to death
A large number of officers are at the scene of a fatal stabbing on Coventry Road, Small Heath. Just before 5.30pm today (Friday 10 December) the ambulance service told us that a young man had been stabbed and was in cardiac arrest. Emergency services were immediately sent to the area to support medics, preserve evidence […]
Ambulance windscreen smashed whilst responding to emergency
Ambulance bosses are appealing for members of the public to help them identify the individual(s) who smashed the window of an ambulance whilst it was responding to a 999 call. The incident happened on Alcester Road, Moseley, at about 9.15pm last night (Thursday).
Three men have been convicted for importing illegal firearms and ammunition into the UK in the post, before trying to sell them to organised criminals
The National Crime Agency launched an investigation after two semi-automatic pistols and hollow-point bullets were intercepted at Coventry Airport on 24 January 2020. Border Force officers recovered the weapons, which had been concealed in an electronic safe in a package labelled as car parts, sent from Orlando, Florida.
Three men have been convicted for importing illegal firearms and ammunition into the UK in the post, before trying to sell them to organi…
The National Crime Agency launched an investigation after two semi-automatic pistols and hollow-point bullets were intercepted at Coventry Airport on 24 January 2020. Border Force officers recovered the weapons, which had been concealed in an electronic safe in a package labelled as car parts, sent from Orlando, Florida. The parcel was addressed to a […]
A former West Midlands Police officer has been jailed for engaging in a relationship with a vulnerable woman during the course of his duties
James Ankrett admitted corrupt or other improper exercise of police powers after he formed an inappropriate relationship with the woman in July 2017. He was charged in 2019 following an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) and was sentenced to five months in prison on Monday 18 October at Wolverhampton Crown Court. […]
Can you you help #Solihull Police with any information about this man?
A spokesperson said: “We want to speak to this man after a supermarket security worker was spat at in Solihull. “It happened in Bosworth Drive on 9 July following a payment dispute. “Contact them via Live Chat on our www.west-midlands.police.uk website with any information on who he is. Quote 20/1343205/21.” […]
An investigation as been launched after a man was shot in what police are classing as an attempted murder
The incident which happened on Saturday, happened Roland Road, Lozells just before 11.20pm A 30-year-old man was shot in the arm and taken to hospital for treatment. His injuries are serious, but they’re not thought to be life-threatening Detective Sergeant Steven Harris, from Force CID said: “We believe the incident was targeted and we’re […]
Do you know who any of these lads are?
Police would like to talk to them after three boys, aged 12 and 13, were robbed on a bus heading from #Wolverhampton city centre towards #Stourbridge. The youngsters had cash and phones taken after being ‘befriended’ by a group of teenagers on the bus at around 4.40pm on Tuesday, 27 July. If you know who […]
A man is critically ill in hospital after being assaulted on a night out in Birmingham city centre
The 50-year-old was involved in a disorder in Brindley Place, off Broad Street, at around 1.30am (29 Aug) when it’s understood he was struck with an object.
Police have arrested a man wanted over a violent attack on two men in Birmingham’s Gay Village and are continuing efforts to find two more suspects
A 31-year-old man handed himself in to a police station yesterday after police issued an appeal for information on the whereabouts of three men. He’s been arrested on suspicion of wounding and remains in custody. Police are still searching for Birmingham men Sohail Khan (24) and 21-year-old Ishaaq Ayaz. It’s suspected they were involved […]
Police have arrested a man wanted over a violent attack on two men in Birmingham’s Gay Village and are continuing efforts to find two mor…
A 31-year-old man handed himself in to a police station yesterday after police issued an appeal for information on the whereabouts of three men. He’s been arrested on suspicion of wounding and remains in custody. Police are still searching for Birmingham men Sohail Khan (24) and 21-year-old Ishaaq Ayaz. It’s suspected they were involved […]
Sad news to report #PoliceFamily with the death overnight of West Midlands Police PC Musa Muhammed
He was 47 and was married with a young family. According to a ‘GoFundMe’ page set up to support his family, Musa was a West Midlands Police officer for more than 20 years. He worked as a response officer at Newtown Police Station for 11 years and was well known and respected by […]
Fifteen people have been sentenced to a total of 50 years’ imprisonment for drug supply offences in Aylesbury
In July 2019, the Aylesbury Vale Stronghold team became aware of a county drugs line operating between Birmingham and Aylesbury, selling drugs on an almost daily basis. County drug line is a term used to describe an organised criminal network exporting illegal drugs from one area in the UK to another, often across different […]
Self loading pistol and billets found in motorway stop
Officers from the Organised Crime Partnership – a joint NCA and Metropolitan Police Service unit – supported by West Midlands Police, stopped 22-year-old Klejdi Kazani between junctions 12 and 13 of the M1.OCP officers discovered a self-loading pistol with four rounds of ammunition in the magazine hidden under the front passenger seat of the car. […]