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Latest news Man to appear in court charged with sexual assault on teenage boy 11/12/2016 Detectives investigating a serious assault on a teenager have charged a man with kidnap and sexual assault. Dlier Nori, of Pershore Road, Edgbaston was arrested following a CCTV appeal for information after a 16-year-old boy accepted a lift from a man in Birmingham city centre on 30 November. The 55-year-old was arrested on 10 December and has been charged with kidnap and sexual assault on a male. He was remanded in custody and will appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court tomorrow (12 December). View the full article

Latest news Appeal after Dudley man dies in collision 11/12/2016 Police are appealing for information after a Dudley man died in a collision yesterday (Saturday 10 December). Officers were called by the ambulance service to Priory Road at around 5.30pm following reports that a pedestrian had been struck by a red Nissan Juke. Local man, Arthur Fletcher, was treated at the scene but unfortunately nothing could be done to save his life and he died at hospital. His family have paid tribute to the 65-year-old, they said: "Arthur was a loving husband, father and grandfather. "He was a keen photographer who was loved and will be missed but never forgotten. "We are aski…

Latest news Man arrested in fatal Perry Barr crash 11/12/2016 Officers investigating a hit-and-run collision that claimed the life of a Birmingham man have arrested a man. The collision took place on Saturday 10 December at around 6.25am in Aldridge Road outside the Perry Barr Greyhound Racing track. A 61-year-old man, was treated by paramedics but sadly died at the scene. Following an appeal for information a 58-year-old man came forward and is currently being questioned by police on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. Officers investigating the crash are appealing for people who may have witnessed the collision to come forward as they may hold vit…

Latest news Police appeal for help to trace missing teenager from Birmingham 11/12/2016 Police are appealing for information to help trace a teenager who has gone missing from the Ladywood area of Birmingham. Natasha Lowe, 17, was last seen leaving her address on the Hagley Road in Ladywood at around 11pm last night (10 December). Officers have since been searching the local area. They are now appealing to anyone with information of her whereabouts to contact them. She is described as white, around 5ft 5ins tall, she has dark brown shoulder length hair, which was in topknot. She was last seen wearing cream pyjama bottoms and a black puffa jacket. Inspector Ch…

Latest news Police appeal after man injured in disorder outside Birmingham pub 10/12/2016 Police are investigating after a man suffered a serious head injury following a disorder outside a Birmingham pub in the early hours of this morning (Saturday 10 December). Officers were called to The Shannon Inn in Hawkesley Square at 0140 hours. A 30-year-old man was taken to hospital with head injuries, where he remains in a serious but stable condition. Detective Sergeant Steve Green from Force CID said: "Officers are investigating what happened- it is believed there were between 15-20 people involved in the disorder outside the pub and are asking for anyone who was in th…

Latest news Police appeal to trace missing man 10/12/2016 Police are urgently trying to trace a man who is missing from a healthcare centre in Birmingham. Ronald Miller, aged 48 left the address in Winson Green at 6.30pm last night (Friday 9 December) and hasn’t been seen since. Ronald suffers mental health issues and police have advised anyone who sees him not to approach directly but to please call 101 and let officers know where he is. Ronald is described as black, 5’9 and slim with short hair and wearing a grey jacket, jeans and black trainers. View the full article

Latest news Appeal for driver to come forward following fatal non-stop collision 10/12/2016 Police are appealing for the driver of a white transit van to come forward following a non-stop fatal collision in Perry Barr this morning. The collision took place at 6.25am today (Saturday 10 December) in Aldridge Road outside the Perry Barr Greyhound Racing track. A white transit van was in collision with a male pedestrian, who died at the scene from his injuries. He is not being named at this stage; his family are aware and are being supported by specially trained officers. Following the collision, the driver left the scene and police are now appealing for help in traci…

Latest news Police arrest man in connection with sex assault on teenage boy 10/12/2016 Police investigating a serious sexual assault on a 16-year-old schoolboy Birmingham city centre, after he was offered a lift in a van, have this morning arrested a man in connection with the assault. The man, aged 55, was arrested by officers this morning, (Saturday 10 December) following a CCTV appeal of the van released by police yesterday. He is currently in custody where he will be questioned on suspicion of kidnap and serious sexual assault. This follows an incident on 30 November, when a schoolboy was offered a lift in Kent Street by a man driving a van. He was driven t…

Latest news 10 years jail for taxi driver who raped passenger 09/12/2016 A Birmingham taxi-driver who raped a teenager after picking her up from a night out in Birmingham city centre has been jailed for 10 years. Ihsanullah Sarfaraz (pictured), of Newmarket Way in Hodge Hill, admitted sexually assaulting the 18-year-old after she and a friend hailed his private hire taxi in Hurst Street on 23 October. The 33-year-old dropped her friend at home but then drove the teenager to a secluded spot and subjected her to a horrendous attack. The teenager, who wishes to remain anonymous, said: "On this particular day I used a vehicle I believed to be a private hire taxi and a…

Latest news Sex attacker lured boy into van – do you recognise offender’s vehicle? 09/12/2016 A schoolboy was subjected to a serious sexual assault after being lured into a van in Birmingham city centre. The 16-year-old was in Kent Street at around 10pm on Wednesday 30 November when he was offered a lift by a man driving a silver van. He was driven to nearby Claybrook Street and subjected to a serious sexual assault having been locked inside the vehicle. The offender is described as a chubby Asian man in his 40s or 50s, with short black hair, a short pointed nose and with notable bad teeth. Detectives have issued a CCTV image of the suspect’s van, which was carry…

Latest news Body of woman found in Wolverhampton home 09/12/2016 The body of a woman has been found at a house in Wolverhampton in the early hours of yesterday morning (Thursday 8 December). Officers were alerted to her death by a phone call made to Kent Police from the woman’s husband. A short time later, the husband was found deceased at the scene of a single car collision in Dover. Detective Inspector Warren Hines said: “We are in the early stages of our investigation but it seems that the man has killed his wife before taking his own life. “We are not looking for anyone else at present in connection with either death." Officers are liaising with colleagues…

Latest news Over 3,000 people apply to join West Midlands Police 08/12/2016 More than 3200 people submitted applications to join West Midlands Police when the force opened the door for new recruits last month. During the two-week application phase the force received a total of 3266 applications from members of the public, plus a further 118 submissions from current members of West Midlands Police staff and the region’s Special Constabulary. The candidates will now enter into a rigorous selection process which will see those successful beginning their training from May 2017. Chief Constable Dave Thompson expressed his delight at the interest the recruitment driv…

Latest news Appeal after three injured in Smethwick and Washwood Heath machete attack 08/12/2016 Detectives investigating a machete attack on three people including a toddler at separate addresses in Smethwick and Washwood Heath believe that the public hold the key to identifying those responsible. Officers were called to Hales Lane, Smethwick at around 6.30pm on 6 December following reports that a 19-year-old man had been found with serious injuries. A short time later at around 7.35pm a 35-year-old woman and her two-year-old child were attacked at a house in Penley Grove, Washwood Heath. They were both taken to hospital, the woman was treated for serious injurie…

Latest news Dawn raids target web predators: forces unite on operation to protect children 08/12/2016 Police across The Midlands have carried out a series of raids against people suspected of viewing indecent images of youngsters online. Officers from Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Mercia and West Midlands Police struck during dawn raids today (Dec 8) as part of a cross-border child protection push. Simultaneous warrants were executed at addresses from Coventry to Telford and Stafford. The day of action forms part of Operation Safenet – a specialist unit dedicated to protecting youngsters and catching web predators. WMP’s Online Child Sexual Exploitation Team…

Latest news Wolverhampton man faces life behind bars for murder of Joshua Price 07/12/2016 A Wolverhampton man is facing at least 29 years in after a jury at Wolverhampton Crown Court convicted him of murder today (Wednesday 7 December). Another man also on trial for murder was acquitted. The court heard how David Watkins, from Clem Atlee Court, Stowlawn, lured father of one Joshua Price to his death on the evening of 27 September 2014. The 27-year-old had arranged to buy a small quantity of cannabis from Joshua, but never intended to pay for it. He arranged to meet him in Treynham Close, Stowlawn, just after 9pm along with his friend and co-defendant Jake Henson…