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Latest news Couple convicted for dealing drugs from their flat in Birmingham 03/10/2016 A drug dealer has been jailed for possession of a sawn off shotgun and drug offences after officers raided his flat in Birmingham. Mohammed Makmahi, 23, and his partner Eltaf Mockbil, 22, were arrested on 25 July following a raid on their Newtown flat where officers found a sawn off shotgun and a bag of cannabis. The modified gun had been concealed in a pushchair box in the kitchen, cartridges were also found in the box hidden in a sock. As officers searched the address, Mockbil threw a plastic bag out of the window in an attempt to get rid of it. The bag was found to cont…

Latest news Appeal for witnesses after teenager injured in Birmingham hit and run 03/10/2016 Police are appealing for information after a teenager was injured following a hit-and-run in Birmingham. The 17-year-old suffered a dislocated shoulder and a head wound after being struck by a Ford Fiesta on Wordsworth Road, Small Heath, at around 7.25pm on Sunday 25 September. The red Fiesta - registration number YC52 FOU - had earlier failed to stop for police officers in Charles Road. Following the collision, two men fled the scene on foot along Waverley Road in the direction of Golden Hillock Road. The male victim - who was carried several metres on the front of t…

Latest news Investigation launched after elderly man robbed at knifepoint 01/10/2016 Detectives have launched an investigation after a robbery at an elderly man’s Netherton home on Wednesday night (28 September) when he was threatened with a knife on his doorstep. A man knocked on the 70-year-old’s door in St Peters Road and pleaded for cash to take his dog to the vets − but when the sob story failed the unwanted caller pulled out a knife and pushed it under the man’s chin. He suffered a two-inch cut − an injury that required hospital treatment − as he was shoved backwards into the hallway and threatened to hand over money. The heartless thief went on to steal a…

Latest news Memory man is put to the test as he closes in on 1,000 crime suspects! 01/10/2016 An eagle-eyed officer is living up to his title as the ‘memory man’ of West Midlands Police - after spotting more than 850 crime suspects in the last four years. PCSO Andy Pope has a remarkable ability to recognise faces of some of the region’s most wanted people - picking out some years after they were first sought. The West Midlands Police officer - who patrols the region’s transport hubs as part of the Safer Travel Partnership - has built up a reputation for remembering faces from CCTV footage, stills and police briefings. The 38-year-old’s successes include spot…

Latest news 100-wrap drug stash found in dawn raid 30/09/2016 A man has been arrested during a dawn raid after officers uncovered a stash of suspected heroin and crack cocaine in the kitchen of a Coventry flat. West Midlands Police officers descended on the address in Sherbourne Street at 5.30am this morning (30 Sept) after receiving intelligence it was being used as a drugs den. Specialist search officers found around 100 dealer wraps, a large quantity of cash, and a stun gun concealed behind lagging in a boiler cupboard. An 18-year-old Afghan man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of possessing Class A drugs with intent to supply and possessing a firearm. H…

Latest news Man appears in court charged with the murder of Coventry man 30/09/2016 A man has appeared at Birmingham Magistrates Court today (30 September) charged with the murder of another man who was found dead in Edmund Road, Coventry on Monday night (26 September). Harjinder Singh Dhillon, 43, of Hayes Lane, Exhall, was remanded in custody to appear at a further hearing at Birmingham Crown Court on Monday 3 October. The victim, who has been named as 48-year-old Rajinder Gill from Coventry, was pronounced dead at the scene. Another man who was arrested in connection with the murder has been released without charge. A post mortem was carried out earlier thi…

Latest news Armed robbers arrested in Wordsley One Stop raid 30/09/2016 Two men are in police custody after an armed robbery in Wordsley last night (Thursday 29 September). The masked men burst into One Stop on Swan Lane just before 10pm and, while one kept watch at the door, the other brandished a large kitchen knife and demanded cash and vodka. They fled on foot with £80 and two bottles. Quicktime CCTV enquiries identified one of the offenders who had been in the store some days before wearing the same clothing. He was arrested from his home address less than an hour later. The second offender was identified from a tattoo on his hand and, in the early hours…

Latest news Investigation launched after man stabbed in Selly Oak 30/09/2016 Police have launched an investigation after a man was stabbed in Selly Oak last night (Thursday 29 September). The man was attacked as he got out of his car in Barnes Hill outside Asda just after 8pm by another man who then fled the scene with an accomplice. The inquiry is at an early stage but it is believed to be a targeted attack with no risk to the wider public. The 25-year-old was taken to hospital with a stomach injury and his condition is described as stable. The area was cordoned off overnight for forensic examination and detectives are now appealing for witnesses to come forward.…

Latest news Study shows body worn video cuts complaints 29/09/2016 A national study, supported by West Midlands Police, has shown how the use of police body worn video can dramatically reduce the number of complaints against officers. West Midlands Police was a participant in the Cambridge University research, which showed that, nationally, complaints by members of the public against officers fell by 93 per cent over 12 months compared with the year before. The force is currently in the process of rolling out body worn video (BWV) to all 1,261 response officers following a successful pilot, earlier this year, on Birmingham South and Wolverhampton LPUs. The pilo…

Latest news Solihull crash victim named 29/09/2016 A motorcyclist who died in a collision on the Jaguar Land Rover factory site on Monday (26 September) has been named as Kieren Rowe. The 23-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision with a manufacturing tractor unit and trailer on a private road. Mr Rowe’s family have spoken of their loss. They said: "We are devastated to report that our beautiful boy was tragically taken away from us on Monday, his life has been snatched from him far too soon. "Kieren was a loving, caring, witty lad with an amazing personality and huge heart. "He was a much loved son, big brother and an unbelievably, ama…

Latest news Prolific Coventry crook jailed – linked to break-ins from blood on broken glass 29/09/2016 A prolific Coventry crook has been jailed for more than five years after police linked him to house and van break-ins through blood found on broken glass. Clumsy Francis Cawley cut himself after hurling a concrete block through a glass door pane in Sullivan Road on 8 July and again a month later having smashing a VW Transporter van window in Birmingham’s Lancaster Street. Forensic examination of blood found at both scenes returned a DNA link to Cawley (pictured). And at Warwick Crown Court on 22 September he was jailed for a total of five years and eight months a…

Latest news CCTV appeal after thousands stolen from pensioner 28/09/2016 West Midlands Police is appealing for information after thousands of pounds in cash was stolen from a pensioner in Selly Oak. On Tuesday 6 September at around 1pm, the 81-year-old man went to the Post Office to collect his pension. Officers believe that the suspects noticed that he had a bag containing a considerable amount of money as he counted his pension out in the Oak Tree Lane branch. It is understood that the duo then followed him from the Post Office to the Katie walk-in centre, where the man - pictured - made an unsuccessful attempt to grab the carrier bag. A short time later the …

Latest news Family appeal for missing Birmingham man to come home 28/09/2016 The family of a missing 40-year-old man from Birmingham have issued an emotional plea for him to return home. Luke English, from Quinton, went missing on Thursday 15 September. The father-of-two has not made contact with any of his family since he went missing and they are now extremely worried for his safety and wellbeing. His mother, Jennifer, said: "These pictures show the happy, fun-loving son and brother we know. We want to do everything to get him to that happy state again, and as the adoring father he has always been. "Luke, we want you to know you are never alone. All your lovi…

Latest news Family appeal for missing Birmingham man to come home 28/09/2016 The family of a missing 40-year-old man from Birmingham have issued an emotional plea for him to return home. Luke English, from Quinton, went missing on Thursday 15 September. The father-of-two has not made contact with any of his family since he went missing and they are now extremely worried for his safety and wellbeing. His mother, Jennifer, said: "These pictures show the happy, fun-loving son and brother we know. We want to do everything to get him to that happy state again, and as the adoring father he has always been. " Luke, we want you to know you are never alone. All your …

Latest news Three men jailed in connection with the death of businessman Akhtar Javeed 27/09/2016 Three men have been jailed for almost 40 years for their involvement in an armed robbery that led to the death of a Birmingham businessman at his factory in Digbeth earlier this year. Suraj Misty, 26, was found guilty of the manslaughter of Akhtar Javeed and sentenced today to 23 years in prison. He was also sentenced to 20 years conspiracy to commit robbery and eight years for possession of firearms to run concurrently. Lamar Wali, 19, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit robbery and sentenced to seven years in prison. Sander van Aalten, who was an accomplice in …