UK Policing News

This is the moment we arrested a gang of suspected underground cable thieves in Birmingham city centre. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/january/watch-underground-metal-theft-suspect-arrested-after-climbing-up-through-manhole/ Good on the Firearms officers who were patrolling nearby were flagged down by members of the public and arrested the cable thieves👏

A gun and explosives factory linked to organised crime was being secretly run on Britain's biggest traveller site, the Mail can reveal. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15477867/Illegal-gun-explosives-factory-linked-criminal-gangs-secretly-run-Britains-biggest-traveller-site.html Lets hope the gangs go down for a very long time and all guns are seized👏

A chop shop has been discovered in Dudley after officers’ interests were piqued when they spotted a car linked to criminal activity. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/january/chop-shop-unearthed-after-officers-spot-suspicious-vehicle-in-dudley/ Good work by officers in finding a chop shop and A 46-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods.👏

Following a shooting on Higher Road, Urmston last week (Friday 16 January), our officers across GMP have now made a further two arrests. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/january/two-further-arrests-made-after-a-shooting-on-higher-road-urmston-last-week/ Good work by the GMP in bringing them to justice.👍

Thames Valley Police has started the year as it means to go on with a major operation last week across its patch targeting serious and organised criminals. https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/news/thames-valley/news/2026/january/19-01-26/starting-how-we-mean-to-go-on-major-operation-to-fight-serious-and-organised-crime-across-thames-valley/ Good crackdown by TVP on people who are linked to high-value motor vehicle thefts, robberies, business burglaries and other serious offences to make money illegally. 👏

We’ve charged a man with firearms offences after our officers recovered a gun in Coventry. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/january/man-charged-after-gun-found-in-coventry/ Good arrest by officers and recovered a gun and possession of ammunition,👏

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood was under mounting pressure last night to reduce England and Wales's 43 police forces to just 15, the Mail can reveal. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15473683/43-police-forces-England-Wales-merged-15.html I wonder how this is going to work if they cut down and merged into just 15🤔

One of our Dedicated Neighbourhood Officers has made 237 arrests in a year as he works hard to keep people safe in Birmingham city centre. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/january/more-than-200-arrests-in-a-year-for-dedicated-city-centre-pc/ If only we had officers like him in London that is what i call a policeman doing a good job on crime.👏

Teams across Dudley have continued their crackdown on those committing crime in the borough. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/january/teams-across-dudley-continue-crackdown-on-shop-thieves-and-asb-offenders/ Good work by WMP on cracking down on shop thefts, burglaries, antisocial behaviour, and off-road bikes.👏

A man caught fleeing a cannabis farm during a pre-planned warrant executed by officers in Doncaster thought he could evade capture by hiding on a roof. https://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/news/south-yorkshire/news/news/january-2026/man-arrested-after-drone-raid-on-doncaster-cannabis-farm-as-over-1m-of-drugs-seized-in-2026-warrants/ Good raid by officers on the cannabis farm and a arrest of a drug dealer👏

We’ve arrested and charged a man with firearms offences following an incident outside an address in Walsall. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/january/man-charged-with-firearms-offence-in-walsall/ Good work by officers who disarmed the man by firearms officers and removed a firearm from the streets👏.

A Romanian fugitive wanted for sex trafficking offences has been arrested by the National Crime Agency. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/sex-trafficking-fugitive-arrested-by-the-nca Good he has been arrested by the National Extradition Unit (NEU) he was tracked down and will now face justice.👏

A driver caught with £4m-worth of cocaine in the back of his van has been jailed for nine years today [16 January], following a joint National Crime Agency (NCA) and police investigation https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/man-with-4m-of-cocaine-stashed-in-van-is-jailed Good stop by Police traffic officers and arrested the drug dealer Phillips was charged with possession with intent to supply cocaine and now behind bars and cocaine not getting onto the streets.👏

Two men convicted over their involvement in a major people smuggling ring have been extradited to Belgium following a joint investigation by the National Crime Agency and Belgian police. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/fugitive-members-of-small-boat-people-smuggling-network-who-sexually-abused-migrants-are-extradited The migrants are extradited good they can spend jail time in there own country.👏

A Birmingham man was yesterday jailed for possessing a terrorism video on how to make a bomb. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/january/man-jailed-for-terrorism-offences/ Good work by WMP in bringing him to justice 👏 Hope they deport him after his soft sentence 👍