Caring cop’s Motor Neurone Disease charity single in support of ex-boss A caring cop is releasing a charity single to raise money and awareness for Motor Neurone Disease patients…and to support his former West Midlands Police boss who’s been diagnosed with the illness. PC Will Salt − who worked under […]
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Save our justice system Boris Johnson urged
Solicitors’ leaders today made an urgent plea to incoming prime minister Boris Johnson to put the criminal justice system at the heart of the priorities of his administration. “If you want justice you have to invest – decades of cuts to this fundamental part of our country’s infrastructure mean the […]
Three jailed after stealing shotguns from string of burglaries
Three men have been jailed for conspiring to commit over 30 burglaries which included guns being stolen and sold on to criminal gangs in Birmingham following a West Midlands Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) investigation. Kadim Shah, John Shorthouse and Roshan Singh repeatedly travelled to rural areas in Warwickshire, Worcestershire […]
Birmingham man jailed for National Action membership
A Birmingham man has been jailed after admitting being a member of the banned extreme right wing neo-Nazi group Nation Action. Daniel Ward, aged 28 from Highmore Drive, Bartley Green, pleaded guilty to membership of the group contrary to section 11 of the Terrorism Act 2000 in January this year. […]
Students in Rowley Regis recognised for their outstanding community work
Pupils from St Michael’s School in Rowley Regis are delighted to win the award for Outstanding Young Community Project at the Police and Crime Commissioner Awards on Thursday 11 July. Student Voice at Rowley Regis School volunteer their time to making a positive change in their community and raise awareness […]
Harborne murder
A woman is due to stand trial on Monday (22 July) accused of murdering her partner following a fatal stabbing in Birmingham. Gary Cunningham, aged 29, was found in a block of flats in Frensham Way, Harborne on Saturday 23 February this year. A post-mortem examination revealed he died as […]
West Midlands Police to take part in National firearms surrender
As part of West Midlands Police’s determination to tackle violent crime, the force is taking part in a national two week firearms surrender led by the National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS). The surrender will run between Saturday 20 July and Saturday 4 August, encouraging members of the public to hand […]
Industrial staircase installer fined after worker trapped
A company specialising in the manufacture and installation of industrial staircases has been fined following an incident where a worker became trapped at a site on Fenchurch Avenue in London. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard that on 19 July 2018 Dragos Sultana suffered serious injuries when a section of staircase weighing […]
YouTube trio jailed for firearms and drug offences
Three friends who appeared in a YouTube video glamorising drugs and guns have been jailed for a total of nearly 40 years following a West Midlands Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) investigation. Remi Carty first came to police attention in 2016 when he was caught with a loaded pistol in […]
Misinformation and misdirection in outsourced UK visa services
The personal information of people who have applied for UK visas must have gold plated protection, the Law Society of England and Wales said as news broke that Home Office contractor Sopra Steria has ended a subcontract with premium service provider BLS. “Contracted UK visa and immigration services have been […]