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Arrest made after man struck with bottle in Bolehall
/ CrimeHeadline
A MAN has been arrested following an assault in Bolehall last night (16 January) which left another man in hospital. Officers were called to an address on Ferrers Road at around 8.55pm following reports...
200+ suspects charged and 580 stolen cars recovered in blitz on home raid car thieves
/ 999/ Crime/ West Midlands
A POLICE operation targeting crime gangs behind the rise in car key burglaries has netted almost 1,000 suspects in the last five months – and led to the recovery of almost 600 stolen...
Group jailed for importing 30kg of cannabis into UK labelled as ‘wheels’
/ 999/ Crime/ Staffordshire
SIX men and a woman who organised the importation of 30kg of cannabis into the UK from Germany have been jailed.  The court heard the cannabis, valued at £125,000, which was destined for...
Tamworth man charged with possession of a firearm after Birmingham Airport arrest
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A TAMWORTH man arrested as he arrived at Birmingham Airport has been charged with possessing a firearm. The 51-year-old man has been charged with possession of a Section 5 firearm after he was arrested yesterday...
Appeal for witnesses following armed robbery in Coleshill
/ Appeal/ Crime/ North Warwickshire
Police are appealing for witnesses or information following a robbery at a shop in Coleshill. At around 6.05pm yesterday evening (Wednesday 9 January), it's reported two males entered a shop on Station Road Industrial...
Prison officer who fell for killer jailed for smuggling contraband into a Staffordshire prison in her underwear
/ Crime/ StaffordshireHeadline
A prison officer who struck up a romance with a convicted killer in a Staffordshire Prison has been jailed for smuggling steroids and phones into prison.This is the latest success for a specialist police...
Missing 17-month-old girl found ‘safe and well’
/ 999/ Appeal/ Crime
THE 17-month-old girl who was taken when her father's car was stolen has now been found safe and well, police have said. A nationwide appeal was launched when it was reported that the young girl was...
Twenty-eight CCTV cameras rolled out in Polesworth
/ Council & Politics/ Crime/ North Warwickshire
RESIDENTS of Polesworth can now feel a little safer knowing that 28 CCTV cameras have been positioned around the village, in a bid to cut crime and anti-social behaviour. Polesworth Parish Council who are responsible...
Eight people arrested and charged for robbery offences
/ Crime/ West MidlandsHeadline
EIGHT people have been arrested and charged by police in a new blitz on robbery and car-jackings in Birmingham.Detectives have been executing warrants and carrying out operations targeting those suspected of being behind...
Tamworth man jailed for driving, theft and drug offences
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A TAMWORTH man has been jailed for a number of driving and drug offences, as well as handling stolen goods. Jamie Jones, 27 of Raygill, Stonydelph was found guilty of handling stolen goods (an offence...
Pensioner killed in Two Gates hit-and-run named
/ 999/ Appeal/ Crime
OFFICERS from the Staffordshire & West Midlands Serious Collision Investigation Unit are continuing to appeal for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision in Tamworth last week. The collision happened at 10.45pm...
Man arrested in connection to Two Gates hit-and-run
/ 999/ Appeal/ Crime
STAFFORDSHIRE Police have this evening stated that a 48-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a non-stop collision where a 92-year-old man died. The man, from Tamworth, has been arrested on suspicion of causing...
£1000 reward offered in relation to Two Gates hit-and-run
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A REWARD of £1000 has been offered by Two Gates Club in relation to the tragic collision outside their venue last night. Two Gates Club where the 92-year-old gentleman was a member has offered the...
Tragedy as 92-year-old killed in Two Gates hit and run
/ 999/ Appeal/ Crime
DETECTIVES are appealing for witnesses after a 92-year-old man died following a non-stop collision in Two Gates last night (Friday 21 December). The man, from Tamworth, was struck by a dark-coloured vehicle, possibly a people...
Man charged in relation to Tamworth car thefts
/ Crime/ StaffordshireHeadline
A BIRMINGHAM man has been charged with a series of vehicle theft offences. Luke Mander, aged 21, of Kingsbury Road, Erdington, has been charged with attempted theft of a motor vehicle, theft of a...
Arrests made following car thefts
/ Crime/ Staffordshire
STAFFORDSHIRE Police have arrested four men in connection with car thefts across the south of the county. The arrests are in relation to a number of offences which took place in Tamworth, Codsall and...
Stay safe during festive season and avoid counterfeit alcohol
/ Crime/ StaffordshireHeadline
STAFFORDSHIRE County Council has been carrying out an ongoing operation to stamp out counterfeit alcohol sales using Government funding awarded through the Proceeds of Crime Act in recognition of its work. There have been a...
Can You Help Police to Identify This Man?
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STAFFORDSHIRE Police is asking for the public's help to identify this man who may know something about an incident in Lichfield. Officers are investigating a report of a sexual assault at Lichfield bus station...
County lines operations in Atherstone and Nuneaton hailed a success by Police
/ 999/ Crime/ North Warwickshire
OPERATIONS to target county lines drug crime in Atherstone and Nuneaton have been hailed a success.County lines crime is a term used to describe gangs transporting drugs from bigger cities into smaller towns. This...
Car stolen in gunpoint robbery found by police in ‘chop shop’
/ Crime/ West MidlandsHeadline
A STASH of stolen cars – including one believed to have been taken in a gunpoint robbery – has been uncovered by West Midlands Police in a back street Birmingham workshop. Officers moved in...
Fazeley man jailed for 18 years for sexual offences
/ Crime/ StaffordshireHeadline
TODAY, a 53-year-old man from Fazeley has been sentenced to 18 years for raping a girl in Staffordshire.David Cass was sentenced at Stafford Crown Court today (6 December) after he was found guilty of...
Arrest made in relation to Tamworth car theft epidemic
/ 999/ Crime/ Staffordshire
DETECTIVES investigating a spate of vehicles being stolen in Tamworth have arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with a number of offences. The man, from Erdington, has been arrested on suspicion of robbery following a...