/ Crime & Justice

Tamworth murderer jailed for minimum of 29 years
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ StaffordshireHeadline
AN 20-year-old man from Tamworth who was convicted of raping and murdering his friend on the way home from celebrating her birthday has been given a mandatory life sentence. Wesley Streete from the Leyfields area...
HOT
NEWS Family of Keeley Bunker release statement
Appears in: / Crime & JusticeHeadline
THE family and friends of Keeley Bunker have issued a joint statement via Staffordshire Police ahead of the sentencing of Wesley Streete which happens later today. The family statement says how they will never see...
HOT
NEWS “I feel like I’m getting the blame” – words of Tamworth murderer as he sat in police car
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Incidents & Appeals/ Staffordshire
CONVICTED murderer Wesley Streete from Tamworth is seen in Police body-worn video footage telling officers "I feel like I'm getting the blame" less than an hour before his arrest. Streete who was yesterday found...
MP welcomes an extra £1 million for County to crack down on burglary and theft
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Politics/ Staffordshire
TAMWORTH MP, Christopher Pincher has welcomed the announcement that Staffordshire will receive £1,010,000 in extra funding as part of the Government’s £25 million Safer Streets Fund. The Safer Streets Fund forms part of...
Annual cost of rural crime falls by more than a quarter in Staffordshire
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Environment/ Staffordshire
THE cost of rural crime in Staffordshire has fallen by 27.4%, according to a report published this week by NFU Mutual. The report, A Challenging Time for the Countryside, shows that the cost of...
Man charged following Tamworth pensioner death in 2017
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ StaffordshireHeadline
DETECTIVES have charged a man following the death of a woman in Tamworth in 2017. Police launched an investigation into the death of 72-year-old Khin Mar Win on Dorset Close in Tamworth on 26 September...
Man found guilty of raping and murdering 20-year-old Keeley Bunker
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ StaffordshireHeadline
A TAMWORTH man has been found guilty of raping and murdering 20-year-old Keeley Bunker as they walked home following a night out to celebrate her birthday. Wesley Streete, 20, of St Austell Close, Tamworth, was...
Warning after male inappropriately approaching females at Borrowpit Lake
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Incidents & Appeals/ Staffordshire
POLICE in Tamworth are issuing a warning after reports of a man approaching females in an inappropriate manner in the vicinity of Borrowpit Lake. Officers are also asking for any information regarding the male who...
Crime prevention reminder for Tamworth residents
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ StaffordshireHeadline
STAFFORDSHIRE Police is issuing a warning to remind vehicle owners to keep their cars locked and valuables hidden out of sight following an increase in thefts from vehicles in Tamworth. These types of incidents have...
Staffordshire domestic abuse service urges gym workers and hairdressers to signpost clients to support available
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Crime & Justice/ Staffordshire
PEOPLE who work in the hair and beauty or gym sectors in Tamworth could play an increasingly important part in supporting and signposting people in abusive relationships to get the specialist help they need, according...
Former Midlands political party campaign manager guilty of online child sexual abuse offences
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ West MidlandsHeadline
A FORMER campaign manager for the Conservative Party has admitted online child sexual abuse offences, after a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation. Today, (24 June) Mark Lerigo, 49, of Coventry, pleaded guilty at Warwick Crown...
Detectives make arrest in connection with planned rave
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ StaffordshireHeadline
DETECTIVES have arrested a man in connection with a planned rave in Staffordshire this weekend. The arrest of the 18-year-old from Rugeley was made yesterday (July 23) as an operation to crackdown on illegal raves...
Police ask car enthusiasts to avoid ‘gatherings’ in Staffordshire
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Incidents & Appeals/ Leisure & Sport
A SENIOR police officer has asked car enthusiasts not to gather at planned events in Staffordshire this weekend. Superintendent Tom Chisholm, Head of Neighbourhood Policing at Staffordshire Police, said he was aware of planned events...
Police say increased in investment in roads policing is driving down crime
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Staffordshire/ Transport
AN increase in officers, crackdowns on anti-social behaviour and new technology for catching criminals are among the benefits and initiatives driving down crime on Staffordshire’s roads, Staffordshire Police has said. Staffordshire Police set up their...
Appeal after attempt robbery in Tamworth
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Incidents & Appeals/ Staffordshire
DETECTIVES are appealing for information after three teenagers were threatened with a knife in Tamworth on Wednesday (15 July). A 16-year-old boy and two 15-year-old girls were approached by a male and threatened with a...
Three arrests made in drugs operation in Tamworth
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ StaffordshireHeadline
OFFICERS have made three arrests in Tamworth as part of an operation to target drug dealing in the town. A 42-year-old man from Tamworth was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class...
People warned to be on their guard against illegal money lenders
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ StaffordshireHeadline
PEOPLE from across Staffordshire are being urged to be on their guard against unscrupulous loan sharks who may try to exploit the coronavirus outbreak and prey on people’s financial worries. Staffordshire County Council’s Trading Standards...
Serious Violence Board launches milestone strategy
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ StaffordshireHeadline
STAFFORDSHIRE Commissioner Matthew Ellis, on behalf of partners, today launches a multi-agency strategy committed to tackling serious violence and its root causes and changing lives across the county and Stoke-on-Trent for the better. As Staffordshire...
People urged to stay vigilant over catalytic converter thefts
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Incidents & AppealsHeadline
STAFFORDSHIRE Police is calling on people to stay vigilant as officers look to fight a rise in catalytic converter thefts across the county. The warning comes as intelligence shows many of these catalytic converter thefts take...
Witness appeal following serious assault in Wilnecote
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Incidents & Appeals/ Staffordshire
OFFICERS from Staffordshire Police are appealing for information after a man was seriously assaulted in Tamworth. The assault took place just before midnight on Friday 26 June, a 19-year-old man was knocked to the ground...
UK’s biggest ever law enforcement operation leads to 746 arrests
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ UK NewsHeadline
NCA and police have smashed thousands of criminal conspiracies after infiltration of encrypted communication platform in the UK’s biggest ever law enforcement operation. Entire organised crime groups dismantled during Operation Venetic with 746 arrests, and...
Takeaway owner puts allergy sufferer’s life at risk
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Health/ Staffordshire
A STAFFORDSHIRE takeaway owner has been sentenced to a 20-week suspended prison sentence and ordered to carry out 150 hours unpaid community work for breaching food safety laws. The limited company running the business was...
Police appeal after two males receive ‘significant injuries’ and knife recovered
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Incidents & AppealsHeadline
POLICE in Tamworth are appealing for information following an incident on Wednesday evening which resulted in two people receiving ‘significant injuries‘. The incident occurred at around 2200 BST on Wednesday 24 June at the junction...
Police warning following unauthorised car cruising meet in Tamworth
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Crime & Justice/ Staffordshire
POLICE are issuing a reminder that a Public Space Protection Order is in place in Tamworth, following an unauthorised ‘car meet’ in the town. At around 2230 BST last night (24 June) Staffordshire Police received...
Deputy Commissioner thanks Specials for their contribution in keeping Tamworth safe
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Politics/ Staffordshire
DEPUTY Staffordshire Commissioner Sue Arnold spent the day with the Specials and neighbourhood policing team at Tamworth, to thank them for the work they are doing to support communities during the coronavirus pandemic. As part...
Five arrested in connection with illegal raves
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Incidents & Appeals/ Staffordshire
POLICE investigating the organisation of illegal raves in parts of Staffordshire have today arrested five men. Initially Staffordshire Police reported that a group of 4 - aged between 20 and 24 - had been detained...
Man given suspended sentence after person crushed by lorry in Lichfield
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ StaffordshireHeadline
A MAN who failed to apply his handbrake correctly and killed a man, as a result, has been given a six-month sentence suspended for two years. Konstantin Georgiev, of Corran Road, Stafford, was sentenced today...
Serial sex attacker pleads guilty to sexual offences against nine women over three decades
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ North Warwickshire/ West Midlands
A SERIAL sex attacker has pleaded guilty to committing sexual offences against women over a period spanning three decades across three counties. Appearing at Warwick Crown Court in February Phillip Blackwell, 55, pleaded guilty to...