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Police appeal for help to locate wanted Tamworth man
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Warwickshire Police is appealing for help to locate a Tamworth man. Officers would like to speak to 31-year-old Brett Gardner in connection with an investigation into criminal damage, breach of a non-molestation order and stalking...
Bizzare New Social Experiment Comes to Tamworth – Circus Style!
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TAMWORTH based entrepreneur and Showman Samuel Piri is launching his all-new social experiment right here in his home town. The Murder Trial Live will open on 12 December 2019 and run for four days in...
People urged not to store large quantities of fireworks at home
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PEOPLE from across Staffordshire are being reminded not to store large amounts of fireworks at home. The warning comes from Staffordshire County Council’s Trading Standards team following the discovery on Friday night (18 October) of...
Tamworth shop owner fined for selling counterfeit tobacco
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A SHOP owner from Tamworth has been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling £1,127 for selling counterfeit tobacco. Jameel Gheny, aged 40 from Birmingham was sentenced at North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Friday...
As the lights go down, the crime goes up in Kingsbury
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ North WarwickshireHeadline
RESIDENTS in Kingsbury have been left furious by the recent increase of vehicle crime in their village and feel easy targets due to the street lights still being switched off at Midnight each day. A...
Traders reminded of fireworks sales safety
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STAFFORDSHIRE Businesses are being reminded about the need for the safe storage and sale of fireworks. Staffordshire County Council’s Trading Standards officers will be visiting premises across the county in the run-up to bonfire...
Gang jailed over £250,000 cash machine raids
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AN organised crime gang behind a £250,000 series of attacks on cash machines around the Midlands is behind bars today, as new footage shows their raids around the region. The gang would tie straps...
Council secures conviction after wedding food poisoning outbreak
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Health/ Staffordshire
A SPECIALIST wedding event caterer has been ordered to pay £250,106 after a bridegroom and more than 50 guests were struck down by food poisoning following a wedding in Staffordshire. On Friday 18 October...
Police appeal as two men are hospitalised following disorder in Polesworth
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POLICE are calling for help from the public after disorder involving a group of people left two men in their 20s in hospital. Police officers and paramedics went to the scene of the disorder at...
Staffordshire conference highlights vital work of custody volunteers
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THE vital work of volunteers who carry out welfare checks at police custody sites was highlighted at a regional conference yesterday (Saturday), hosted by the Staffordshire Commissioner’s Office. The Dignity in Custody event saw over...
Money Stolen in Burton Distraction Burglary
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DETECTIVES are appealing for information after money was stolen from a householder in Burton by men posing as builders. Although this incident happened a little distance away in Burton-on-Trent, we wanted to make our readers...
ON VIDEO: Man arrested after throwing drugs from car window and ramming police car
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A MAN who threw heroin and cocaine from a car in Bolehall as he tried to avoid capture by police has been jailed. Stafford Crown Court heard that Mohammed Saeed Khan was involved in a...
Staffordshire Farmers sentenced for breaching TB rules
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FOUR Staffordshire farmers have been sentenced for conspiring together in the fraudulent trading of calves and breaching TB restriction rules. The parties admitted they had conspired together in moving cattle from premises under Bovine TB...
Birmingham men sentenced for Lichfield burglary
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TWO Birmingham men jailed last year for conspiring to steal high-performance cars have pleaded guilty to a further offence in Lichfield. Kieron Donovan, 32, of Castle Bromwich, Birmingham was found guilty by a jury at...
Pensioner arrested after motorcyclist is killed in Burton
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POLICE are appealing for witnesses of a fatal road traffic collision in Burton yesterday evening (1 October) Emergency Services were called to a report of a collision between a motorcycle and multiple vehicles on St...
Prolific thieves targeted in county-wide campaign
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PROLIFIC thieves in Staffordshire are to be targeted as part of a county-wide campaign, which Staffordshire Police are calling #WeDontBuyCrime Staffordshire Police say that they are working to reduce and disrupt the market for stolen...
CMPG and Warwickshire officers keep drivers on the straight and narrow
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Staffordshire/ Transport
OFFICERS from the Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) and Warwickshire Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit have stopped 140 vehicles for 160 offences on the region’s road network during a week of enforcement. Known as Operation...
Man arrested after report of firearm in Burntwood
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POLICE have arrested a man in Burntwood this morning (Saturday 28 September) after a worrying report of a person with a firearm. Armed officers from Staffordshire Police were deployed to Lichfield Road, Burntwood at around...
Staffordshire Farmer Given Jail Sentence for Animal Neglect
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A LIVESTOCK keeper from Stoke-on-Trent has been given an 18-week jail sentence, suspended for 12 months and ordered to pay £1,500 in costs. Daniel Bowd, 28, of Old Stores Cottage, Lower Leigh, Stoke-on-Trent pleaded...
Man accused of murder remanded in custody until next hearing
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A MAN accused of murdering 20-year-old Keeley Bunker from Tamworth has been remanded in custody by a judge at Stafford Crown Court today. Wesley Streete who is 19-years-old and of no fixed abode has been...
Family pay tribute to Keeley Bunker
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THE family of Keeley Bunker, who was found dead in woodland near to Edgar Close, Tamworth last week, have paid tribute to her. This follows the formal identification of 20-year-old Keeley Bunker from Tamworth. Keeley’s...
Suspended sentence for farmer who left lambs to die in freezing conditions
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A UTTOXETER farmer who left livestock to die in a frozen field has been given a 16-week jail sentence, suspended for 12-months. Farmer Stephen Croxall, aged 50, from Kingstone, near Uttoxeter, pleaded guilty to breaching...
Man charged with Murder over death of Keeley Bunker
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A 19-year-old man has been charged with murder following the discovery of a woman’s body in woodland in Tamworth on Thursday 19 September. Wesley Streete from Tamworth has been charged with murder and will appear...
First group of trainee detectives from national scheme join Staffordshire Police
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THE first group of detectives from a national programme that aims to recruit a diverse group of people have joined Staffordshire Police. A total of nine trainee detectives are from a variety of different backgrounds...
Fake funding pages set up to exploit caring locals
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SICKENINGLY, fraudsters have been setting up fake funding pages to exploit caring locals who want to donate towards the funeral of Keeley Bunker. We have been notified by a number of readers of fake funding...
Detectives granted extension to continue to question murder suspect
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A MAGISTRATES’ extension has been granted to detectives from Staffordshire Police this morning at North Staffordshire Justice Centre in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Detectives have been granted an extension to continue questioning a Tamworth man arrested on suspicion...
Parents in Staffordshire urged to help stop rise in child money mules
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ UK News/ Young People
PARENTS and guardians in Staffordshire are being urged to warn their children about the dangers of becoming a money mule, with figures revealing the number of 14-18-year olds misusing their bank accounts has risen by 73...
Police identify woman whose body was found in Tamworth
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STAFFORDSHIRE Police have issued a statement this afternoon identifying the woman whose body was found in Coton Green. Although no formal identification has taken place at this time, which is normal in cases such as...