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NEWS Warwickshire Officer who saved a man’s life wins national Police Bravery Award
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ North Warwickshire/ UK News
A WARWICKSHIRE Police officer has been named the overall winner at this year's national Police Bravery Awards, hosted by the Police Federation of England and Wales. PC Andrew Dear (pictured below) was named the...
Five arrests following violent disorder in Nuneaton which left three people stabbed
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Incidents & Appeals/ North Warwickshire
FIVE males have now been arrested in connection with violent disorder in Nuneaton last night (Monday 15 July). The five were arrested after police responded to reports of violence in several locations in the town...
Staffordshire Officers nominated for bravery award after tackling woman with two machetes
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ StaffordshireHeadline
TWO Police Officers from Staffordshire Police have been nominated for an award for their remarkable bravery during an incident on Christmas Eve involving a woman with two machetes.PC Matthew Salt and PC Katie Ratcliffe...
Woman found seriously injuries near Stafford dies
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Incidents & Appeals/ Staffordshire
A WOMAN who suffered serious injuries in Stafford at the weekend has sadly died in hospital. The 44-year-old woman was found with serious head injuries at around 8pm on Saturday (13 July) on the Isabel Trail, off...
Three people stabbed in Nuneaton disorder
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ North WarwickshireHeadline
THREE people have been taken to hospital with stab wounds this evening (Monday 15 July) as violence broke out across Nuneaton. Warwickshire Police responded to reports of disorder at a number of sites across Nuneaton...
Nuneaton man jailed for series of car key burglaries
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ North WarwickshireHeadline
A 28-year-old man has been jailed for three years and four months after pleading guilty to a string of offences in Nuneaton. Andrew Barnes, 28, of Nuneaton, was sentenced at Warwick Crown Court on Thursday...
Fight against Tobacco crime continues
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ StaffordshireHeadline
MORE than 6 million illegal cigarettes and 350kg of hand-rolling tobacco were seized last year by local authority Trading Standards services across the West Midlands region despite ingenious efforts to hide them. Sophisticated concealments using...
Burntwood Man Sentenced for Defrauding Elderly Victim of £12,000
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ StaffordshireHeadline
A BURNTWOOD man has been jailed for defrauding an elderly woman out of thousands of pounds. David Cope, aged 68, was sentenced to a total of 32 months at Stafford Crown Court after he pleaded...
CMPG officers get a lift up to help with enforcement
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Staffordshire/ Transport
POLICE officers from the Central Motorway Policing Group (CMPG) used one of Highway England’s HGV ‘supercabs’ to spot drivers committing offences this week. As part of Operation Tramline, CMPG officers using the supercabs spotted offences...
Burton man found guilty of wife’s murder
Appears in: / Crime & JusticeHeadline
A MAN from Burton-on-Trent has been sentenced to 19 years' imprisonment today (12 July) for the murder of his estranged wife while his young son slept nearby. Phillip Gyde, a 59-year-old butcher, killed his wife...
CCTV appeal following theft from Tamworth store
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Incidents & AppealsHeadline
OFFICERS have released a CCTV image of two men they want to speak to in connection with a theft at a shopping centre in Tamworth. Two men entered Ministry of Design in Ankerside Shopping Centre...
Witness appeal after delivery van stolen in Wilnecote
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DETECTIVES are appealing for the public's help after a delivery van was stolen in Tamworth. A delivery driver was approached as he was returning to his van in Torside, Wilnecote at around 9.50am on...
Operation Disrupt launched to crackdown on crime across Staffordshire
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ StaffordshireHeadline
STAFFORDSHIRE Police is launching a major crackdown this summer to tackle the high threat and harm issues affecting people living in the county, including serious and violent crime and drugs. Operation Disrupt will tackle crime...
Police have said that Anti-social behaviour in Tamworth has seen an eight per cent drop
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Crime & JusticeHeadline
STAFFORDSHIRE Police have today said that Anti-social behaviour has dropped eight per cent over a 12 month period in Tamworth thanks to partnership work and hotspot targeting. Police say that officers from the neighbourhood policing...
Nine year sentence for Nuneaton rapist
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ North WarwickshireHeadline
A 'MAN' has been jailed for nine years for raping a woman in Nuneaton. Mark Stephen Partington, aged 29 of Nuneaton, denied rape but was found guilty by a jury at Warwick Crown Court.He...
Cocaine Seizure in Tamworth leads to Town Centre arrest
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ StaffordshireHeadline
COCAINE and a large amount of cash were seized following a search in Tamworth yesterday (July 5).Officers stopped a Nissan X Trail in the town early yesterday afternoon and seized a quantity of cocaine...
Arrests Follow Car Stop and Search in Glascote Heath
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ StaffordshireHeadline
A 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drugs offences after a car was stopped and searched in Tamworth today (July 3). Officers stopped a black Renault Megane in Bancroft just before 11am and...
Liverpool Man Charged Following Incident Where Police Dog Was Stabbed
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ StaffordshireHeadline
A 29-year-old Liverpool man has been charged with causing unnecessary suffering to a police dog under the Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Act 2019 after a Police Dog was stabbed during an incident in Stoke-on-Trent on...
Staffordshire Police dog STABBED
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ StaffordshireHeadline
A STAFFORDSHIRE Police dog named Audi is being treated for a stab wound after being attacked in Hanley this afternoon (1 July). Officers were called to a report of a man armed with a knife...
Man Charged Following Lichfield Stabbing
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ StaffordshireHeadline
OFFICERS from Staffordshire Police have charged a 59-year-old man following a serious assault in Lichfield where a man suffered a stab injury. Mark Scarrett of Matthews Avenue, Burntwood, was charged with Section 18 wounding with...
Witness Appeal After Beach Buggy Driver Assaulted in Glascote
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WITNESSES are being sought after the driver of a beach buggy was assaulted this afternoon whilst driving in Glascote. The incident happened at around 1730 BST this afternoon (Friday) on the A5 Eastbound exit sliproad...
Police investigating case of ‘missing’ dogs
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Incidents & Appeals/ Staffordshire
POLICE are investigating whether any criminal offences have been committed as "at least 5" dogs go missing whilst allegedly being walked by a pet sitter at Hopwas Woods. Five dogs have been confirmed...
Home Secretary to give Staffordshire nearly £400,000 to spend on early intervention youth projects
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Politics/ Staffordshire
TODAY, Wednesday 26 June, the Home Secretary announced that Staffordshire has been given nearly £400,000 to spend on a major project that will tackle the root causes of violent crime among children and young...
New domestic abuse service helps 237 Tamworth residents and thousands more in Staffordshire
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Crime & Justice/ Staffordshire
AROUND 3,000 Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent residents seek help from new domestic abuse service in six month period, including 237 from Tamworth. Nearly 3,000 people from Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent have sought help from...
Burton Man Jailed for 5 Years for Firearms Offences
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ StaffordshireHeadline
A BURTON man has been jailed after pleading guilty to firearms offences and sexual assault. Petrica Ciobanu, aged 24, of Broadway Street, pleaded guilty to sexual assault on a woman aged 16 or over, possessing...
Man arrested following Atherstone armed robbery
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Incidents & Appeals/ North Warwickshire
A MAN has been arrested in relation to a robbery that took place in Atherstone on Monday (24 June). The robbery took place at Aldi in Station Street.At 9.45pm, a man armed with...
Student officers at Staffordshire Police begin Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Education & Employment/ Staffordshire
AN exciting new route to becoming a police officer launched this week (24 June) as student officers at Staffordshire Police begin their Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA).Entry into the police service is changing nationally...
Two Charged After Heroin and Crack Cocaine Seized in Tamworth 
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ StaffordshireHeadline
TWO men have been charged with drugs offences following a search where heroin and crack cocaine were seized in Tamworth. The two men, one from the Black Country and one from Tamworth were stopped in...