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Staffordshire Commissioner Pledges continued support for businesses
> Business> Crime> Staffordshire
STAFFORDSHIRE Commissioner for Police, Fire and Rescue, and Crime, Matthew Ellis, will give a keynote speech about business crime at a conference in Staffordshire tomorrow. More than 50 delegates will be attending the Association of...
People reminded to be ‘scams aware’ as part of national campaign
> Community> Crime> Staffordshire
PEOPLE across Staffordshire are being urged to spot the signs of scams, report them and look out for those who may become victims themselves during a national awareness week. Staffordshire County Council’s trading standards team...
Appeal for witnesses following burglary in Atherstone
> Appeal> Crime> North Warwickshire
OFFICERS from Warwickshire Police are appealing for witnesses or information following a residential burglary in Atherstone this week. The incident relates to a burglary in Church Walk, Atherstone at approximately 8:30am on Monday 19 November.Entry was gained to the house...
Two Tamworth hackers jailed for part in £77m cyber attack
> Crime> National> Technology
TWO Tamworth men involved in the hacking of TalkTalk in October 2015 have been jailed at the Old Bailey this week, after admitting their part in the data breach and acquiring thousands of customers' personal...
Appeal for information after cash machine stolen from Hospital
> Appeal> CrimeHeadline
DETECTIVES from Staffordshire Police are currently investigating a report of an ATM theft from the Sir Robert Peel Hospital in Mile Oak. The incident occurred at around 9.20pm on Sunday 18 November.Three...
Commissioner calls for more NHS help in tackling violent crime
> Crime> StaffordshireHeadline
THE Staffordshire Commissioner has called for better cooperation between the NHS and law enforcement to help tackle knife crime across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. Matthew Ellis, the Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire and Rescue and Crime...
Chainsaw used by police in hunt for drugs
> Crime> StaffordshireHeadline
A CHAINSAW has been used by police officers to cut through a reinforced and braced door at a Tamworth property in their fight against illegal drugs. Yesterday morning, Thursday 15 November, officers from Tamworth...
Tamworth man stabbed in his own flat
> CrimeHeadline
OFFICERS from Staffordshire Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man was stabbed at his home in Tamworth on Wednesday night (14 November) At around 9.05pm, a group of unknown...
Appeal following another assault on dog walker
> Appeal> CrimeHeadline
DETECTIVES from Staffordshire Police are appealing for information following a serious assault on a dog walker in Tamworth. The victim was walking along a well-lit footpath that leads from Merganser in Wilnecote, running behind...
Appeal following handbag snatches in Tamworth
> Appeal> CrimeHeadline
STAFFORDSHIRE Police is appealing for help in identifying a man caught on camera after two elderly women were injured during handbag robberies in Tamworth. Officers received a report that a 77-year-old woman had been...
Appeal after woman was threatened with a knife as group steal her car
> 999> Appeal> Crime
WARWICKSHIRE police are appealing for information after a woman was threatened with a knife and had her car stolen in a robbery in Coleshill. The victim was attacked by three men as she was...
Witness appeal after attack on dog walker
> Appeal> CrimeHeadline
THE wife of a dog walker who was viciously attacked by a thug in Fazeley has asked Tamworth Informed for help in finding her husbands attacker. The 34-year-old dog walker lost several teeth and...
Kingsbury man who caused victim’s fatal brain injury found guilty of manslaughter
> Crime> StaffordshireHeadline
A KINGSBURY man has been found guilty of manslaughter after his victim later died of brain injuries following a confrontation in Tamworth. Samuel Kelly, aged 25, was convicted following a trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court...
Police bring down prison drone drugs gang
> 999> Crime> National
POLICE in the West Midlands have brought down a gang that used drones to fly half a million pounds worth of drugs into UK jails. The 15-strong group made at least 55 drone drops into...
Tough new measures to tackle anti-social behaviour to come in to force
> Community> CrimeHeadline
TOUGH new measures to tackle anti-social and nuisance behaviour in two particular areas of Tamworth will come into force next month. Plans to introduce Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) in the Warwickshire Moor and Kettlbrook/Borrowpit...
Staffordshire Youth Commission to tackle key issues in Big Conversation
> Children & Young People> Crime> Staffordshire
HATE crime, knife crime and mental health will be among the subjects tackled by the Staffordshire Youth Commission at their Big Conversation 2018 event. Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire and Rescue and Crime, Matthew Ellis, will...
Guilty plea in murdered Staffordshire midwife case
> 999> Crime> Staffordshire
A LANDSCAPE gardener from Stoke-on-Trent has today, October 22, pleaded guilty to the murder of Staffordshire midwife Samantha Eastwood, whose body was found in ground near Caverswall. Michael James Stirling, aged 32 from Cromer Road...
Birmingham man charged following A5 police pursuit collision
> 999> Crime> Staffordshire
A 20-year-old Birmingham man has been charged and remanded in custody following a collision on the A5 on Thursday afternoon (18 October). Josiah Johnson, of Copthall Road, Handsworth, has been charged with causing serious injury...
Police investigate serious collision involving stolen vehicle on A5
> 999> Crime> Staffordshire
POLICE have said that the A5 Westbound between Junction T7 (Toll road) and Turf Island (towards Cannock) will be closed until further notice whilst officers conduct an investigation into a serious collision that happened this...
Commissioner supports national awareness campaign of FGM
> Crime> StaffordshireHeadline
STAFFORDSHIRE Commissioner for Police, Fire and Rescue and Crime, is supporting a home office initiative to raise awareness of Female Genital Mutilation. The Home Office campaign, running this month, aims to raise awareness of the harmful...
Police search for three males following Atherstone robbery
> 999> Appeal> Crime
POLICE in Wawickshire are looking for three robbers following an incident in Atherstone shortly before 1am. A family was threatened by the men, who were wearing balaclavas, after they broke into their property on...
New Era for Domestic Abuse victims
> Crime> Staffordshire
NEW ERA is the new domestic abuse (DA) service which has launched across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, providing free, confidential support and services for everybody affected by domestic abuse. The service supports adults, children and young...