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Drop in burglaries reported to Warwickshire Police
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THE number of people falling victim to house burglary in Warwickshire has dropped following a 'sustained focus' on targeting the most prolific offenders - Warwickshire Police say. Warwickshire Police have reported that burglaries reduced...
Investigation launched after discovery of two bodies in Hednesford
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DETECTIVES from Staffordshire Police are investigating the deaths of a man and woman in Hednesford, Cannock.Emergency services were called to an address on Hill Street, Hednesford, at around 1030 BST this morning, Thursday...
Sawn-off shotgun used in Tamworth Post Office robbery
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DETECTIVES from Staffordshire Police investigating a robbery in the Tamworth area have released CCTV images of the incident and are asking for the public's help. At around 3.05pm yesterday (13 May) a man carrying...
Armed Police swarm Tamworth Post Office
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POLICE armed with firearms have reportedly descended on Bolehall Post Office this afternoon (Monday), following reports of an incident. Officers were sent to the scene, on Amington Road, Bolehall, at around 1530 BST after what...
Burntwood couple found guilty of child cruelty and causing or allowing the death of a child
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A COUPLE from Burntwood have been found guilty of causing or allowing the death of a child and child cruelty after jurors heard their baby son had suffered injuries prior to his death in 2014...
Teenager found with crack cocaine, heroin and pepper spray in Atherstone
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WARWICKSHIRE Police Officers seized 47 wraps of crack cocaine and 12 wraps of heroin after arresting a 17-year-old boy in Barsby Close, Atherstone last week. The arrest was made on Thursday (9 May) afternoon after...
Closure date from Public Office at Tamworth Police Station confirmed
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THE date of the closure of the public enquiry office at Tamworth Police Station has been announced - and it is next week! In January we reported that Staffordshire Police was to close all but three...
Aassault in Atherstone pub leaves Woman with serious face injury
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A WOMAN in her 30s was assaulted by a man at an Atherstone pub in the early hours of Monday (6 May) morning. Police are appealing for witnesses to the assault and violent disorder that...
Teenager arrested following stabbing in Tamworth
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A TEENAGE boy has been arrested by police after a stabbing in Tamworth at the weekend. Officers from Staffordshire Police were called at 3.25pm on Sunday 5 May due to reports of a disorder...
Stonydelph footpath cordoned off by Police
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POLICE have this afternoon sealed off a section of footpath in Stonydelph and an investigation is underway. Readers contacted Tamworth Informed this afternoon, Sunday 5 May shortly after 1630 BST to say that an area...
Man charged with three burglaries in Tamworth
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A TAMWORTH man has been charged following a burglary at a secondary school and two shops in the Borough. Darryl Mcintyre, aged 30, of Comberford Road, Tamworth, has been charged with burglary with intent to...
Erdington man jailed for raping 11-year-old girl
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A MAN who raped an 11-year-old girl over three decades ago when she was staying at his home with her friend has been jailed for 17 years. The victim, who is now in her late...
Appeal after two attempted robberies at Co-op stores
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Police are appealing for witnesses after two attempted robberies in Warwickshire. The first attempted robbery happened around 20:15 BST last night (Saturday 27 April) at the Co-op in Sherbourne Avenue in Nuneaton.During this incident...
Prison sentence for unlicensed puppy seller
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A STAFFORDSHIRE woman who sold puppies without a licence and used false details to avoid regulations has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment. Esther Titterton, 26 from Milwich, Stafford, had previously pleaded guilty at Newcastle...
Investigation launched after 6-year-old boy is injured during Midlands shooting
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WEST Midlands Police has launched an investigation after a child was injured after shots were fired at a house in Wolverhampton just before 1600 BST this afternoon (Friday 19 April). The report comes just over...
Murder investigation launched after man shot dead in Erdington
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A MURDER investigation has been launched after a man was shot dead in the street, less than 10 miles from Tamworth. The 28-year-old man died at the scene after being fatally shot just at around...
Class A drugs seized after officers stop car in Atherstone
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TWO people were arrested after officers who stopped a car in South Street, Atherstone, seized what they believe to be cocaine and cannabis. Officers from the Operational Policing Unit who were investigating a report of...
Hoax fire caller prosecuted
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A STAFFORDSHIRE woman has been prosecuted for making a hoax call to the Fire Service which wasted two fire engines’ and an officer’s time. Diane Moore, of Thorney Lane, Newborough, Burton, was ordered to pay a...
Third arrest in connection with armed robbery at Dordon store
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A THIRD man has been arrested by police investigating an armed robbery at a shop in Dordon. The man, aged 33 and from Birmingham, was arrested yesterday (Monday 15 April) afternoon in Birmingham on suspicion...
All new police recruits in the West Midlands Region will study to gain a Staffordshire University award
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STAFFORDSHIRE University has been chosen to provide qualifications for police constables entering the service after a national overhaul in the way officers are to be recruited and trained. Staffordshire Police, West Midlands Police, West Mercia...
Stay safe and avoid counterfeits this Easter bank holiday
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PEOPLE are being urged to be vigilant and avoid buying counterfeit goods if they’re heading to one of Staffordshire’s Easter bank holiday markets or car boot sales. The first bank holiday weekend of the year also...
Cadets to become anti-sexting ambassadors
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STAFFORDSHIRE Police Cadets got a taste of an award-winning initiative supported by the Staffordshire Commissioner’s Office to create anti-sexting ambassadors across the County. The Cannock cadets unit will become the pilot for the ‘Your Body, Your...
Man arrested following Drayton Bassett burglary
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DETECTIVES investigating a burglary in Drayton Bassett earlier this month have arrested a man from Nuneaton. Just before 1800 BST on 2 April, Staffordshire Police was called to a report of a burglary at a...
Lichfield man jailed for three years after drugs and knife seized
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A 21-year-old Lichfield man has been jailed for three years after drugs and a knife were found in a search of his car. Rhys Cowan of Dovehouse Fields, Lichfield, pleaded guilty at Stafford Crown Court...
Staffordshire Police launch new roads policing plan
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THE launch of Staffordshire Police’s new roads policing plan was marked today with a multi-agency road traffic operation in East Staffordshire. Known as Operation Lightning, Staffordshire Police say that the new collaborative approach will work...
Three arrested following Chop Shop discovery
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THREE people have been arrested and parts from a dozen stolen cars have been recovered following raids on suspected chop shops in Birmingham. Information from a member of the public whose car had recently been...
Manhunt for West Midlands knife attacker
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POLICE in the West Midlands have issued an appeal to trace a man suspected of attacking a woman with a knife – and ramming a police car last night (6 April) in a bid to...
Two arrested following theft of Tortoise – do you know where the Tortoise is?
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POLICE in North Warwickshire are asking the public for help in tracing a Tortoise stolen from Planters Garden Centre, near Tamworth. Officers from Coleshill Safer Neighbourhood Team attended an address in Kingsbury just after 0900...