A dangerous police chase in Walsall ended with a former RAC worker discarding a loaded gun and bullets from his car in a desperate attempt to evade arrest. Rowayne Kesto, 23, led officers on a reckless 60mph pursuit after …
Garfield Wilson, a Birmingham resident, has been convicted on five counts of fraud by false representation. The charges stem from his use of a deceased man’s bank card to fund a spending spree. The victim had died of a drug …
Garfield Wilson, a 56-year-old grandfather, was convicted after going on a spending spree using a deceased man’s bank card following a fatal drug overdose. The court heard how Wilson, who was unemployed, invited Martin …
Three Birmingham men have been convicted and jailed for operating a county lines drug trafficking ring that flooded Weston-super-Mare with heroin and crack cocaine. This criminal enterprise used the innocuous-sounding code …
The mother of Daniel Gardner, who tragically lost his life in a flat fire in Highters Heath, Birmingham, has strongly disputed a claim made during proceedings at Birmingham Crown Court. Stephen Dale was convicted of …
Two young men, Mohammed Khan and Mohammed Haydar, have been sentenced to prison for a large-scale theft operation targeting vehicles near Birmingham City FC’s stadium. Between December 2022 and October 2024, the 23-year-olds …
A Birmingham father of seven was escorted out of Dixy Chicken on Soho Road following a violent incident that a court described as an “unnecessary physical attack.” Colin Cameron, 46, of Frances Road, Erdington, was involved …
A Harborne man’s attempt at a first date turned into a courtroom ordeal after he was convicted of burglary for taking wedding dresses from another guest’s hotel room. Daljeet Dullay, 49, of Bantock Way, Harborne, met a woman …
Alexander Webb, a former teacher at a Stafford school, has been permanently banned from the teaching profession after engaging in a disturbing sexual relationship with a pupil that involved almost 40,000 messages over six …
Stuart May, aged 82, faced trial once more for the horrific abuse he inflicted on boys while serving as a scout leader in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. The disturbing case exposed the callous manner in which May preyed on …
Martin Winstanley, a 40-year-old father of two from Solihull, has quit drinking entirely after being caught drink-driving on the day of a family barbecue, a court heard. On Sunday, June 7, Winstanley was pulled over by police …
The tragic story of Lily Whitehouse began with a chance encounter on the street when she was only 16 years old. It was during this meeting that she met Mohammed Azim, who was then 39. What started as a casual introduction led …
A West Midlands Police officer with over 20 years of service has been dismissed without notice after being convicted of assaulting a woman off duty in Bromsgrove. PC McTernan, once regarded as a respected member of the force, …
Brian Lines, an 86-year-old convicted child sex offender from Leek, West Midlands, has died in prison after a long history of horrifying sexual crimes against children spanning nearly four decades. Sentenced to 30 years in …
A woman endured a harrowing domestic abuse ordeal when her controlling boyfriend, Shezad Zaman, strangled her and trapped her inside a car. The disturbing incident highlights the severe dangers victims of intimate partner …