BBC's Acclaimed True Crime Series Returns with Disturbing West Midlands Police Investigation Sunday, April 12, 2026 truecrime forensics bbc investigation westmidlands police documentary crime forensicteam chilling The BBC’s award-winning true crime documentary series, Forensics: The Real CSI, returns tonight with another harrowing episode based on a real investigation by West Midlands Police. Known for its raw and immersive … Read More
Man Jailed for Machete Threat and Rooftop Standoff in Birmingham Friday, April 10, 2026 birmingham asylum threat machete standoff handsworth brivett prison police crime Joshua Brivett has been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison following a disturbing incident in Birmingham. Brivett threatened an asylum seeker with a machete, sparking a tense three-hour standoff on a rooftop in …
Asylum Seeker Imprisoned for Running Cocaine ‘Snizz’ Line Claims No Profit Made Wednesday, April 8, 2026 asylum drugs crime immigration albania midlands cocaine deportation prison law Mariglen Malaj, a 26-year-old asylum seeker from Albania, has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for operating a cocaine distribution network in Rugeley, Staffordshire. Undercover police officers apprehended him … Read More
Police Appeal for CCTV Footage in Birmingham Broad Street Bar Sexual Assault Case Tuesday, April 7, 2026 police assault birmingham broadstreet investigation suspect cctv safety women crime West Midlands Police are appealing for assistance after a woman was sexually assaulted in a bar on Birmingham’s Broad Street. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, February 15, and no arrests have been made so … Read More
'I should have killed them' - Handsworth shop worker who took baseball bat to curry house fight Tuesday, April 7, 2026 handsworth assault weapon baseballbat disorder fight selfdefense court crime shopworker Mathanraj Viveganandan, a 36-year-old married man known for his good character, found himself in court after a confrontation erupted near his mother’s corner shop in Handsworth. On the evening of March 12, a disturbance … Read More
West Midlands Police Spend Over £1 Million on Informants Over Five Years Tuesday, April 7, 2026 westmidlands police informants covert intelligence chis funding crime transparency security West Midlands Police have disclosed spending more than £1.25 million on payments to informants over a five-year period from 2020 to 2025. These payments were made to Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHIS), key players in … Read More