Over the past decade, disruptive passengers at Birmingham Airport have prompted West Midlands Police to board hundreds of flights. Since early 2016, officers have intervened in 255 incidents involving unruly travellers, …
An 11-year-old boy was recently arrested in the West Midlands in connection with an alleged murder plot. This arrest marks one of the youngest detentions by police in the area over the last 12 months, involving a crime of a …
Staffordshire Police have declined a Freedom of Information (FOI) request seeking the number of drivers caught by their ‘smart’ digital speed cameras. This follows a previous disclosure of similar data to BirminghamLive, …
A daring daylight theft unfolded on Saturday, March 28, when a gang of masked thieves broke into a Midland residence on Water Orton Road, Castle Bromwich. Arriving on two mopeds with two accomplices on foot, the group forced …
Staffordshire Police have issued CCTV images of a man wanted in connection with a burglary at a bakery in the West Midlands. The break-in occurred at a business on Stafford Street in Brewood, South Staffordshire, during the …
Scott Mills was dismissed in a tense meeting with BBC executives just five days after a complaint surfaced related to a 2016 police investigation into serious sexual offences. The BBC took swift action, removing Mills from …
A Midland man, Reed Beers, has been sentenced for deliberately shining a laser at a police aircraft involved in responding to a suspected gunman. On March 10, the 60-year-old from Old Office Road, Dawley, aimed a green laser …
An 11-year-old girl from Birmingham has courageously recounted the terrifying night a stranger broke into her father’s home and sexually assaulted her. Staying at her dad’s house over the weekend as usual, she woke to find a …
The critically acclaimed true crime documentary series, Forensics: The Real CSI, widely praised as one of the best programmes on television, returns with a chilling new episode tonight. Now into its sixth series on BBC Two, …
Passers-by were left puzzled when the former Sutton Coldfield police station suddenly bore the name “Birmingham Southside Police Station” during filming on March 26. Located on Lichfield Road, this north Birmingham site was …
A West Midlands Police officer turned to alcohol while handling distressing child sex abuse cases, a misconduct hearing revealed. Struggling with anxiety linked to his work in these sensitive investigations, the officer used …
Wolverhampton has earned the unfortunate title of ‘shoplifting capital’ of the West Midlands, a fact confirmed by recent research from LEI Register using Office for National Statistics (ONS) data. The city recorded 104.73 …
A driver displaying a blue badge in the West Midlands has been criticized by police for illegal parking that obstructed a bus route and disabled access. The red Fiat 500 was parked on a residential street in Stourbridge, …
Jamie Harrison, a former West Mercia police officer, has been sentenced to over two years in prison after being found guilty of fraudulently stealing more than £13,000 from the Police Federation funds he was entrusted to …
David Weaver, a 45-year-old father from Birmingham, lost his life after being viciously attacked while trying to break up a violent brawl at the Hare and Hounds pub in Erdington nearly 17 years ago. Known as a peacemaker, …