A police officer in Wolverhampton was forced to use a Taser twice on an aggressive man who charged at him wielding a kitchen knife. The incident took place outside a house of multiple occupancy (HMO) on Allen Road on June 7. …
A 15-year-old schoolgirl in Birmingham sustained a fractured spine and a head injury after being hit by an unmarked police car while crossing a zebra crossing on Bordesley Green Road. The incident occurred around 8:15 am on …
Oxygene, a popular nightclub in Wolverhampton city centre, has had its operating licence suspended for three months following a police-led review. West Midlands Police urged the City of Wolverhampton Council to take action …
A Birmingham mother, Davina Frost, 28, sparked a major emergency response after threatening to blow up a local primary school, forcing nearly 400 children to be locked indoors for their safety. Frost, a cannabis user and …
Birmingham has been identified as the UK’s hotspot for crimes linked to TikTok, with predators increasingly using the platform to target children. Recent data obtained through a Freedom of Information request reveals that …
Women runners and walkers in Worcestershire are now safer thanks to a new initiative from West Mercia Police. The ‘Jog On’ scheme deploys female officers undercover as joggers to identify and catch offenders who harass women …
Jez Stracey-Kemp, 40, from Wolverhampton, subjected a West Midlands Police officer to a stream of racist and homophobic abuse after becoming frustrated that his phones—seized during a separate investigation—had not been …
An NHS 111 operator in Wolverhampton narrowly avoided jail after assaulting police officers outside his home, triggered by devastating family news and alcohol, a court was told. On August 11, 2024, 36-year-old Aniel Kang’s …
A man who suffered a horrific assault outside Solihull Popworld, where part of his ear was bitten off, says he is still “living with the consequences” more than 16 months later. The attack happened in the early hours of March …
West Midlands Police have released the first images of three men from Birmingham who were recently sentenced for their involvement in a drug distribution line operating in Weston-Super-Mare. The trio, Zaheer Hussain, 27, …
Adam Duffy from Birmingham has been handed a community order after engaging in a racially aggravated campaign of abuse against his neighbour. In addition to targeting his neighbour with racist language, Duffy also directed …
What began as an ordinary night delivering for a local Chinese takeaway ended in tragedy for Yasar Abbas. On that fateful evening in April 2013, the 28-year-old father of two from Birchills, Walsall, was lured into a deadly …
A heartbreaking inquest revealed that 27-year-old Valentino Mujic tragically ended his own life after repeatedly expressing to hospital staff and police that he felt unsafe outside. Despite pledging for support and revealing …
A Walsall curry house, Dera on Caldmore Road, is set to have its premises licence reviewed next week after being fined £45,000 by the Home Office for employing a worker illegally. Immigration officers arrested two individuals …
Six months after a violent attack in Acocks Green, Birmingham, the suspect, 22-year-old Zachariah Liburd, is still on the run. In response to the ongoing investigation, authorities have issued a £10,000 reward for information …