Postal workers have urged the government to tackle the dog violence “epidemic” they say is a major safety risk. The Communication Workers Union (CWU), the union for postal workers, wants the government to “toughen up” and improve police enforcement as well as court penalties. The union went on to describe …
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Car crime has surged across the West Midlands, with police chiefs openly admitting they are on the backfoot in the war against criminals. And now the vehicles most likely to be nicked have been revealed. Thousands of cars were swiped by crooks across the West Midlands last year, as brazen …
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Police have found the body of a woman in Birmingham tonight. The body is thought to be that of a missing woman called Tara according to West Midlands Police. The discovery was made at the junction of Coplow Street and Northbrook Street in Birmingham. The 36-year-old had been missing since …
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Two people have been arrested after thousands of pounds was recovered by cops in West Bromwich. The police officers posted a warning online urging people not to send cash or cards through the post. It comes after thousands of pounds was recovered by West Midlands Police in partnership with Royal …
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A teenager was arrested on suspicion of firearms offences after a search warrant was carried out by cops in Dudley. The warrant was carried out in Gornal yesterday (February 4) as part of a crackdown on anti-social behaviour in the area. An 18-year-old man from Dudley was arrested on suspicion …
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Police have blocked off a Birmingham road after a murder probe was launched. Officers erected a cordon in Garrison Lane, Bordesley Green after a woman suffered ‘significant’ injuries at around 7pm on Friday night, January 28. She was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. The road, just off North Holme, …
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A man who was seen being bundled into a car boot sparking kidnap fears has come forward to say he is ‘ok’. Police had said a male was spotted being supposedly forced into the back of a silver Volkswagen Jetta by three Asian men, just after midnight on Thursday (January …
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by driving while under the influence of drugs after a 14-year-old girl died in a New Year’s Eve crash near Rowley Regis railway station. A 39-year-old man was arrested after the crash, which happened at about 4.45pm yesterday (December 31) …
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Heartless thieves stole a Hermes delivery van packed with almost 100 Christmas parcels while the driver was on her rounds. It happened as driver Juliette Henry delivered a packagein Birch Croft Road in Sutton Coldfield just before 2pm on Monday, December 13. Juliette, who has been delivering for Hermes for …
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Two men from Coventry have been jailed, along with a third man, for a total of 35 years for importing guns and ammunition into the UK by post before trying to sell them to organised criminals. The National Crime Agency launched an investigation after two semi-automatic pistols and hollow-point bullets …
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