All news on the topic: West Midlands Police
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One dead and another fights for life after stabbing as cops arrest three people
Armed officers stopped a car and arrested two men and a woman on suspicion of murder after the alleged attack in Castle Vale, Birmingham, which has left one dead and another in a critical condition
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Serving police officer charged with four counts of rape and false imprisonment
Christopher Henderson, an officer for 15 years who has served West Midlands and Greater Manchester Police, has been charged with four counts of rape and false imprisonment
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Britain's most wanted man cheerfully gave police directions when he was arrested
Detective Sergeant Tim Grogan reveals he still thinks of Julie Dart more than 30 years after her body was found ahead of a new documentary on killer Michael Sams
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Three teens shot and injured near city park as major police probe launched
A trio of 19-year-old males were involved in the incident near a Birmingham park and have all been treated for non-life-threatening injuries, while one was also attended to at the scene by paramedics
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Grandad, 90, dies in hit-and-run as family begs driver to hand themselves in
Abdul Kiyani was rushed to hospital and underwent surgery after he was struck by an unknown car in Shard End, Birmingham, but sadly died two months later
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Teen footballer 'kidnapped at 3am and forced to spend £400 on laughing gas'
A 18-year-old footballer and his family have been left traumatised after he was kidnapped after leaving nightclub Lab11 in Digbeth and taken on a three-hour terror attack around Birmingham
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Police investigate after Birmingham's Troy Deeney racially abused by own fans
Birmingham City club captain Troy Deeney and "a number of supporters" reported on Tuesday night that the 34-year-old had been subjected to racist abuse after the final whistle of Tuesday night's 2-0 defeat to Cardiff City at St Andrew's, leading police to open an investigation
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Five teenage girls arrested by armed police after 'home attacked with bricks'
Police officers rushed to reports of a disorder on Slade Road in Birmingham, where they arrested five teenage girls on suspicion of criminal damage, assault and affray
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Moment drink driver crashes Maserati in city centre right in front of police car
Footage captured the moment the luxury car smashed into a set of railings in the centre of Birmingham just yards away from a police car, as the intoxicated driver then got out in a daze
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Tributes paid to 'lovely lad' killed in targeted attack by 'group with weapons'
Devastated friends took to social media to post a string of tributes to Bailey Atkinson, 20, who was named locally as the man fatally attacked by a group in Walsall town centre yesterday
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Man dies in town centre near Asda after group armed with weapons ambush him
The victim, aged in his 20s, was set upon by a gang of men in Walsall town centre early this morning in what appears to be a "targeted and vicious attack", said police
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Drone footage captures dramatic police foot chase through residential street
West Midlands Police released the drone footage of officers chasing a man wanted on recall to prison through gardens, an alleyway and a residential street in Walsall
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Police investigate as binman dies on job in 'incident involving refuse lorry'
Police in Coventry are investigating the circumstances of a 'deeply distressing' incident after a bin man tragically died while carrying out collections this morning
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Aston Villa fan handed three-year ban for racially abusing Raheem Sterling
Timothy Hyslop, 54, shouted a racist slur at Raheem Sterling whilst he was on the ball during Chelsea's Premier League clash with Aston Villa in October last year
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Nursery where baby died tells parents they may not get refunds despite closure
Fairytales Day Nursery in Dudley, West Midlands, was closed down after a one-year-old boy died on December 9 last year. Police are treating the death as suspicious
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Police swoop on UK house after fears voiced over owner's 48 guns
Officers discovered that the 48 firearms were just replicas but warned the occupant that they could still be committing a crime if they take them out in public
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Third man charged over Boxing Day murder of footballer Cody Fisher at nightclub
Reegan Anderson, 18, has become the third man to be charged with the murder of footballer Cody Fisher, who died at a Birmingham nightclub on Boxing Day and police are continuing to appeal to the public for information
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Grandma charged with murder of grandson, 5, stabbed to death at his home
Five-year-old David-Mario Lazar died in January 2022 after he was stabbed at an address in Coventry - 50-year-old Elena Anghel has been charged with his murder
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'Hippy crack' warning as medic keeps seeing 'excruciating pain' side effect
Consultant podiatrist Abid Hussain has warned Brits about the dangerous laughing gas trend that is 'plaguing' parts of Britain as he has seen patients develop severe symptoms
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Dog left chained to a pole in 'freezing' weather sparking fury from pet owners
Social media users have slammed a dog owner, after a picture of a pooch chained to a pole was shared on Twitter, as people say they cannot "understand how humans can treat animals this way"
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New average speed cameras catch out thousands of unsuspecting drivers
More than 20,000 motorists received tickets last year after going too fast. But average speed cameras are different from fixed cameras and measure motorists' speed over a longer distance
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Gangsters who killed two teens in drive-by shooting still at large 20 years on
Four people were jailed for life for the killing of friends Charlene Ellis, 18, and Letisha Shakespeare, 17, as they left a house party in January 2003 - but their families believe more never faced justice
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Cody Fisher's football team postpones match as two appear in court for murder
Two clubs have cancelled a match they were due to play on Monday in light of the tragic death of player Cody Fisher at a nightclub in Birmingham on the evening of Boxing Day
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