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The Latest Breaking News from West Midlands Police

Knife crime in England and Wales: Key numbers and trends

Some 55,008 offences were recorded by forces in England and Wales in the 12 months to September 2024.

Evening Standard

Bradford and Walsall working with police over post about Valley Parade fire

A Facebook user referenced the fire in 1985 in which 56 football fans died.

The Independent UK

Knife crime offences: What do the latest figures show?

Some 19 forces saw a year-on-year increase in knife crime offences in the 12 months to June 2024.

Evening Standard

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Group of robbers who used dating apps to lure victims jailed

Over the course of 10 months, the group conspired, planned and committed robberies across Birmingham resulting in the theft of more than £100,000.

Evening Standard

Man arrested after attempted abduction of three-year-old girl

The 37-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted kidnap on Saturday, police said.

Evening Standard

Police appeal after man attempts to abduct three-year-old girl

A man tried to pick up and take the girl while she was outside a house with an older relative, West Midlands Police said.

The Independent UK

Rapper Twista Cheese accused of posting ‘menacing’ video about Tommy Robinson found guilty

Omar Abdirizak swore about jailed far-right figure and made gun gesture while shouting ‘pow, pow, pow’ in viral TikTok video

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Woman who vanished 52 years ago found alive and well

Discovery of Sheila Fox ends one of UK’s longest missing person investigations

Evening Standard

“Selfish” And “Cruel”: Missing Woman Located After 52-Year Disappearance

A woman who mysteriously vanished has been found alive again 52 years later. The post “Selfish” And “Cruel”: Missing Woman Located After 52-Year Disappearance first appeared on Bored Panda.

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A woman mysteriously vanished from Coventry 52 years ago. She’s been found alive thanks to a blurry photo

West Midlands Police say finding Sheila Fox solves one of longest-running missing person investigations

The Independent UK

Two teenagers killed in car crash following police chase in Birmingham

Three other teenagers were injured in the Handsworth crash

The Independent UK

Man arrested after boy, two, died following stolen car hit-and-run

The driver of a grey Porsche Cayenne fled the scene after it hit the Toyota Auris carrying four adults and the boy, West Midlands Police said.

The Independent UK

Man falls to his death in front of horrified shoppers at Birmingham’s Bullring shopping centre

Shoppers watch as man falls to death at close of centre

Evening Standard

Man jailed after firing lethal submachine gun on public street before fleeing in Rolls Royce

Mohammad Khan was jailed for using lethal eastern European Skorpion submachine gun

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Two men arrested after fairground ride crash have been bailed

West Midlands Police said the men, aged 55 and 21, were arrested in Birmingham on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Two men arrested after fairground ride crashed to ground in Birmingham

West Midlands Police said the men, aged 55 and 21, were arrested in Birmingham on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Police officer ‘infatuated’ with criminal jailed for giving him information

Lorna Pennycook illegally accessed information on West Midlands Police systems between 2017 and 2021 and gave it to Anthony Kennedy.

The Independent UK

Boy, 4, dies after being hit by bus in the West Midlands

West Midlands Police was called to the scene on High Street, Tipton in Sandwell

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Garden burial couple arrested after toddler was spotted on social media videos

Tai and Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah were filmed at their home arguing with police, who were unaware three-year-old Abiyah Yasharahyalah was buried nearby.

Evening Standard

Man released in Birmingham shooting investigation

Police were called to Rotton Park Road just before 11pm on Friday to reports that two people had been shot.

Evening Standard

Murder arrest after man dies and another critically injured in Birmingham shooting

One man, in his 20s, was found in a car but was pronounced dead at the scene, West Midlands Police said.

The Independent UK

Murder arrest after man dies and another critically injured in shooting

One man, in his 20s, was found in a car but was pronounced dead at the scene, West Midlands Police said.

The Independent UK

Campaigners renew plea for public inquiry 50 years after Birmingham pub bombings

More than 200 people were injured and 21 killed when bomb blasts minutes apart tore through two city centre pubs in November 1974.

Evening Standard

Car meets ‘scourge of the Earth’, grieving father says after killer sentenced

Damian Corfield said the sentencing of his son’s killer should be a warning to anyone thinking of taking part in such events.

Evening Standard

Boy, 15, charged with murder after teenager fatally stabbed in Solihull

A 17-year-old boy died in Marston Green on Tuesday.

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