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February 13, 2025

Black Country home invasion victims assured vehicle crime 'top priority' as PCC reveals £1.8m worth of cars recovered

Fightback against car thieves results in more than £570,000 worth of vehicles recovered in 16 days

Walsall teacher pleads guilty to sexually abusing young boys as investigations continue

Revealed: The staggering speeds logged by drivers on roads in Staffordshire and the Black Country

February 12, 2025

Bilston shoplifter jailed after taking £200-worth of goods

Concerns for man's welfare as road closed and buses diverted in Birmingham

Birmingham|Feb 12

First picture of murdered sex worker Helen Kempster released as her killer jailed

Man jailed after admitting knife offence in Stone

Police appeal after thousands of pounds of goods taken from a business in Cannock

Tamworth homes searched and three arrested in suspected 'vehicle theft conspiracy'

Arrests after driver dies as a result of two-car crash in Birmingham

Investigation after taxi driver assaulted in Birmingham city centre

Brierley Hill cops recover stolen vehicle while on patrol

Heartbroken mother of murdered Wolverhampton boy says teenage knife violence is getting worse

West Midlands Fire Service Investigator recognised by Staffordshire Police for crucial evidence gathering in murder case

Prolific thief who 'terrorised' Bilston and attacked policeman jailed

Serial abuser punched his ex-girlfriend in the stomach and sent her crashing through neighbour's fence

February 11, 2025

Appeal launched to ask for help finding wanted Walsall woman

Stolen car taken off road after being located by officers on patrol in Brierley Hill

Two men arrested after shots fired at house in Smethwick

Wife of TV auctioneer Charles Hanson was ‘paralysed with fear during violence’

Yet more delay and upset for campaigners hoping to rebuild Dudley's wonky Crooked House

Man charged after gun, ammunition and drugs seized in Sandwell

Youngsters become knife ambassadors for Walsall as noted campaigner shares dangers of carrying blades

Elderly woman dies after assault at Birmingham New Street - police urge witnesses to come forward

Motorsport organiser admits safety breaches after people fell ill from carbon monoxide poisoning at Stafford event

Three men found guilty of violent disorder after brawl sparked by a child squirting water pistol in park

Great Barr|Feb 11

'I was just protecting my mentally ill dad and wife' Dudley man accused of murder tells jury

West Midlands Police urge public to 'ask for Angela' if Valentine's Day dates go wrong

Food and Drink|Feb 11

West Midlands Police has 'considerably' improved 999 call performance - but top cops demand more

February 10, 2025

Lichfield auctioneer and Bargain Hunt star Charles Hanson used violence against wife over 10-year period, court told

Family of Great Haywood woman found dead last month issue tribute

Train operator recovers £12,000 from persistent fare dodger

Jewellery and phones taken in West Bromwich burglary

Police issue photos after items stolen from shoppers in Wolverhampton

Five teens arrested and knife seized after burglary at Wolverhampton Bus Station

Racist graffiti sprayed onto youth club in Bridgnorth as spate of hate messages continues

Brierley Hill takeaway owner banned after admitting to 12 hygiene offences

Man 'caught driving without a licence' in Staffordshire reported to Border Force

Staffordshire|Feb 10

Lichfield auctioneer and TV personality Charles Hanson due in court

Smethwick cops seize Illegal vehicle in high street swoop

February 9, 2025

Police appeal after worker assaulted during shop theft in Sedgley

Anguish from group as historic former Willenhall pub is vandalised

Man robbed at knifepoint and assaulted in Darlaston

Stolen cars seized, drugs recovered and arrests made by police teams in Wolverhampton

February 8, 2025

Seven arrested on suspicion of child exploitation and drug crimes in Staffordshire

10 'potentially lethal' firearms taken off West Midlands streets as part of gun amnesty

Wednesbury woman gets 10-year animal ban for leaving elderly dog to suffer in yard filled with rubbish and 'brown sludge'

Dudley murder accused admits having knife in his hand - but claims it was 'for protection'

Conman who scammed students out of £1 million and was subject of Netflix documentary is jailed for injuring French police

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