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January 15, 2025

Proceeds of crime hearing against crooked Wolverhampton financial advisor who swindled elderly customers is adjourned

January 14, 2025

Teenager, 17, admits to having firearm and ammunition following proactive police stop

Black Panther: Looking back at 50 years since Donald Neilson kidnapped Bridgnorth teenager Lesley Whittle

Features|Jan 14

Two charged after man shot and another injured in Birmingham

Images released and renewed appeal launched following serious assault incident in Oswestry

Police issue update after man, 36, arrested on suspicion of murder following death in Dudley

Police pursue 'stolen' car in Bearwood and arrest wanted man

Drug arrests made after car which previously failed to stop for officers is spotted on M6 near Stafford

Arrest after vehicle attempts to drive down M6 Toll in Staffordshire the wrong way

Car theft on the rise in the West Midlands - here's how to keep your motor safe

Man arrested on suspicion of vehicle theft after police spot stolen vehicle in Brierley Hill

Black Country motorist caught driving without insurance for the third time has car seized by police

Calls for bollards after ram-raids at two Willenhall shop days apart

Former Black Country security firm boss to stand trial for fraud

'She was a lovely person but she had her problems', boyfriend of murdered Wolverhampton woman tells court

January 13, 2025

Jailed: Gang of robbers who lured dating app users into ambushes and left victims with broken eye sockets

Man accused of lifting a three-year-old girl from her tricycle in a Wolverhampton street appears in court

'Sham' landlord who illegally rented out Wolverhampton flat returns the keys to rightful owners

Watch: Police shout 'bingo' after uncovering £750,000 worth of cocaine in woman's car in Cannock

Poundland invests in new security technology after millions lost to shoplifting

Man charged after knife recovered by police in Darlaston

Trading standards team praised over jailing of Dudley builder who left gardens and homes is shoddy state

'Mo was in extremely poor condition' - Willenhall woman banned from owning pets after leaving starving dog to 'suffer'

Willenhall|Jan 13

Second man charged with assisting ex-Staffordshire soldier Daniel Khalife after prison escape

Do you know this man? Appeal after bus driver robbed of phone

Police get more time to quiz Dudley murder suspect - here’s the new deadline

West Bromwich man carrying loaded pistol in bag tried to 'gouge' police officer's eyes with key in struggle

'A barrage of bricks were coming every second': Wolverhampton chip shop tells of shock attack by vandals

88,000 illegal vapes seized across the West Midlands as a Dudley shop owner escapes jail

January 12, 2025

Police looking for Walsall man with links to Wolverhampton

Teen danger driver from Staffordshire led police on chase around Telford in high-powered Jaguar he planned on living in with girlfriend

Stolen car stopped and recovered by traffic police after theft in Halesowen

Police dog Zade teams up with firearms officers to arrest three suspects after serious assault in Walsall

Man charged after attempted abduction of girl, 3, in Wolverhampton

Woman driven at and assaulted in Birmingham city centre

January 11, 2025

'It's absolutely terrifying': Residents speak of shock after man is found dead in 'quiet' estate and 36-year-old arrested on suspicion of murder

Police arrest Wolverhampton man wanted in connection with attempted abduction of three-year-old child

Three men charged after police swoop on £1.3m cannabis factory in Birmingham

Watch: Man, 36, arrested on suspicion of murder after man in his 40s dies in Dudley

Wolverhampton man jailed for leading Welsh police on booze-fuelled 100mph chase

Father who was caught with £3m cocaine and heroin haul at M6 Toll service station is jailed

Sentencing adjourned on West Bromwich man

Date set for High Court street racing injunction review hearing

Wolverhampton|Jan 11

Man wanted by Walsall police was found hiding in house attic after appeal

'Sadistic bully' who 'forced children to eat family pet' is jailed

Editor's choice — News|Jan 11

Man jailed for historic burglary offences at Brierley Hill cannabis farm

January 10, 2025

Police want to speak to this person over attempted abduction of three-year-old girl in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton man charged with grooming boy

Birmingham siblings who used charity donations to pay off personal loans, debts and family expenses sentenced

'He will always be in our hearts' - Heartbroken family pay tribute to dad who died after being struck by car

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