Police officers win hero award for disarming protestors
PCs Bethany Cottrell and Natalie Millward showed 'unwavering courage' disarming individuals with weapons during a volatile city centre protest. Discover their heroic story.
PCs Bethany Cottrell and Natalie Millward showed 'unwavering courage' disarming individuals with weapons during a volatile city centre protest. Discover their heroic story.
A Warwickshire Police officer faces three theft charges for alleged offences while on duty. Pc Robert Davies will appear in court this week. Read the full details.
Three 19-year-olds arrested in Bearwood after a police pursuit involving a helicopter. A large quantity of Class A drugs was seized. Read the full details.
A former detective who stole cocaine from police stores has been ordered to repay £75,420. Andrew Talbot was jailed for 19 years in 2024. Read the full story of his downfall.
A major new police watchdog report heavily criticises West Midlands Police's Hillsborough disaster probe as 'inexplicably narrow'. Read the damning findings.
Armed officers arrested a man in Alum Rock after a Mercedes, stolen in a burglary, crashed into parked cars. Read the latest on this police operation.
Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a silver car left the scene of a multi-vehicle collision on the M42 near Redditch. No serious injuries reported.
A mass shooting at a children's birthday party in California leaves four dead and 14 wounded. Police are hunting the suspects in this targeted attack. Share any information.
Ethan Edwards and Ilir Hoxha have pleaded guilty to a shooting in Wolverhampton where a man was shot in his car. Both are now in custody awaiting sentencing. Read the full details.
Worcester councillors have condemned West Mercia's PCC office as a 'gravy train for failed Tory politicians' amid police cuts controversy. Discover the full story behind the abolition of the role in 2028.
A police watchdog has ruled an officer will not face misconduct action after Ayuub Abdi fell to his death in Birmingham when Tasered. Read the full investigation details.
Police in Redditch discovered a significant cannabis grow with up to 40 plants after responding to a burglary report. A man and woman were arrested. Report crime anonymously.
A man was shot in the stomach after attempting to buy drugs in Handsworth, Birmingham Crown Court hears. The trial continues as the defendant denies attempted murder.
The White House was placed on lockdown after two National Guard soldiers were shot in Washington DC. A suspect is in custody. Get the latest updates on this developing story.
Police make two further arrests in the investigation into the death of Jermaine Smith, 30, who was shot in Wolverhampton. Eight people now detained. Witnesses urged to come forward.
Kieron Thomas, 27, is sentenced to 24 years for attempted murder after shooting a man near a Wolverhampton park. Discover how police tracked him down.
Armed police arrested four people and recovered two zombie knives after a chase in Shirley Park, Solihull. Read the full story of the police operation.
Maneer Khan, 38, appears at Wolverhampton Crown Court charged with the murders of Duaine Mills and Syed Zain Ali following a September shooting. A second man is charged with assisting an offender.
Seven teenagers were shot and police officers attacked during violent riots at Chicago's Christmas lights ceremony. Get the latest updates on this shocking incident.
Police issue a new appeal for witnesses one year after Raad Asmael, 27, was fatally shot in his car in Edgbaston. Eight arrests were made but no one has been charged.
Mohammed Maneer Khan, 38, faces murder charges for the deaths of Duaine Mills and Syed Zain Ali in a Wolverhampton shooting. Police continue to appeal for information.
Police make a significant arrest in the Leicester Street double shooting that killed two men. A 38-year-old is held on suspicion of murder. Call 101 with information.
Five individuals face conspiracy to murder charges after a man was shot near The Lanes Shopping Centre in Wylde Green. Police continue their investigation.
A stolen Volkswagen Golf R led police on a dramatic chase through Sheldon, Birmingham, ending in a crash and the driver being bitten by a police dog before his arrest. Join BirminghamLive for breaking news.
Police statistics reveal 97 crimes reported in a single Wolverhampton postcode in September, with violence and sexual offences the most common. A £20,000 reward is offered after a double fatal shooting.
Leon Haughton tracked his victim using GPS devices before a point-blank car park shooting in Dudley. Discover how police uncovered this pre-planned attack.
Leon Haughton sentenced to 32 years for attempted murder after a pre-planned shotgun attack in Dudley. Read the full story of the police investigation and dramatic arrest.
Former West Midlands Police inspector Khizra Bano receives substantial settlement after discrimination claims. Read the full story of her two-decade service battle.
A man was seen darting into oncoming traffic on the M1 near Rugby during a police pursuit. Watch the footage and get the full story on this shocking incident.
Leon Haughton sentenced to 32 years for attempted murder after armed police arrest in Wolverhampton. Read the full dramatic story of the shooting and investigation.