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Police in Birmingham and the Black Country have seized drugs and guns from properties across the region in recent months, they have revealed. “More guns, drugs and suspected serious and organised criminals have been taken off the streets of the West Midlands by our dedicated Major Crime Unit Proactive Teams (MCUPT),” a statement from West…
A serial shoplifter has been jailed for committing a string of offences across Dudley, which saw him steal around £2,000 worth of items. Ian Waterworth, of Union Street, Stourbridge, pleaded guilty to 11 counts of theft from a shop at Wolverhampton Magistrates’ Court last Thursday (25 January). The 35-year-old was sentenced to six months and one…
Detectives investigating a savage double killing that took place in February after a cannabis farm raid in Dudley have charged a third man with murder. Detectives working on this double murder case have confirmed that a man has been arrested. Sageer Mohammed was detained yesterday in connection with the disturbing crossbow killings in Pensnett Road,…
Tributes are being paid to two murder victims after police released the names of the two men killed during an alleged ‘cannabis factory’ robbery in Brierley Hill on Thursday 20th February. Police received several 999 calls just after 3.30am on Thursday 20th February from members of the public reporting a group of young men trying…
West Midlands Police have launched a double murder investigation after two men died from knife injuries in what is believed to have been a robbery at a cannabis factory on Thursday in Brierley Hill. Police received several 999 calls just after 3.30am on Thursday 20th February from members of the public reporting a group of…