The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault after a child was lured away from a playground in Rowheath Park, Birmingham, and attacked around midday yesterday (18th Sept). The six-year-old girl was with her family in the playground when she was lured into a nearby wooded area and sexually assaulted.
A police crackdown has resulted in over 20 County Lines drugs networks being shut down and rescued 82 children from the clutches of ruthless drug dealers. Since last November detectives carried out 88 safeguarding interventions to protect vulnerable youngsters from the grip of criminals. A huge stash of weapons including knifes, machetes and various firearms…
A 47-year-old sexual predator from Birmingham who tried to persuade a 15-year-old girl to have sex with him has been jailed after the youngster bravely reported the crime. James Timmons, from Rotton Park Road, began talking to the young girl on a bus, and even though she told him she was only aged 15, he…