The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
West Midlands Police have charged two further men with murder in the ongoing investigations into a fatal shooting in Birmingham more than two years ago. Fahmi Daahir and Omar Elmi, both aged 22, are due to appear at Birmingham Crown Court tomorrow (Tuesday 11 August) charged with the murder of Abdul Rahman Abubaker. The 24-year-old…
Police have arrested five men in connection with a fatal shooting in Birmingham more than two years ago – including one suspect tracked down in Scotland and another in Sweden. The men are suspected of being involved in the murder of 24-year-old Abdul Rahman Abubaker who was shot while attending a street barbecue in Stratford…
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 group of Brummies from Small Heath have formed a volunteer group to cleanup dangerous drugs waste from streets and parks across the Midlands region to motivate communities and to make families feel safer when visiting parks. A group called the Waste Warriors have been conducting cleanup operations in Birmingham and the Black Country and removing…
Residents have been left shocked and disturbed after a gunman broke into a house in the Sheldon area of Birmingham on Friday night and shot a man. The 28-year-old victim was rushed to hospital in a ‘crtical’ condition according to West Midlands Police.
A young woman was stalked by two men in a white van as she went for her lockdown walk in Little Green Lane, Small Heath. Police have launched an appeal to track down the men who targeted the young woman two days in a row at the same location. The first time the victim was…
A man has been charged in connection with the shocking discovery of three handguns plus hundreds of rounds of ammunition at a family home in the Bordesley Green area of Birmingham. West Midlands Police forced entry at a house in Norton Crescent, Bordesley Green, at 6am yesterday (12 May) where 39-year-old Mohammed Sajad was detained…
Days after the shocking drive-by shooting in Bordesley Green another shooting took place last night in Great Hampton Street, Birmingham. Police are appealing for information after a young man, believed to be 20yrs-old, was shot just before 7pm on Tuesday in Hockley.
Police have launched a manhunt following a shocking drive-by shooting on Sunday night in Palace Road in the Bordesley Green area of Birmingham which left a man seriously injured. The victim, who is thought to be in his 20s, was shot in the chest around 10.30pm on Sunday 10th May. His attacker reportedly opened fired…
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,…