The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
A police officer has been dismissed after a misconduct panel found allegations of matters of honesty and integrity breaches amounted to gross misconduct, following an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). The panel heard that DC Paul Knowles, who worked as a detective in Birmingham and had been with the force for…
A former West Midlands Police community officer was jailed this week following an investigation into him having a sexual relationship with an individual he met while on duty but should not have been engaged with “in a personal capacity”. West Midlands Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) Kevin Hathaway was locked up on Wednesday (2 December) after his actions…
A former football hooligan from Birmingham is organising an anti-racist march to show solidarity with Black Lives Matter in honour of his friend who was tragically shot dead by armed police last year. Marc Gauntlett, who was active in The Zulu Warriors hooligan firm which supported Birmingham City Football Club, was devastated to lose his close friend…
Officers investigating a fatal collision in Bearwood last night have charged a Birmingham man with causing death by dangerous driving. Holly Burke, a serving West Midlands Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) who was off duty at the time, was tragically killed in the collision which occurred on Lordswood Road at the junction with Hagley Road…
A woman who died in a collision in Bearwood last night has been named as Holly Burke, a serving West Midlands Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) who was off duty at the time. Holly, aged 28, was based at Nechells as part of the Washwood Heath neighbourhood team and had been a PCSO for 14…