The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
A major police offensive on knife crime in Birmingham resulted in more than 50 arrests, which included teenagers, and a large cache of knives seized by officers during the operation. The week-long operation – codenamed Sceptre – ran from 9 to 15 November and saw police teams across the region targeting suspected knife crime offenders…
An Asian fashion retail shop was targeted by ram-raiders in Alum Rock Road in the Saltley area of the city yesterday. West Midlands Police are investigating after a car was driven into the front of the Fashion First retail store in the early hours of Saturday (2 March).
An inner city building society was targeted by daring criminals early this morning in the Small Heath area of Birmingham. Would-be burglars smashed their way into the Nationwide Building Society in Coventry Road but reportedly failed to get away with any cash.