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An armed raider who was thwarted by residents in their own home has been jailed for more than four years after police linked him to the attempted robbery. Peshang Ahmed forced his way into a property in Hillfields, Coventry, and then demanded money after being confronted by an occupier on 12 September last year.
A former police officer has admitted to grooming, abducting and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl while he was still a serving in the force. Haider Siddique, who was a PC with West Midlands Police, met his vulnerable victim online and groomed her for sexual purposes while claiming to be offering support, the force confirmed.
A former West Midlands Police officer has been jailed for 18 months after pleading guilty to improper use of police powers. Emerson Estridge, 45, has been locked up following charges of corruption, sexual assault and “predatory behaviour”.
Police officers had to laugh after being called out to investigate reports of a man being walked on a lead by another man, only to discover it was actually two men taking their pet owl for an early morning “stroll”. West Midlands Police officer PC Oscar Finney turned up to Hill Street in the Black Country following reports of suspicious behaviour in…