The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
Police have arrested two men and seized weapons after reports of clashes between two groups in Birmingham city centre this afternoon. The incident happened in Corporation Street by the Square Peg at around 5.15pm after staff there reported two teenagers running into the pub, one of whom was bleeding from a head wound.
West Midlands Police have charged five men believed to be involved in running a major drugs supply chain in Birmingham. The arrests came on Thursday during a day of action (3 December) that saw dozens of officers raid 10 different properties in the city.
A suspect who tried to escape arrest last night by running away in the Bordesley Green area of Birmingham was discovered to be armed with a ‘Rambo’ style hunting knife when officers apprehended him. The chase came to an end in a dramatic, and somewhat comical way, when the knifeman ran into a lamppost on…
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…
West Midlands Police have issued a warning to criminals that city roads are no respite for drug trafficking after police traffic teams seized more than £10 million worth of drugs and suspected ‘dirty money’ in just 12 months. The force has pledged to continue to crackdown on crooks who attempt to use the region’s roads as escape routes to…
A man who pointed a loaded gun at a friend’s head during a heated row has been jailed after police officers found a firearm hidden down his trousers. Kevin Harrison was drinking with a pal at his flat in Dovey Tower, Nechells, on 11 February earlier this year when he accused him of having an…
Police officers have seized knives, a knuckle duster and drugs as part of a crackdown on weapons and dealing across Wolverhampton. Officers from the West Midlands Police Wolverhampton Taskforce, and neighbourhood teams, have been monitoring areas and acting on intelligence to help keep the city safe.
Four members of an extremist neo-Nazi group described as a “racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic organisation” have been jailed today. The three men and one woman were found guilty at Birmingham Crown Court after a previous trial resulted in a hung jury in June last year.
West Midlands Police recovered this realistic looking replica handgun during a raid carried out by their Gangs Unit in Birmingham this morning. Officers executed the warrant in Cedar Drive, Northfield, at around 7am (27 March) today, where they seized several bags of cannabis and drugs paraphernalia, along with the imitation pistol – a Bruni model 92 – which was…
West Midlands Police have seized a haul of weapons and drugs during an ongoing crackdown on gangs and serious crime across Wolverhampton. The successful clampdown follows a series of operations have been carried out across the city over recent months to tackle illegal activity and target criminals.