Crime Archive
'Gun' and 300 cannabis plants recovered in police raid on derelict building in Smethwick
West Midlands financial director jailed after using company credit cards to fund luxury lifestyle and Disney World holiday
Nearly 5,500 arrests carried out across West Midlands region in recent weeks
Four children arrested in Lichfield after 13-year-old was threatened with knife
Man pleads guilty to causing death of four-year-old girl who was struck in Birmingham car crash
Birmingham man locked up for role in plot to cook crystal met in Breaking Bad-style crime
Four boys arrested on suspicion of robbery after 13-year-old threatened with knife in Lichfield
Two men charged after firearm seized in Walsall
Four arrested after being stopped in car on cloned plates in Birmingham
Three men arrested for drugs offences as crime team continue proactive policing across Birmingham
Staffordshire police chief suspended after concerns raised about out-of-work behaviour
Two people arrested after drugs and cash found in warrants across Cannock
Man accused of starting Wednesbury house fire that killed pensioner denies murder, attempted murders and arson
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Falling knife crime in the West Midlands welcomed by Chief Constable as ban on ninja swords begins
Evidence over in trial of US woman accused of taking part in murder conspiracy
Pet ban for man who kept 15 dogs and three ferrets in dirty and cramped kennels in Walsall
Police target off-road bikers in Sandwell
Ronan's Law: More than 1,000 weapons handed in across West Midlands as ban on ninja swords comes into effect
'It hurts me every time' - Lead knife crime officer speaks out as teens sentenced over Isaac Brown's death
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Fun-loving Louis Price's loved ones mourn 'beating heart of family' as murderer he loved is jailed
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'More offenders brought to justice' says West Midlands Police commissioner as shoplifting epidemic worsens
In numbers: People sentenced for offences linked to summer 2024 disorder that followed Southport attack
Man and woman charged after firearm and ammunition seized from Birmingham flat
Firearms seized as officers arrest two men in Walsall
Man, 18, charged after firearm, ammunition and drugs recovered in Oldbury
'No amount of justice will bring Isaac Brown back': Senior homicide officer speaks as teen's killers locked up
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Teenagers locked up for fatal stabbing of Isaac Brown in West Bromwich
Police want to speak to this man after 'large amount' of jewellery stolen from Walsall home
Three men to appear at court in connection with more than 100 Birmingham car key burglaries
Cannock Christmas Day murderer Kirsty Carless jailed for 25 years minimum for stabbing ex in the heart
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Man arrested after children ‘poisoned’ at summer camp
Man arrested and car seized in Kingswinford
Two more men arrested over shooting of woman in Dudley
'Our lives have changed forever because of killer's actions' - says shattered family of Christmas Day murder victim
Isaac Brown: Sentencing in West Bromwich stabbing case set to go ahead this morning
Phone snatched and worker assaulted in Smethwick shop robbery
Staffordshire murder case - an example of severe and calculated domestic violence
Top detective welcomes conviction of five men over shooting of father after school run near Walsall
Trial date set for Wolverhampton man who denies attempted murder in connection with Dudley shooting
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Dudley man pleads not guilty to threatening woman with shotgun in Oldbury
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Drunk man who charged at moving police car, smashed windscreen and injured screaming officer avoids jail
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Police want to speak to this man about assault in Wolverhampton takeaway
Two arrested, stolen car recovered and weapons seized in police raid on house in Stourport
Man arrested in Oldbury on firearm and drugs charges - with help from police dog
Bloxwich lead thief caught 'red-handed' and arrested
Boy, 16, charged with dangerous driving, failing to stop and weapon offence after traffic stop in Kingswinford
'Big-hearted' murder victim Louis Price was embroiled in toxic relationship with his killer Kirsty Carless
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Staffordshire mother Kirsty Carless found guilty of murdering ex-partner on Christmas Day
