West Midlands - Crime in the News

• Two arrests over arson attack

  A man and a youth have been arrested in connection with an arson attack in which a 37-year old man died. [13 October 2008]

• Forty shots fired at nightclub

  Three people were taken to hospital after shots were fired outside a nightclub in Bilston.[30 september 2008]

• Hunt for gunman

  Officers have been searching for a suspected gunman in Warwickshire after a lorry was shot at near Rugby train station. [25 September 2008]

• Paedophile pilot launched

  A new scheme will mean that parents can find out if anyone with access to their children is a sex offender. [15 September 2008]

• Police enter arson house

  Officers investigating an arson attack at a millionaire's house in Shropshire have entered the building. [29 August 2008]

• Toddler shot in head with airgun

  An 18-month year old boy who was shot by his five-year old sister with an airgun is in a critical condition. [26 August 2008]

• Bowling to beat crime

  Throughout the month of July, Crimestoppers teamed up with the Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association (TBPA) to promote the charity through a ‘111' competition. [5 August 2008]

• Knife murderer imprisoned

  A man has received a life sentence for fatally stabbing a man over an argument about photographs.[29 July 2008]

• Thanks a Million!

  Crimestoppers has received its one millionth actionable call at its 24:7 call centre. The call was about a knife crime. [29 July 2008]

• Five charges of child neglect

  The mother and stepfather of a seven-year old girl who apparently starved to death have been charged with five counts of child neglect. [11 July 2008]

• Shadow CS anti-gun and knife week continues

  Following the recent high profile reports of gun and knife crime among young people in the media, Crimestoppers' youth website www.shadowcs.co.uk for 11-16 year olds is running an anti-gun and knife week this week. [1 July 2008]

• New Years Eve murderers may appeal

  The four men that murdered Charlene Ellis and Letisha Shakespeare outside a New Years party may go to the Court of Appeal. [19 June 2008]

• Inquest will open into Khrya's death

  The inquest into the death of seven-year-old Khyra Ishaq, who is thought to have starved to death in Birmingham, will open later. [9 June 2008]

• Player charged with death of two brothers

  Plymouth Argyle goalkeeper Luke McCormick will be in court, accused of causing the death of two young brothers by dangerous driving. [9 June 2008]

• Trading standards officers find fake pottery

  Fake pottery valued at more than £200,000 has been seized in Walsall, London and Wiltshire. [5 June 2008]

• Taxi driver arrested for woman's death

  A taxi driver has been arrested for the death of a young woman who died falling out of his moving vehicle. [27 May 2008]

• Child neglect ends in death

  The mother and stepfather of a seven-year old girl, who is believed to have died of starvation, have been charged with neglect. [22 May 2008]

• Arson attack on West Midlands bar leaves man burned

  One man was injured after an arsonist threw an accelerant into the entrance of Stourbridge's Que Pasa bar. [12th May 2008]

• Men questioned over two bodies

  Police are continuing to question two men on suspicion of murdering a disabled 22-year old man, whose mother was also found dead. [24th April 2008]

• Man arrested after football murder

  A 20-year old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a football fan after a match. [21st April 2008]

• 2,500 caught talking on mobiles and driving

  Almost 2,500 people have been caught talking on mobile phones while driving in Staffordshire during the last year. [17th April 2008]

• Two arrests after policeman hit and run

  Two people have been arrested after a police officer was deliberately run over by a van in Bloxwich. [11th April 2008]

• Crime in the West Midlands is at lowest level for 18 years

  The amount of crime reported between April and December last year was down by more than 10% compared to the same period in 2006. [1st February 2008]

• Shoplifter requests Asbo

  A convicted shoplifter has requested an anti-social behaviour order to help prevent her from committing further crimes. [13th April 2008]

• Man arrested in West Midlands over model's stab murder

  A man is being held on suspicion of murder after a model was stabbed to death in her Greater Manchester home. [10 November 2008]