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Our officers are not easily rattled when responding to unusual calls.
Just after 1.30am this morning we received a call from the public that a 12 foot python was slithering on a street in
#WestBromwich
.
Read more here:
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#JAILED
| A man from
#WestBromwich
has been jailed for nine years for sexual offences against two young children.
Read more:
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#JAILED
| Two brothers were today jailed for a terrifying knife attack on two police officers who had tried to stop and search them.
Parminder Hunjan and Maninder Hunjan were jailed for 10 years and eight years respectively.
Full story 👉
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#ARRESTS
| We have arrested three people as we continue to crack down on robbery and burglary offences in Sandwell.
Read more:
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#JAILED
| A man has been jailed today for having two American bulldogs dangerously out of control causing injury resulting in the death of an elderly woman.
Lucille Downer died following injuries sustained from the dogs in her garden in Rowley Regis.
⬇️
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#ARRESTS
| Three people have been arrested after two police officers were injured in
#WestBromwich
this morning.
A Section 60 giving officers extra powers to carry out additional stop checks was granted today for parts of the town centre.
Full story ⬇️
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SEIZED: This £500,000 haul of heroin was seized and three people were arrested when officers swooped on an address in Burlington Avenue, West Bromwich, yesterday morning (10 Jan). Two women and a man were arrested on suspicion of possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply.
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GOOD NEWS: Missing 12-year-old Amber Rose Black has been found safe and well. Thanks for sharing our appeal.
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#ARREST
| We have arrested a teenage boy on suspicion of murder after the death of a 15-year-old in West Bromwich last night (7 April).
Isaac Brown was fatally stabbed in New Square at around 9.15pm.
His family have paid tribute to him.
Read more here:
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One of our
#Sandwell
officers PC Emma Heatherley saw her paramedic dad Ian at a local hospital after over a week of not seeing him. It would be usual for the two to have a quick hug and chat, but as they don’t live together, they had to say an emotional hello from two metres away
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Well done
@PCTreasureWMP
who will be awarded an MBE after developing a programme for primary school pupils on his Sandwell beat who are at risk of exclusion due to their challenging behaviour.
#QueensBirthdayHonours
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#CORONAVIRUS
| We're getting tough on people who refuse to wear
#facemasks
in shops.
It's simple: Unless you're exempt, you MUST wear a mask.
If you refuse, you can be fined.
This video shows how one woman refused our requests at Sainsbury's in Oldbury.
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#ARRESTS
| Six people were arrested in connection with trouble at West Brom's game against Wolves yesterday, as officers vowed to make further arrests in connection with the unacceptable violence.
Full story 👉
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#FOUND
| Missing Bobby Lawrence has been found safe and well! 👍
Thank you so much to everyone who shared our post 🙂
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Drug dealer Sandeep Singh has been jailed for eight years after West Midlands Police caught him with a stash of heroin and crack cocaine plus a stun gun disguised as a torch.
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SEIZED | We seized hundreds of weapons, made over 500 arrests & recovered millions of pounds worth of drugs as we continue to combat crime across Sandwell.
In the 12 months up to Feb we recovered over 500 weapons including knives and guns.
Read here ⬇️
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#HERO
| A new recruit is enjoying a dream start to his policing career after being placed at the same police base as his role model.
Pc Mitchell Siviter was inspired to be a bobby after school talks by Sandwell young persons’ officer Hughie Treasure.
⬇️
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#UPDATE
| Tributes have been paid to the ‘bright and fun-loving’ girl who was tragically found dead at a house in Rowley Regis.
Shay Kang, aged 10, was found yesterday, and a woman remains in custody on suspicion of murder.
Full story 👉
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STADIUM SAFETY ⚽
@WBA
have teamed up with
@WMpolice
and
@terrorismPolice
to promote safety inside The Hawthorns 🔵⚪
#WBA
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#SPECIALS
| A super Special has risen the ranks to lead our troop of volunteer officers who help to keep Sandwell safe.
Ryan North joined us less than three years ago and has risen the role of the town's Specials Inspector.
Read here ⬇️
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#DONATION
| Children at Sandwell Hospital will be enjoying Easter eggs donated by Sandwell officers today after we dropped off a bumper-load of chocolate last week.
Read more here ⬇️
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We've released CCTV images of two people we're keen to speak to after graffiti was sprayed near a statue in
#Smethwick
.
Officers are treating the vandalism to the retaining wall surrounding the Lions of the Great War as racially aggravated criminal damage:
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#JAILED
| A Sandwell man has been jailed for 15 years for rape and sexual abuse.
Dalvir Singh, aged 48 from West Bromwich, was found guilty of rape at an earlier hearing and was sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court on 6 February.
Read here ⬇️
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#UPDATE
| We've arrested a man on suspicion of racially abusing Birmingham City player Juninho Bacuna at The Hawthorns last weekend.
We detained a 50-year-old man from Dudley yesterday.
Read here⬇️
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#ARRESTS
| We arrested three teenagers within an hour of a knifepoint carjacking in Sandwell.
We were alerted to a man being slashed with a machete after being confronted by a masked group near Bearwood High Street at around 10.15pm yesterday.
Read ⬇️
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JAILED | A driver has today been jailed for killing a grandfather in a road rage attack in Oldbury, two weeks before Christmas.
Read more ➡️
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#ARRESTS
| Our County Lines Taskforce have conducted 14 drug warrants across
#Birmingham
,
#Solihull
, and
#Sandwell
this morning.
Seven men were all arrested on suspicion of drugs offences and remain in police custody.
More
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#CHARGED
| Detectives investigating the murder of 10-year-old Shay Kang in
#RowleyRegis
have charged a woman with her murder.
Shay was found with injuries at an address in Robin Close on Monday. Sadly, she was pronounced dead at the scene.
More here 👉
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We're aware of a planned protest in West Bromwich later today (20 September).
We understand this is in relation to concerns around a speaker at the Temple in Spon Lane, but we're informed the event has been cancelled and this person is not staying in the UK.
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A kind hearted businessman has funded a stack of colouring books to be given to children who have been affected by crime. Steve Tidman has been working with Sandwell Police over the last few months to solely fund a project close to his heart:
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#COMMUNITY
| We want to say well done to a new Special Constable who has completed her Independent Patrol Status (IPS) in record timing.
SC Aneesah Karim joined us at the start of August and had a year to complete all the requirements, but has managed it in just over a month!
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#COMMUNITY
| We want to say a great big thank you to the kind-hearted young girls who have sent our police team at West Bromwich this lovely letter!
We received it this morning and it honestly lifted our spirits. Thanks for taking the time to write to us, we promise to work hard!
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GOOD NEWS: The 14-year-old boy who went missing from
#Smethwick
yesterday has been found. Thank you for sharing our appeal.
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#AWARD
| Two of our officers PC John O’Connor and PC John Guttridge, have been recognised after their actions helped to save a man's life back in February 2019 after he had been attacked.
More on this ⬇️
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#GOODNEWS
| Some good news to share with you all this morning. Missing teenagers, 13-year-old Lucy Oakley and 15-year-old Jay Richardson have been found safe and well. Thank you to everyone who RT'd our appeal and contacted us with info 👍
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#Saltley
man jailed for his part in a vicious attack in Dudley Port which saw a man beaten with a baseball bat and slashed with a machete. Mohammed Waqas was identified with the help of a media appeal
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#COMMUNITY
| A local
#Sandwell
schoolgirl and her mother have been applauded for growing plants and flowers in their back garden, selling them and giving the money to
@CR_UK
to fund ways to help those with cancer. Well done you special ladies! Read more:
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#WantedWednesday
Not even 9.30am yet and we've got four of our wanted offenders from the
#Sandwell
area in custody for domestic violence related crime. Our teams will be going straight out again once we've got them all booked in to get some more!
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#ARREST
| Around £200,000 worth of cannabis plants have been taken off the streets of
#Smethwick
as
#Safer6
comes to the town.
At around 7.15am this morning (30 Oct), Smethwick Neighbourhood Team executed a warrant at a property on Hagley Road West.
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#ARRESTS
| We’ve arrested two men in connection with a firearm being discharged in the Oldbury area yesterday (9 June).
We were called to Grafton Road at 2.30pm following reports that shots had been fired.
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#CHARGED
| We have charged two teenage boys with murder after 15-year-old Isaac Brown was fatally stabbed in
#WestBromwich
town centre on Sunday night.
The two teenagers aged 13 and 17 are set to appear in court today (11 Apr).
Read more:
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As part of our pledge to keep the people of the West Midlands safe,
#Sandwell
Police are taking a metal detection arch into secondary schools in the area.Working with Sandwell council and head teachers in the area, a number of activities have been created:
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#COMMUNITY
| A kind-hearted
#Sandwell
schoolgirl has focused her time this Christmas on designing a bird box in memory of a West Midlands Police officer who sadly passed away. It's been installed at the back of West Brom police station:
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#ARRESTS
| We arrested three teenagers and recovered a machete and a zombie knife following reports a group were carrying weapons in Smethwick.
Read more 👇
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Drugs gang jailed for almost 100 years for supplying Class A drugs following a
@ROCUWM
investigation.
The gang operated a
#WestBromwich
OCG supplying drugs during 2020 and at the height of the Covid pandemic they had made over £1.5 million.
More here 👉
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#GOODNEWS
| Robert Wootton who was missing from Rowley Regis has been found. Thank you to everyone who shared our appeal and contacted us with information.
#TeamSandwell
- you guys rock 🤩
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#COMMUNITYPOLICING
| A
#Sandwell
police officer who was called to the scene of a bike robbery has gifted a new bike to the young victim and met with his dad after being touched by their plight:
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#ARRESTS
| Four teenagers have been arrested after two boys were robbed in
#WestBromwich
last night (15 Apr).
Reducing offences of robbery is a force priority here in the West Midlands.
Read more:
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#FOUND
: Great news! Missing man Ivan Murrells was found safe and well in Wednesbury last night.
Thanks for your RTs 👍💙
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Two men have been arrested after gunshots were fired at a shop on Bertram Road
#Smethwick
on 12 January.
Two men aged 23 and 24 have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
Anyone with information please contact us quoting crime number 20/80288/23.Or call Crimestoppers.
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#FirearmFind
|Our brave
#Sandwell
officers entered a house in Brades Road,
#Oldbury
on Mon after receiving info on drug dealing. They found a cannabis set up, suspected Class A drugs including cocaine and heroin, cash and a gun! Thanks for your help, we are now finding the owners.
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We've taken £15,000 of drugs off our streets after raiding two homes in Sandwell and Walsall, and arresting three teens suspected of dealing.
Officers executed warrants at properties in Rowley Regis and Pleck yesterday and seized £15k suspected cocaine and £1k cannabis.
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We’re using extra powers to keep people safe in Sandwell after a number of violent incidents in the town centre.
We’re using dispersal powers, which came into effect at 9am today (Monday) and will run for 48 hours, in the area shown in the map.
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We'll have dispersal orders in place tonight to keep people safe when
#WestBromwichAlbion
take on Chesterfield in the
#EmiratesFACup
.
We'll tell people to leave the area by the ground and surrounding areas for up to 48hrs if we think they are/will be involved in ASB or crime.
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CHARGED: A 50-year-old man has been charged over a bomb hoax in West Bromwich earlier this week.
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#ARRESTS
| We seized a loaded gun, believed to be a viable firearm, from the boot of a car and arrested two men following a stop and search in
#Sandwell
.
Officers were on patrol in
#WestBromwich
last night when they noticed the suspicious car.
Read on ➡️
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A
#Sandwell
Police officer has been shortlisted for an award after securing orders banning unauthorised encampments across the borough – and helping cut the number of illegal traveller sites by around 80 per cent.
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The family of 26-year-old insurance worker Abdi Mohamed, fatally stabbed in an unprovoked attack as he inspected a van in
#Wednesbury
, have paid tribute to 'his most beautiful personality' and 'beaming smile'.
Read more ➡️
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#ARREST
| We have made a further arrest in connection with the death of 15-year-old Isaac Brown who was stabbed in
#WestBromwich
on Sunday night.
Officers have arrested a second boy on suspicion of murder.
Read more:
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#CONVICTED
| A prolific offender has been sentenced after admitting to stealing vehicles in
#Sandwell
.
On June 6, car keys along with a vehicle parked on the driveway were stolen from an address on Heronville Road, West Bromwich.
Read more ➡️
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#Sandwell
pupils have created a virtual court room to catch speeding drivers outside the school gates. Drivers who were caught doing over 33mph were stopped by officers on Bristnall Hall Lane and either invited to speak with the pupils or accept a fine:
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#COMMUNITY
| We would like to thank a local resident who has donated a whole load of hand wash and hand creams to the West Bromwich teams.
We were contacted by Debbi Decombel who runs an Avon business from home and told they were being funded with donations from some customers.
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PCSO Steph King has been knitting toys in her time off to buy a
#Christmas
tree for
#CradleyHeath
, otherwise the town wouldn't have one this year. She sells her toys in a local craft shop. The cash goes to buy plants & tools (& now trees) for the Cradley Heath in Bloom project.
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#CHOPSHOPS
|Hundreds of vehicle parts and equipment used to steal cars without keys were seized when officers swooped on five properties in a blitz targeting suspected chop shops across
#Sandwell
,
#Oldbury
and
#WestBrom
. We've arrested three men. Read more:
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#ARRESTS
| We’ve got seven people in custody for offences related to shoplifting across the Black Country today.
An upcoming bill in Parliament will see assaulting shop staff made a specific criminal offence.
More here 👉
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#ARREST
| A man has been arrested after gun shots were fired in a venue in
#Smethwick
yesterday morning (17 June).
A man aged 23 has been arrested on suspicion of two counts of attempted murder, possession of a firearm and assault.
Read more:
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#FOUND
| Raman, aged 16, who'd been
#missing
from
#WestBromwich
has been found safe. Thank you so much for all your shares and support 👍
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#CHARGED
| A man has been charged following two incidents in
#WestBromwich
where cash was stolen from businesses.
Last month, a sum of cash was stolen from a charity box at a business on High Street, West Bromwich.
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#FOUND
| Some good news this morning. John has been found safe.
Thank you to everyone who shared our appeal, we really appreciate it and it does help 😊
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We have now identified the woman who was found in the canal off Steel Bright Road in
#Smethwick
yesterday.
Her family have been informed and our thoughts remain with them at this sad time.
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#COVID19
| A carpet shop owner has been issued with three fines totalling £4,000 for failing to comply with COVID19 restrictions.
Carpet shops are restricted businesses and are currently only allowed to operate through click and collect.
Full story ➡️
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Today
#OpAdvance
arrives in Sandwell!
We'll be executing warrants, making arrests and tackling anti-social behaviour as part of a highly visible operation in Sandwell today.
Read more 👉
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#CHARGED
| We've charged a man over a series of residential burglaries in Smethwick.
We yesterday detained a 51-year-old in connection with a number of break-ins over the last few weeks.
Read here ⬇️
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We've been collecting
#EasterEggs
for women & children fleeing abusive relationships & living refuges. We support victims and their kids every day but couldn't see them go without at this happy time of year. Hundreds have been donated. Happy Easter to everyone.
#EndDomesticAbuse
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#CLOSURE
| We've shut down a chop shop after securing a closure order on business premises in Sandwell.
We discovered three stolen cars & parts from six other vehicles after swooping on Chapel House Car Sales in Cradley Heath.
⬇️
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#JAILED
| An Islamic tutor has been jailed for sexually abusing two girls during home study sessions at their Black Country home - as we urge anyone else who’s suffered at his hands to break their silence and seek support. Full story here:
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#ARRESTS
| We’ve arrested eight people and recovered weapons after launching an investigation into disorder in West Bromwich town centre.
We responded to reports of armed young people clashing in the High Street around 4.10pm yesterday (7 October):
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#FOUND
| Good news, Roy who was missing from
#Smethwick
has been found safe.
Thanks for all your shares and support 🙏
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#OpAdvance
was a huge success in
#Sandwell
this week, with more than a dozen arrests made.
Chief Inspector Mick Wilkinson talked about the highlights from the day:
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#JAILED
| A burglar who threatened a homeowner before stealing cash and bank cards has been jailed - after we promptly identified him from CCTV and a fingerprint left at the scene.
Read more 👇
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