Update From Multi-Agency Tactical Co-Ordinating Group
Worcestershire Silver Tactical Co-ordinating group met this morning (February 16) with regard to the current situation with the flooding across the county. A number of agencies are involved, but...
View ArticlePolice Appeal For Information Following Armed Incident In Oakengates
Police today issued an appeal for help in tracing two armed men who broke into a Telford home and demanded money. The incident happened at a house in Church Street, Oakengates at around 8.40pm on...
View ArticleUpton Bridge Remains Closed
Drivers in Upton-upon-Severn are reminded that the Upton bridge (A4104) remains closed to all traffic. A number of drivers have been putting themselves and others at risk by ignoring road closure...
View ArticleLRF Chair Praises Joined Up Working
The past week of severe flooding has tested all the emergency services and agencies in protecting local communities. David Shaw, West Mercia Chief Constable and Chair of the Local Resilience Form (LRF)...
View ArticlePolice Appeal After Assault In Wellington
Police in Telford are appealing for witnesses after an assault in Wellington. The incident occurred on Mill Bank on Tuesday 18 February. Sometime between, 11pm and 11.20pm, the victim – a 40-year-old...
View ArticleSearch For Relatives Of Newport Man
The Shropshire coroner’s office is seeking help in tracing relatives of a 67-year-old man found dead at his Newport home earlier this week. Mr Roderick Henry Gabriel was found on Wednesday. A post...
View ArticleNext Of Kin Of Newport Man Traced
The Shropshire Coroner’s Office has thanked the public for their assistance in helping to trace relatives of a 67-year-old man who was found dead at his Newport home last week. Mr Roderick Henry...
View ArticleMan Charged With Attacking Woman In Car Park, Worcester
A man in his 20s has been charged with attacking a woman in the car park of Asda on Sunday(23rd February). The woman was walking through the car park when she was grabbed from behind by a man who put...
View ArticlePolice Investigate Assault in Trench
Police in Telford are investigating after an assault in Trench. The incident involving two men occurred on Lennock Road on Sunday 23 February. Just prior to 4pm, as the victim – a 26-year-old man –...
View ArticlePolice Issue Warning Over Telephone Scam in Worcestershire
West Mercia Police have issued an urgent appeal to beware of fraud involving bogus officers after a steady increase in incidents in Worcestershire. Officers are now linking three cases in the past 24...
View ArticleTelford Police Chief Hails Success Of Operation Wave
Superintendent Nav Malik, Police Commander in Telford, has hailed the success of a multi-agency operation that took place in the town yesterday (27 February). Operation Wave was a day long operation...
View ArticlePolice Launch Telephone Fraud Campaign As More Cases Are Reported
Police in Warwickshire and West Mercia have launched a campaign to tackle an increasing number of incidents in which elderly and vulnerable people are being conned into revealing details of their bank...
View ArticleMan Charged With Assaulting Security Guard In Kidderminster
A man in his 20s has been charged with assault following an incident at Marks & Spencer store, Weavers Wharf shopping complex in Kidderminster town centre on Thursday 27 February. A 51 year old...
View ArticlePolice Investigate Car Fires in Worcester
Police in Worcester have issued an appeal for information following a spate of car fires in Warndon overnight. The incidents occurred last night (28 February) where several vehicles were set on fire in...
View ArticleNew Powers To Protect Families Affected By Domestic Abuse
Police and partners working together to reduce Domestic Abuse in West Mercia will soon have new powers to help protect people from domestic abuse. The Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme, also known as...
View ArticleMore Incidents Of Telephone Fraud Reported In Worcestershire
A Droitwich woman has lost £5,000 and a Worcester couple £2,400 in two of the latest incidents of telephone fraud in the county. The 77-year-old woman received a telephone call on Saturday, March 1,...
View ArticleArtist Impression Released Of Man Washed Up On Cornish Beach
Released on behalf of Devon and Cornwall Police Detectives investigating a suspicious death in Perranporth, Cornwall, have released an artist’s impression of the man they are trying to identify. A...
View ArticlePolice Identify Man Found On Cornish Beach
Devon & Cornwall Police has identified the man who was found on Perranporth Beach on Tuesday 25 February as a result of the public appeal. For more information, please visit their website:...
View ArticleWest Mercia Police Support Telford Women's Day
On Friday 14 March, Telford’s Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) will be holding the town’s first ever Women’s Day at Telford College of Arts and Technology (TCAT) in Wellington. The LSP in Telford is...
View ArticlePolice Investigate Burglary in Cherrington
Police in Telford are investigating after a burglary in Cherrington near Newport. The incident occurred on Cherrington Lane on Wednesday 5 March. Sometime between 10.15am and 12.20pm, it appears that...
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