Black Country news and blogs Saturday 23 May 2015
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Help keep elderly safe from doorstep conmen urge police 
Tamworth Herald 21 May 15
Tamworth police have issued a warning to householders to be on their guard, as an increase in crimes involving doorstep conmen is expected.
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Tamworth Police Appeal – Distraction Burglaries
Cllr Andrew James: Conservative - Mercian Ward 19 May 15
Through intelligence, it is predicted that in June 2015 there will be an increase in Distraction and Bogus Official Burglaries across Tamworth.
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Warning as distraction burglaries predicted to rise
Tamworth Informed 18 May 15
STAFFORDSHIRE police are warning residents to be on guard as it is believed Distraction and Bogus Official Burglaries are set to rise across the Town.
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Warning after spate of weekend burglaries in Erdington
Sutton Coldfield Observer 18 May 15
POLICE have issued a warning to Erdington residents after an increase in burglaries in the local area over the past three days.
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Police intelligence warns of spike in bogus callers across…
Lichfield Mercury 18 May 15
LICHFIELD and Burntwood residents are being warned of a feared hike in distraction and bogus official burglaries.
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Appeal after Jewellery stolen in Burglary
Tamworth Informed 13 May 15
POLICE in Tamworth are appealing for information after a burglary in Tamworth where a quantity of jewellery was stolen.
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Caught on CCTV: Pair sought after student held for nine hours and robbed
Express & Star 13 May 15
These are the two men police would like to speak to after a student was lured to a flat and held against his will while he was robbed and burglars broke into his house.
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Hunt for pair who held student while burglars raided his home
Birmingham Eastside 13 May 15
Detectives are looking for two men after a student was lured to a flat in Birmingham city centre and held while burglars broke into his home.
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90-year-old man with Alzheimer’s terrorised in burglary ordeal at Coventry home
Coventry Telegraph 13 May 15
Man jailed after breaking into home in Stoke during early evening…
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Stolen car driven into city house
BBC News 10 May 15
Burglars drive a stolen car into the front of a Birmingham house, causing it damage, police say.
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Smethwick burglary suspect caught after neighbours spotted torchlight
Birmingham Mail 29 Apr 15
Man arrested in bedroom after police are alerted and find rear door forced open…
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Changing face of Midlands crime – burglary drops but sex offences…
Walsall Advertiser 27 Apr 15
Rape and domestic abuse offences are increasingly reported in the West Midlands while burglary and robbery fall to an all time low police figures reveal.
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Burglars jailed for raids across Birmingham and Black Country
Birmingham Mail 27 Apr 15
Abid Khan and Daniel Johnson admitted string of gold, jewellery and electrical goods robberies from homes during April 2013…
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Two burglars who ransacked homes across the West Midlands jailed for total of eight years
Express & Star 27 Apr 15
Two burglars who ransacked homes during a string of break-ins across the West Midlands have been jailed for a total of eight years.
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£15,000 supermarket burglar from Cannock fails in prison sentence appeal
Express & Star 24 Apr 15
A burglar who cut through a pipe designed to move cash securely from tills in a supermarket before escaping with almost £15,000 has seen his bid for freedom turned down.
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Escaped prisoner arrested in city
BBC News 23 Apr 15
Police are hunting for a convicted burglar who has escaped from a prison in Wolverhampton.
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Sex offences increasingly recorded in West Midlands while…
Sutton Coldfield Observer 23 Apr 15
RAPE and domestic abuse offences are increasingly reported in the West Midlands whole burglary and robbery fall to an all time low police figures reveal.
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Be alert – Van burglary in Shire Oak
BrownhillsBob 22 Apr 15
A reader living at the Chester Road end of Friezland Lane in Shire Oak has been in touch with me asking to share with readers that he had his van broken into and tools stolen last night (Tuesday 21st-Wednesday 22nd April 2015).
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Crime Prevention Event – 30 April @ New Invention Library
Cllr Ian Shires: LibDem - Willenhall North 22 Apr 15
Responding to an increase in house burglary in the New Invention area the Willenhall North Short Heath Neighbourhood Policing Team is hosting a Crime Prevention and Advice Event.
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Hunt for items taken in Hopwas burglary
Lichfield Live 22 Apr 15
The hunt is on for a laptop full of “treasured” family photos which was stolen in a burglary in Hopwas.
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Warning issued after controlled drugs were stolen
Tamworth Informed 22 Apr 15
STAFFORDSHIRE Police have issued a warning after a large quantity of controlled drugs were stolen during a burglary in the Leyfields.
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WARNING: Controlled drugs stolen from Tamworth pharmacy
Staffordshire Police: Tamworth Borough 21 Apr 15
We’re issuing a warning after a large quantity of controlled drugs were stolen during a burglary at Siswick Pharmacy in Masefield Drive, Tamworth.
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Stolen drugs alert after Tamworth pharmacy raid
Birmingham Mail 21 Apr 15
‘Large quantity’ of controlled drugs snatched from Siswick Pharmacy in Masefield Drive, in early-morning burglary…
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‘Dangerous’ drugs stolen in pharmacy burglary
Tamworth Herald 21 Apr 15
A large quantity of dangerous drugs was stolen during a burglary at a Tamworth pharmacy yesterday.
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Can you help reunite Tamworth burglary victim with stolen property?
Staffordshire Police: Tamworth Borough 21 Apr 15
We’re appealing for help to locate jewellery and a Dell lap top which were stolen during a burglary in Lichfield Road, Hopwas, near Tamworth.
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Appeal to find jewellery and treasured photographs after burglary…
Lichfield Mercury 20 Apr 15
A BURGLARY victim is appealing for the return of sentimental jewellery and a computer laptop which contained ‘treasured’ family photographs.
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Sneak-in Burglary in Belgrave
Tamworth Informed 20 Apr 15
NEIGHBOURHOOD watch has sent out an alert to Tamworth residents after a sneak-in burglary in Belgrave last week.
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Umbrella wielding Black Country robbers jailed after £177k crime spree
Telegraph 18 Apr 15
In one burglary, the brazen gang stole the store manager’s Mercedes E200 which they used as their getaway car…
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Probe into how burglar escaped from Featherstone prison
Express & Star 18 Apr 15
An investigation has been launched into how a convicted burglar managed to escape from a prison in Staffordshire, as police continue to try to track him down.
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Former semi-professional footballer high on drugs and alcohol fell down stairs burgling house
Express & Star 17 Apr 15
A former semi-professional footballer burgled a house while high on drugs and alcohol, falling down the stairs while carrying a stolen TV in the process, a court heard.
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Search launched after prisoner escapes from Featherstone
Express & Star 17 Apr 15
A search has been launched after a convicted burglar escaped from Featherstone Prison.
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Bartley Green burglar Joseph Moss on the run after Featherstone Prison break-out
Birmingham Mail 16 Apr 15
Convict, 22, fled jail earlier today, police reveal…
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Two men arrested in Coventry raids
WM Police YouTube Channel 16 Apr 15
Two men arrested in Coventry raids Two men have been arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods following morning raids in Coventry by detectives probing a local burglary spike.
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Search launched after prisoner escapes from Featherstone
Express & Star 16 Apr 15
A search has been launched after a convicted burglar escaped from Featherstone Prison.
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Gran pays tribute to tragic Danielle Ismay who killed herself months after terrifying burglary ordeal
Coventry Telegraph 14 Apr 15
‘She had been under a lot of pressure over the last year – she never really recovered after she was burgled by the escaped prisoner…
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Cruel thieves smash way into Allesley nursery and steal charity cash raised by children for Comic Relief
Coventry Telegraph 14 Apr 15
The burglars who broke into Allesley Pre-School swiped cash children had raised for Comic Relief, along with laptops and cameras…
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Tyburn burglar targeted thirteen homes in bid to steal expensive cars
Tyburn Mail 10 Apr 15
Roy Day (left) and Gerard Lundie: guilty of a series of burglaries to steal expensive cars A Tyburn man and his accomplice have been jailed after plotting to burgle homes in order to steal expensive cars.
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Erdington man and accomplice who plotted to burgle over a dozen…
Sutton Coldfield Observer 10 Apr 15
AN Erdington man has been jailed for more than five years after plotting to burgle over a dozen homes in order to steal expensive cars.
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Atherstone home among 13 targeted by jailed burglars
Tamworth Herald 10 Apr 15
Two callous men have been jailed for more than ten years for plotting to burgle over a dozen homes, including one in Atherstone, to steal expensive cars.
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Erdington man who plotted to burgle 13 houses to steal expensive…
Sutton Coldfield Observer 10 Apr 15
AN Erdington man has been jailed for more than five years after plotting to burgle over a dozen homes in order to steal expensive cars.
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Birmingham prisoner Adnan Rafiq predicted own murder in unopened letter to jail bosses
Birmingham Mail 9 Apr 15
Burglary suspect, 22, suffered fatal skull fractures at Hewell Prison days after another attack…
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JAILED: Former elite athlete subjected pregnant mother to terrifying burglary
Express & Star 9 Apr 15
A former elite athlete who subjected a pregnant mother to a terrifying daytime burglary in her Dudley home has been jailed for four years.
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Haul of jewellery stolen in two Lichfield burglaries on same day
Lichfield Mercury 7 Apr 15
BURGLARS struck twice in Lichfield on Good Friday, making off with a haul of jewellery from two neighbouring homes.
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Jewellery taken after burglars strike at house in Lichfield
Lichfield Live 7 Apr 15
Jewellery has been taken during a burglary at a house in Lichfield.
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Jewellery stolen in Lichfield burglary
Lichfield Mercury 7 Apr 15
POLICE are appealing for information in relation to a burglary in Lichfield.
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Trio who plotted to steal jeweler using car stolen from near…
Sutton Coldfield Observer 7 Apr 15
THREE men who plotted to rob a jewellers have been jailed after stealing a car from near Sutton Coldfield to carry out their burglary and dumping a van in Erdington.
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Police hunt car thief who stole fuel from Lichfield petrol…
Lichfield Mercury 6 Apr 15
POLICE are hunting a thief who stole fuel from a Lichfield petrol station less than an hour after stealing a car.
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CCTV released of alleged car and fuel thief
ITV Central 4 Apr 15
Police have released CCTV images of an alleged car key burglar who struck in Wolverhampton in February.
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Man charged with seven burglaries in the Black Country
Birmingham Mail 1 Apr 15
Suspect arrested in Dudley town centre after store reported a stolen lamp…
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Gang steals £2,500 in raid at British Legion
Express & Star 30 Mar 15
Burglars stole £2,500 in cash, plundered gaming machines and caused £5,000 worth of damage in a devastating raid on Kingswinford’s Royal British Legion Club.