Black Country news and blogs Friday 1 April 2016
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Bobbies give Coventry kids an Easter treat 
WM Police Coventry 27 Mar 16
Kind-hearted bobbies on the beat provided treats in Coventry – after handing over gifts to children.
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Police appeal one year on from tragic teen’s death in Sandwell
WM Police Walsall 26 Mar 16
Police investigating the death of a Sandwell teenager in a hit and run collision one year ago today (March 26) are continuing to make enquiries and appeal for fresh information.
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Guest blog by DCC Louisa Rolfe: “Oooh! That’s a big job”
DCC Dave Thompson 24 Mar 16
Deputy Chief Constable Louisa Rolfe
Oooh! That’s a big job
This has been the consistent reaction from everyone I’ve told about my move to West Midlands Police.
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Two Walsall men charged with helping to fund terrorism
WM Police Walsall 24 Mar 16
Two Walsall men have appeared in court this morning (Thursday 24 March) charged with helping to fund terrorism.
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Further charges for Walsall men arrested for terror-related offences
WM Police Walsall 23 Mar 16
Two Walsall men have been charged today (Wednesday 23 March) with helping to fund terrorism.
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Police appeal following serious sexual assault
WM Police Walsall 18 Mar 16
Detectives investigating a serious sexual assault in Walsall have released CCTV images of a man they are searching for.
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Appeal update: Man arrested in connection with serious sexual assault
WM Police Walsall 18 Mar 16
Earlier today officers appealed for information in relation to a serious sexual assault that occurred behind Flan O’Brien’s in Walsall town centre on Sunday 21 February.
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Guest blog by Chief Superintendent Andrew Nicholson: “I’m from Professional Standards – I’m here to help”
DCC Dave Thompson 17 Mar 16
Why do people laugh when I say this or when my staff say this? Why does nobody believe us? Well it’s because we’re out to get you – aren’t we??
Chief Superintendent Andrew Nicholson
Actually, no we are not.
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PFD Report
Mental Health Cop 17 Mar 16
Where a Coroner concludes an inquest they are entitled to issue a ‘Preventing Future Deaths’ order making recommendations to relevant agencies where they feel that minimises the likelihood of similar, future tragedies.
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PSCO given 12 month community order after admitting fraud
WM Police Birmingham 15 Mar 16
A West Midlands Police community support officer has been given a 12 month community order and a fine after admitting she changed her NVQ qualification to a higher grade while applying to join the regular police force.
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Police search for missing Walsall man, Craig Smith
WM Police Walsall 12 Mar 16
Walsall Police are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of a man missing since Friday 11 March.
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Police investigate robbery in Aldridge
WM Police Walsall 9 Mar 16
Police are investigating a robbery at a bank in Aldridge earlier today (Wednesday 9 March).
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Introducing the People Deal
DCC Dave Thompson 8 Mar 16
So after my short break on the blog some updates for you on what is happening.
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Police Use of Force
Mental Health Cop 8 Mar 16
The Independent Police Complaints Commission has today published it’s report on the Police Use of Force.
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Legal Education
Mental Health Cop 6 Mar 16
In 2015 we’ve had the second year of our Concordat in England, the launch of a Welsh Crisis Care Concordat, yet more thematic reviews of various kinds and ever more inquiry reports to read through – and we’re still seeing …
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The Nineteen Fifties
Mental Health Cop 4 Mar 16
You remember Britain in the nineteen fifties … the Suez Crisis, the Korean War and the Queen actually having to make a constintutional decision about the appointment of a Prime Minister following the resignation of Sir Anthony EDEN…
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Plea to help trace missing Walsall man
WM Police Walsall 1 Mar 16
Police are appealing for help to trace a man who went missing from a Walsall hospital over a week ago.
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Three Walsall taxi drivers charged with child sex offences.
WM Police Walsall 29 Feb 16
Three Walsall taxi drivers have been charged with child sex offences.
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Plea to help trace missing Walsall teen
WM Police Walsall 29 Feb 16
Police in Walsall are appealing for the public’s help to trace a missing teenage girl.
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Police appeal to find missing 12 year-old girl
WM Police Walsall 27 Feb 16
Police are concerned for the welfare of a 12-year-old girl from Birmingham who has been missing since yesterday.
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Guest blog by David Wilkin: £20 million a year salary – and an afternoon nap?
DCC Dave Thompson 25 Feb 16
Can you imagine having a job that pays you £20m per year and your boss wants you to go to sleep in the middle of the day? Before you get too excited, that is not the new People Deal for West Midlands Police which I’ll come on to later, but …
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Teenage girl in fatal collision named
WM Police Walsall 25 Feb 16
The teenage girl who died in a collision yesterday (Wednesday 24 February) has been named as Zoe Shapiro.
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Only Following Orders!
Mental Health Cop 24 Feb 16
I have had lots of conversations, emails and indeed tweets over the years with police officers about reliance upon the Mental Capacity Act to justify intervening where other professionals have declared someone to lack capacity about some medical…
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Police officers commended for their actions as man threatens them with knife
WM Police Coventry 24 Feb 16
Three police officers have been commended for their actions in arresting a Coventry man who threatened them with a kitchen knife, while holding his six week old baby as a shield.
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Teenage girl dies in Walsall collision
WM Police Walsall 24 Feb 16
A man has been arrested after a teenage girl died in a collision on Birmingham Road this morning (Wednesday 24 February).
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Walsall group convicted of terror offences
WM Police Walsall 24 Feb 16
Four people, two men and two women from Walsall, have been convicted of Syria related terrorism offences at court today (Wednesday 24 February).
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‘One man crime wave’ jailed for seven years
WM Police Walsall 22 Feb 16
A masked car-jacker who dragged a heavily pregnant woman from her vehicle has been jailed – after a police investigation linked him to a series of thefts.
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999 the unlucky number for drugs duo caught by motorway cops
WM Police Walsall 20 Feb 16
999 proved the downfall of two drug dealers intercepted by motorway cops on the M6 − as officers found a cocaine slab hidden in their car weighing 999-grams! A Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) patrol pulled over Albanian nationals Bekim…
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Street racer narrowly avoids jail after 149mph motorway run
WM Police Walsall 18 Feb 16
A street racer has narrowly avoided jail for trying to outrun motorway police on the M6 Toll before crashing into exit barriers.
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Shouting at the Rain
Mental Health Cop 16 Feb 16
Did you watch Spotlight on 15th February – this is the BBC regional news for south-west England … why would you, unless you live there?! There was interesting coverage of ongoing issues arising from the use of section 136 of the…
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Thinking of the Future
Mental Health Cop 13 Feb 16
I’m really conscious that there will come a point where the focus on policing and mental health will wane – my view would be, it has already peaked and we need to capitalize on the time we have until the sun sets.
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Do We Have Enough Beds?
Mental Health Cop 9 Feb 16
The Commission on Acute Adult Psychiatric Care has published its final report! – and the publication was headline news on BBC Breakfast this morning with a range of people welcoming its findings.
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Reforming the Mental Health Act
Mental Health Cop 8 Feb 16
A parliamentary bill containing proposals to amend the Mental Health Act 1983 will be brought by the Home Office to Parliament in the next few months.
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Modernisation continues as our staff take centre stage
DCC Dave Thompson 5 Feb 16
Last week I set out my vision for the force in a speech to senior leaders at Tally Ho.
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Modernisation continues as our staff take centre stage
DCC Dave Thompson 5 Feb 16
Last week I set out my vision for the force in a speech to senior leaders at Tally Ho.
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Walsall drug dealer jailed for decade for gun possession
WM Police Walsall 5 Feb 16
A Walsall drug dealer has been jailed for over ten years for guns and class A drugs possession.
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Police search for missing Bloxwich man
WM Police Walsall 5 Feb 16
Police are searching for a Bloxwich man who has been missing since yesterday afternoon (5 Feb).
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Appeal for witnesses to fatal M6 crash
WM Police Birmingham 4 Feb 16
Crash investigators are appealing for witnesses to a collision on the M6 near Birmingham in the early hours of this morning (Feb 4) that left a man dead.
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Man faces Walsall canal theft and attempted rape claims
WM Police Walsall 4 Feb 16
A man has appeared before Walsall Magistrates today (Thursday 4 February) charged with theft, possession of a knife and attempted rape.
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Trial begins for Walsall pair facing terrorism charges
WM Police Walsall 2 Feb 16
A man and a woman from Walsall are due to appear at court today (Tuesday 2 February) accused of Syria-related terrorism charges.
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Trial begins for Walsall pair facing terrorism charges
WM Police Walsall 2 Feb 16
The trial began at the Old Bailey in London on Tuesday (2 March) of a man and a woman from Walsall accused of Syria-related terrorism charges.
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Two charged with fraud and burglary in Willenhall
WM Police Walsall 1 Feb 16
Two people have been charged with burglary and fraud offences following thefts at addresses on Rose Hill Gardens in Willenhall since the start of December 2015.
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Two charged with fraud and burglary in Willenhall
WM Police Coventry 1 Feb 16
Two people have been charged with burglary and fraud offences following thefts at addresses on Rose Hill Gardens in Willenhall since the start of December 2015.
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All CLEAR?
Mental Health Cop 30 Jan 16
Last Friday the Royal College of Psychiatrists, in conjunction with the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, launched the ‘CLEAR’ campaign, concerning mental health emergencies – see the poster, above.
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Normalisation
Mental Health Cop 29 Jan 16
This is a guest post by Em, or @DrEm_79 from Twitter – our various discussions on there made me realise she has a lot to say that is important and relevant for police officers responding to mental health crisis incidents.
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Our Vision, Values and Ambition
DCC Dave Thompson 28 Jan 16
You can read this article I wrote for Police Professional based on the keynote speech I made to senior leaders within the force on Thursday 28 January.
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Subcontracting Responsibility
Mental Health Cop 27 Jan 16
It was several years ago that I first sat in a room listening to a mental health professional delivering legal training to the police about mental health and capacity law and found myself thinking, “But that’s not right!” …
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Mental Health Act Admission
Mental Health Cop 24 Jan 16
This short post covers the main admission frameworks of the Mental Health Act 1983, in limited detail for the benefit of police officers and the public.
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No Legal Duty
Mental Health Cop 20 Jan 16
You may remember at the end of last year there was an inquest in York into the death in a police station of Toni SPECK whilst detained under section 136 of the Mental Health Act? … the jury decided, on the balance of probabilities, that…
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Elderly man in a critical condition following Walsall crash
WM Police Birmingham 19 Jan 16
An 83-year-old pedestrian is in a critical condition in hospital after a road traffic collision in Longwood Lane at the junction of Sutton Road in Walsall.