Police updates
The latest news and appeals from all the Midland police forces.
Arsonists set eight cars and a van ablaze overnight
Eight cars and a van were deliberately set on fire in a spate of arson attacks in Worcester overnight.
Fire crews from Worcester and Droitwich were called to the Warndon estate shortly after midnight to reports of fires in Randwick Drive, Haresfield Close, Tetbury Drive and Martindale Close.
Five of the vehicles were completely destroyed and four were badly damaged.
Police patrols in the area have now been stepped up, and forensic teams have been searching for evidence.
A spokesman from West Mercia Police blamed the blazes on "blatant vandalism."
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Jailed: Robber who held teens at gunpoint in park
A promising teenage athlete has been jailed for four years following a string of gunpoint robberies in a Birmingham park in June last year.
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Police release shocking video of 142mph pursuit
West Midlands Police have released footage of the high speed pursuit of a Wolverhampton gang member who stole almost £40,000 in cigarettes.
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Robber jailed after taking photos of his stolen cash
A robber from Birmingham who took a picture of his stairs carpeted with all the cash he had stolen has been jailed for eight years.