Police updates
The latest news and appeals from all the Midland police forces.
Man charged with homophobic attack
A Birmingham man will appear before magistrates today charged in connection with an alleged homophobic robbery attempt in Birmingham’s gay quarter.
Leo Francis, 51 of Bristol Road in Edgbaston, was charged yesterday with attempted robbery and possession of an offensive weapon.
The attack was reported after city-centre CCTV operators spotted a confrontation on camera in Hurst Street, outside the Village Inn at around 12:50am yesterday.
A 22-year-old man was taken to hospital and treated for cuts and bruises.
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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.