Police updates
The latest news and appeals from all the Midland police forces.
Teenager robbed at knifepoint on bus in Birmingham
Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to after a teenager was robbed at knifepoint on a bus in Birmingham.
A 16-year-old boy was travelling on the 28 bus along Hawthorn Road in Kingstanding on the afternoon of 23 August earlier this year.
A man pointed a knife at the boys leg before telling him to hand over his phone.
The man is described as white, aged around 25, 5ft 7ins tall, of a large build with ginger stubble. He was wearing a baseball cap, black Adidas tracksuit bottoms, black hooded jacket and red and black Nike trainers.
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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.