Uncertainty over child neglect deaths
24 Mar 10 14:16 Filed in: News | News-Walsall
Uncertainty over child neglect deaths
Express & Star 24 Mar 10
The Government does not know exactly how many youngsters are dying from neglect while under the watch of social workers, its children’s champion has admitted. Shock new figures released by Children’s Minister Dawn Primarolo show the deaths of some 18,232 youngsters aged four and under were registered in total by local authorities in England and Wales between 2004 and 2008. This includes 770 in Birmingham, 276 in Staffordshire, 192 in Sandwell, 169 in Walsall, 116 in Wolverhampton, 110 in Dudley and 141 in Shropshire in the five year period...
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Police search for Pelsall flasher
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Police search for Pelsall flasher
The YamYam 24 Mar 10
A flasher has struck three times in Pelsall prompting an appeal from police. Officers have had two reports recently of indecent exposure on Pelsall North Common and on 22 February the man struck again, exposing himself on the towpath. He is white, between 5ft 8 and 5ft 10 in tall, middle aged and has a bald or shaved head.
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Police search for Pelsall flasher
The YamYam 24 Mar 10
A flasher has struck three times in Pelsall prompting an appeal from police. Officers have had two reports recently of indecent exposure on Pelsall North Common and on 22 February the man struck again, exposing himself on the towpath. He is white, between 5ft 8 and 5ft 10 in tall, middle aged and has a bald or shaved head.
Express & Star 18 Aug 09 Flasher at Walsall Arboretum
Scrap man’s van crushed for stealing M6 J10 gantries
Scrap man’s van crushed for stealing M6 J10 gantries
Express & Star 24 Mar 10
A scrap dealer caught stealing poles from the side of the M6 has had his van confiscated and crushed – in a new get-tough policy on metal thieves. Self-employed Leonard Gheorge was caught on the southbound carriageway loading metal piping destined for new gantries into his Transit van between junctions 9 and 10...
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Jail for Walsall burglar who fell off roof
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Jail for Caldmore burglar who fell off roof
Walsall Advertiser 22 Mar 10
A clumsy burglar was caught after falling off the house he was raiding and breaking his leg. Desmond Campbell, of Corporation Street, Caldmore, was disturbed while trying to steal a TV from the house, and then climbed onto the roof to try and hide from police, Wolverhampton Crown Court was told...
Jail for Caldmore burglar who fell off roof
Walsall Advertiser 22 Mar 10
A clumsy burglar was caught after falling off the house he was raiding and breaking his leg. Desmond Campbell, of Corporation Street, Caldmore, was disturbed while trying to steal a TV from the house, and then climbed onto the roof to try and hide from police, Wolverhampton Crown Court was told...
Hunt on for Bentley jewellery thieves
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Hunt on for Bentley jewellery thieves
The YamYam 20 Mar 10
A 42-year-old Bentley woman was seriously assaulted and threatened at her Poplar Avenue home by two men who made off with several thousand pounds worth of Asian gold jewellery and cash on Wednesday afternoon.
The robbers were disturbed at around 2:50pm on 17th March when the woman arrived home. As she unlocked her front door she heard footsteps at the side of her house and went to investigate.
The two men then pounced, bundled the woman to the floor before assaulting and threatening her. The men then fled with cash and a variety of Asian gold jewellery.
DC Mark Waite, from Bloxwich CID, said: "The offenders assaulted the victim causing her injuries. The level of violence used against this lady, someone who posed no threat to her assailants, was totally unwarranted. She required hospital treatment for bruising to her ribs, back and neck”.
Both men are described as white, 5ft 9ins tall and in their early 20s. One spoke with a local accent and is said to have been wearing a dark, tightly fitting beanie hat.
DC Waite added: "I'd urge anyone with information to contact us, particularly anyone suspicious of somebody who has inexplicably come across a significant amount of cash or gold jewellery."
Amongst the items stolen were rings – some featuring emerald green, white diamond, or black precious stones – and necklaces with diamond encrusted ball and heart-shaped pendants.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Bloxwich CID on 0845 113 5000 or the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
Express & Star 22 Mar 10 Ordeal of robbery woman
Hunt on for Bentley jewellery thieves
The YamYam 20 Mar 10
A 42-year-old Bentley woman was seriously assaulted and threatened at her Poplar Avenue home by two men who made off with several thousand pounds worth of Asian gold jewellery and cash on Wednesday afternoon.
The robbers were disturbed at around 2:50pm on 17th March when the woman arrived home. As she unlocked her front door she heard footsteps at the side of her house and went to investigate.
The two men then pounced, bundled the woman to the floor before assaulting and threatening her. The men then fled with cash and a variety of Asian gold jewellery.
DC Mark Waite, from Bloxwich CID, said: "The offenders assaulted the victim causing her injuries. The level of violence used against this lady, someone who posed no threat to her assailants, was totally unwarranted. She required hospital treatment for bruising to her ribs, back and neck”.
Both men are described as white, 5ft 9ins tall and in their early 20s. One spoke with a local accent and is said to have been wearing a dark, tightly fitting beanie hat.
DC Waite added: "I'd urge anyone with information to contact us, particularly anyone suspicious of somebody who has inexplicably come across a significant amount of cash or gold jewellery."
Amongst the items stolen were rings – some featuring emerald green, white diamond, or black precious stones – and necklaces with diamond encrusted ball and heart-shaped pendants.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Bloxwich CID on 0845 113 5000 or the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
Express & Star 22 Mar 10 Ordeal of robbery woman
Comment: Pedo button by @garrynewman
20 Mar 10 22:44 Filed in: Comment | Comment-Walsall
Pedo button
Garry Newman 20 Mar 10
A 12 year old girl from the UK was recently raped and murdered by a guy she met on Facebook. He pretended to be a 17 year old boy, then when she went to meet him he pretended to be the boy’s dad. Then raped and murdered her. Not nice, but this shit is bound to happen...
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Crime spree of freed class A drug addicts
20 Mar 10 18:54 Filed in: News | News-Walsall
Crime spree of freed class A drug addicts
Express & Star 20 Mar 10
Class A drug addicts released into the community in parts of the West Midlands are going on to commit an average of three offences each in the first year after leaving jail, Home Office figures reveal. A report on drug-misusing offenders found that 674 crimes were committed by a sample of 226 known users in Walsall in 2008, while 666 offences were recorded by some 218 in Wolverhampton...
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Teenager arrested over fatal screwdriver stabbing
19 Mar 10 17:44 Filed in: News | News-Walsall
Teenager arrested over fatal screwdriver stabbing
The YamYam 19 Mar 10
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested and held by police in Walsall on suspicion of murder after Sarfraz Khan, a 24-year-old father of two from Birmingham, was stabbed in the head with a screwdriver at a children’s play area in Sparkbrook.
Mr Khan, from Hodge Hill, died in hospital earlier this week, four days after being stabbed.
Detectives believe Mr Khan, who has two daughters aged two and four, became involved in an argument after a group of up to eight teenagers, including at least two girls, objected to him urinating at the play area.
Officers were still appealing for witnesses and were keen to speak to two female teenagers who they believe were at the scene.
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Delivery driver stole Blakenall chip shop payments
Delivery driver stole Blakenall chip shop payments
Express & Star 19 Mar 10
A driver who stole money while making deliveries to fish and chip shops in the West Midlands has been ordered to pay more than £500 and told he must do work in the community...
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