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BBC News
5 days ago
- BBC News
Arrests spike as West Midlands Police hold 226 in a single day
Arrests by West Midlands Police have spiked, with 226 people apprehended on Wednesday for offences including knife possession, burglary and domestic force said the tally marked "one of the highest numbers in recent times".Police held 82 people on suspicion of domestic abuse, seven for robbery, eight for burglary and six for vehicle crime, while 10 were arrested for possession of knives or offensive crime across the West Midlands has dropped by almost 20,000 offences between July 2024 to June 2025, the force added. Among the arrests was a 43-year-old man in Wolverhampton on suspicion of burgling a home near the city centre last month.A 55-year-old man was arrested in Kings Norton on suspicion of domestic abuse offences, and a woman who was wanted for a robbery.A weapon was recovered from a person on Erdington High Street and another man found by the police dig unit hiding in bushes in Solihull was arrested for force said the number of arrests overall had risen since 2022 and three more custody blocks had been opened.A local policing model across seven areas was adopted in 2023 which "brought a better spread of officers, detectives and specialist staff across the force". Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
CTV News
21-07-2025
- CTV News
Waterloo man charged for hate-motivated assault
An undated stock image of handcuffs (Ashly Brine/Pexels). Waterloo Regional Police say a 55-year-old man has been charged following a hate-motivated incident. Officers were called to a disturbance, around noon Sunday, at Albert Street and Quiet Place in Waterloo. They learned a man had approached four people and made 'racial and derogatory' comments. Police said he then assaulted three of the victims and damaged their property. A 55-year-old man from Waterloo was arrested at the scene. He's been charged with three counts of assault, mischief under $5,000 and uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm.
RNZ News
25-06-2025
- RNZ News
Second man charged following fatal motorcycle hit-and-run
The motorcyclist police say was involved in a fatal hit and run. Photo: Supplied / Police Police say they have now charged a second person following the death of a pedestrian in Rotorua. Paige Johnson, 24, died after the hit-and-run on Edmund Road on 15 June. A 55-year-old man was arrested in Rotorua and charged with being an accessory after the fact to manslaughter. Police say while executing the warrant, ammunition, cannabis and stolen property was discovered, the man also facing charges in relation to those. On Wednesday police arrested a 31-year-old Hamilton man and charged him with manslaughter, failing to stop to ascertain injury or death and driving while disqualified. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
