The Latest Breaking News from West Mercia Police

Co Down dog transporter handed 8-week jail term for causing unnecessary suffering to 44 dogs

His prison sentence was suspended for a year and he was disqualified from transporting or arranging the transportation of any animal for three years

Belfast Live · Jul 5, 2022

Sergeant came home from holiday, gassed autistic toddler to death and killed himself

Police officer David Loudon left a family holiday in Wales early and killed himself and son Harrison while his wife and step-children were still away in a tragic set of events

Daily Mirror · Jun 30, 2022

Ex police constable who posted Ku Klux Klan memes and mocked George Floyd’s death is jailed

James Watts was serving with West Mercia Police when he shared “grossly offensive”WhatsApp messages

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022

Ex-police constable facing jail over string of racist WhatsApp messages

Former prison officer James Watts admitted sending 10 grossly offensive to ex-colleagues who worked at a Warwickshire jail.

The Independent UK · May 13, 2022

'Beautiful' toddler mauled to death by three rottweilers in savage dog attack named

Lawson Bond, age two, suffered serious injuries and was in cardiac arrest following an attack in Egdon, Worcestershire on Monday, March 28, before he died two days later in hospital

Daily Mirror · Apr 27, 2022

Two schoolgirls, 14, vanish in their pyjamas as police launch urgent appeal

Aleighsha and Livia, both 14, were last seen in the car park of Ross-on-Wye Community Hospital in Herefordshire at around 12.30am - police are growing increasingly concerned as they have links to Hereford, Bromyard and Worcester and could be on a train

Daily Mirror · Apr 18, 2022

Body found in search for missing man, 21, who disappeared after night out

Nathan Fleetwood, 21, was last seen in Shrewsbury town centre on March 27 as police continue to search for two 'well spoken' men who helped him into a taxi after a night out

Daily Mirror · Apr 16, 2022

Watchdog tells police to improve investigations and service to the public

Inspectors examined the Dorset, West Mercia and Bedfordshire forces.

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022

Driver dies after Mercedes van bursts into flames outside police and fire station

The tragedy happened this morning outside Bromsgrove Police and Fire Station at around 7.30am today

Daily Mirror · Apr 10, 2022

Police investigating more than 700 cases linked to Shrewsbury maternity scandal

Out of 823 cases being investigated 122 are not being taken further due to a lack of evidence

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022