The Latest Breaking News from West Midlands Police

Rise in vehicle thefts fuelled by parts shortage, police say as cars being stripped ‘in hours’

Factory closures and pandemic disruption fuel rising demand for components

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2022

Police warn cars being stripped 'in hours' because of shortage of parts

One car is now being stolen every six minutes for a process known as “unauthorised vehicle dismantling”

Wales Online · Jun 6, 2022

Spike in car thefts linked to parts shortage

Police figures suggest an average of 244 vehicles are being stolen every day in the UK.

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2022

Police release images of what 15-year-old boy who disappeared 23 years ago might look like today

'Phillip’s family continue to miss him terribly'

Manchester Evening News · May 27, 2022

Disgraced ex-cop sold threesomes with girlfriend for £150 and turned home into 'brothel'

Former Detective Constable Nicholas Taylor and his partner charged strangers £150 per hour for threesomes at their home in Telford, Shropshire while the country was in lockdown

Daily Mirror · May 26, 2022

'I'll be haunted forever by heartbreaking video of toddler walking to his death'

Kemarni Watson Darby was seen holding his mum's hand as they walk towards their home in the Black Country moments before he was beaten to death by her boyfriend

Daily Mirror · May 25, 2022

Detective ran 'brothel' from home after meeting strangers online

Former Detective Constable Nicholas Taylor 'acted as a prostitute' when he and his lover offered themselves for sex before inviting men from the internet to their home.

Daily Record · May 25, 2022

Police detective sold sex to strangers charging £150 an hour

Nicholas Taylor has been found guilty of gross misconduct after a disciplinary panel said his actions were 'akin to a criminal offence'

Wales Online · May 25, 2022

Mum and killer partner who inflicted 'horrendous' cruelty on tot jailed for at least 35 years

Warning - distressing content: Three-year-old Kemarni Watson Darby's lifeless body was found on a floor at a 'flat of horrors'

Wales Online · May 24, 2022

Drug addict who murdered partner's three-year-old son in 'brutal' attack jailed

Kemarni Watson Darby's mother has also been sentenced to 11 years in prison

Chronicle Live · May 24, 2022