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April 21, 2025

The monitoring took place on Easter Sunday.

Police update and pledge after speed monitoring on A41 near Newport

Sargeant Rich Jones with PC Jodie Close PC Nick Owens

'This is not a victimless crime' - Why this policing team is determined to tackle shoplifting in Telford

Jailed: Burglars ransacked Market Drayton high street flat and stole watch belonging to woman's dead father

April 20, 2025

Photo: West Mercia Police

Balaclava-wearing suspects attempt to steal motorcycle outside Bridgnorth Wetherspoons - sparking appeal

April 19, 2025

Telford Justice Centre.

Telford burglar, 35, admits stealing Chevrolet from Wellington house

The case was heard at Shrewsbury Crown Court.

Former gardener who turned to drug dealing is jailed over county lines role in Shrewsbury

Inmates claim £300,000 of taxpayer cash from local prisons in five years - including for injuries from falling out of bunk beds

April 18, 2025

Desmond Rodgers. Picture: West Mercia Police

Church and scout treasurer from Shifnal jailed for stealing £170,000 he spent on crypto scam

Neo Graham

Five deny conspiracy to commit murder over shooting of Neo Graham in Wolverhampton

April 17, 2025

Sam Williams has been jailed. Photo: Dyfed-Powys Police

'He didn’t look like a person, he looked like a demon': Man jailed over Welshpool knife attack

Telford paedophile, 39, found guilty of string of child sex abuse charges

Kershore Close (Google)

Ludlow police seize vehicle after raiding property following drug dealing concerns

South Shropshire|Apr 17

Photo: Market Drayton Fire Station

Abandoned trailer destroyed in 'arson' attack 'should have been removed months ago' says North Shropshire MP

Gibson's nightclub

Drug dealer spared jail after bouncer caught him twice in Oswestry nightclub

Oswestry|Apr 17

Police have caught motorists speeding in Ludlow. Picture: West Mercia Police.

Police catch several speeding motorists in south Shropshire

A man has been charged following a cashpoint robbery in Smethwick

Three men charged after gun recovered in Wolverhampton during police operation to tackle violence and gang activity in city

Rebecca Richardson

West Midlands teacher accused of sexually assaulting child in Turkey faces extradition

Stuart Anderson MP at Church Stretton Police Station.

Calls for 'rethink' on police funding with West Mercia to benefit from only a dozen new officers

Drug dealer lobs bin bag of heroin over fence during police raid

Drug dealer lobs bin bag of heroin over fence during West Midlands Police raid

Charlotte Corbett was sentenced last Friday (May 2) at Telford Magistrates Court. Photo: Jamie Ricketts

Tipton man, 35, charged with dealing drugs in Telford

A man who threatened to "cut up" two Llandrindod Wells people and their children in a row over money, has been given ‘a chance to learn to live a law-abiding life’ at Cardiff Crown Court

Man who threatened to 'cut up' two people and their children in row over money gets 'chance to learn'

West Mercia Police are appealing for witnesses to a robbery in Leominster last December

Police appeal after people seen checking doors of properties at night in Oswestry

25 trees have been damaged by vandals in the latest attack. Photo: Peter Scott

Police investigating latest vandalism attack on Newport trees say they have 'secured CCTV footage'

Photo: Market Drayton Fire Station

Rubbish-filled trailer dumped in north Shropshire layby is wrecked by fire in suspected arson attack

A police car was seen in a field this morning at Greensforge Lane close to Ashwood Marina with a cordon set up.

Police investigating after 'skeletal remains' found near Kingswinford by member of public

Albanian cannabis farmer busted with £62,000 grow in Telford house is told coming to UK illegally made him 'a target'

April 16, 2025

Police Stock

Telford man, 35, arrested after £4,000 in cash, phones and class A drugs found in Tipton

A banned driver found behind the wheel told police he was driving because his mother-in-law wanted to go to the beach

Police appeal after elderly man pushed over in Oswestry by male riding bike

25 trees have been damaged by vandals in the latest attack. Photo: Peter Scott

More heartbreak in Newport as dozens of trees snapped and orchard 'obliterated' in latest 'mindless' vandalism

April 15, 2025

Police hunt Telford robbery suspect after victim was grabbed from behind and threatened by man claiming to have a knife

Man arrested after woman raped in layby near Shifnal

West Mercia Police are appealing for witnesses to a robbery in Leominster last December

Police investigate after cooking oil stolen in Ludlow

Police have uncovered a cannabis farm at a property in Craven Arms. Picture: West Mercia Police.

Cannabis farm discovered inside South Shropshire property - hundreds of plants recently harvested

The case was heard at Shrewsbury Crown Court.

Man caught with county lines drug dealer phone, cash and suspected drugs wraps in Telford avoids jail

April 14, 2025

Gobowen playing fields. Photo: Google

Police investigating after youth reportedly assaulted children and damaged property in Gobowen

BBC presenter Jay Blades

Trial of TV presenter Jay Blades delayed

Former Montgomeryshire MP and Senedd member among 15 facing charges related to gambling on election date

Kidderminster Station, Severn Valley Railway. Photo: Google

Police investigating criminal damage at Severn Valley Railway after stones thrown at train carriages

Child sexual abuse survivor from Telford campaigning to seek legal action over failures to tackle grooming gangs

Man, 22, in court accused of peddling crack cocaine and heroin in Telford

Telford man punched step-dad in the face for pulling up outside his house in a van

Man, 37, fined after being caught with bag of cocaine in Shrewsbury town centre

Stirchley & Brookside Parish Council at the Sambrook Centre in Stirchley. Picture: LDRS

'Concerns’ grow over impact of PCSO hours’ cut on young people in Telford

Finger Road, Dawley, Telford. Picture: Google

Dangerous, drugged-up BMW driver gave up police chase in Telford after being confronted by cop with a taser

April 13, 2025

Police warning after rogue traders in Newport taking cash but not doing the job

Telford Justice Centre.

Hefty fine and road ban for motorist caught with cocaine in his system on busy A41 near Market Drayton

Shrewsbury Crown Court

Ludlow stalker bombarded estranged wife with 190 emails in a month - and sent 11 while she was at the police station, reporting him

Jailed: Telford man was caught holding hands with woman he assaulted despite court order banning him from seeing her

April 12, 2025

West Mercia Police are appealing for witnesses to a robbery in Leominster last December

Police appeal for help to track down car driving "recklessly" and sounding horn for long periods in Newport

Police have seized an abandoned vehicle in Telford. Picture: Telford & Wrekin Police.

Police seize abandoned vehicle in Telford from roundabout by Stafford Park

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