Jim ridicules PC Britain
It was never going to be the sort of evening for those easily offended.
It was never going to be the sort of evening for those easily offended.
A bogus policeman attacked an 80-year-old woman, leaving her with cuts and bruises, after tricking his way into her Wolverhampton home.
Two men and a teenage girl appeared in court today charged in connection with the attempted murder of a police officer in Bloxwich almost a month ago.
The van which knocked down a West Midlands policeman and left him critically ill on the day he had been due to collect a bravery award had been stolen.
The gunman who tried to shoot dead Wolverhampton community policeman Geoff King this afternoon lost his appeal to have his prison sentence cut.
A teenager has admitted trying to pervert the course of justice in the days after her boyfriend tried to shoot dead a Wolverhampton community policeman.
West Mercia police have "lessons to learn" following the death of Shropshire police officer Richard Gray, the force chief has admitted. But Paul West said it would be "dangerous" to point the "finger of blame".
Shot Shropshire police officer Richard Gray was unlawfully killed by gunman Peter Medlicott who then turned the weapon on himself, an inquest ruled today. Shot Shropshire police officer Richard Gray was unlawfully killed by gunman Peter Medlicott who then turned the weapon on himself, an inquest ruled today. The jury in the inquest of the two men returned their verdicts after a five-day long hearing. It followed the shooting of Constable Gray by Mr Medlicott early on May 6. Constable Gray had run to the aid of unarmed officers Keiron Cornell and Sharon Phillips who were being held hostage by the gunman. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
A machete-wielding man who slashed a Sandwell police officer in a bid to escape arrest was jailed for four years today.
A Shropshire police officer has received an official commendation for his expertise in tyre marks which helped bring to justice a crack addict who murdered a father-of-two. A Shropshire police officer has received an official commendation for his expertise in tyre marks which helped bring to justice a crack addict who murdered a father-of-two. Constable Chris Taylor gave vital evidence at Stafford Crown Court during the trial of Craig Dunn, 33, who had denied killing 42-year-old Neil Powell at Ironbridge Bypass last year. The jury heard the pair, both from Woodside, Telford, had been high on crack cocaine when they had a furious row during which Dunn stabbed Mr Powell in the stomach. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star.
The widow of Constable Richard Gray, who was shot dead in Shrewsbury while on duty, has received West Mercia Police's highest award in recognition of her husband's bravery.
Villagers near Lichfield are urged to support a fundraising concert for their local bobby on Wednesday after his house was destroyed in a gas explosion.
A police dog handler convicted of careless driving but cleared of assaulting a suspect following a high speed chase said today he now just wants to get back to work.A police dog handler convicted of careless driving but cleared of assaulting a suspect following a high speed chase said today he now just wants to get back to work. Pc Deano Walker still faces a disciplinary hearing by the West Midlands Force, but Stafford Crown Court heard that it is unlikely he will lose his job. The officer was yesterday cleared of dangerous driving, two assaults and trying to pervert the course of justice. Walker, aged 35, of Shaw Lane, Lichfield, had denied all the allegations. After the verdicts he said: "I am so pleased it is all over. It has been a very difficult time for myself and my family and I would like to thank all my friends who have supported me. I now want to get back to work and do the job I am paid for, a police officer." Read the full story in the Express & Star
A yob who reversed his uninsured car into a policeman and dragged him along the ground before ploughing into a patrol car has been locked up for more than two years.
A dangerous criminal who shot a policeman on the streets of Wolverhampton could be free in 15 years after prosecutors failed to convince top law chiefs that his "unduly lenient" sentence was too short.