Raoul Moat victim Pc David Rathband praises charity
Blinded police officer David Rathband has returned to Stafford for the first time since he was blasted in the face by crazed killer Raoul Moat.
Blinded police officer David Rathband has returned to Stafford for the first time since he was blasted in the face by crazed killer Raoul Moat.
A £150,000 bill has been racked up by West Midlands Police putting 1,000 new recruits through the force assessment centre in the past year - none of whom has been given a job.
A West Midlands Police officer who died suddenly at the age of 33 has saved six lives by donating her organs, her family revealed today.
A Shropshire police officer who took his own life had been suspended, an inquest heard.A Shropshire police officer who took his own life had been suspended, an inquest heard. Kevin Hughes, a Whitchurch police constable for 22 years, was found hanged yards from his home in Alson Street, Penley, near Ellesmere, on December 27, 2009. His death was shrouded in mystery because he had proposed marriage to his girlfriend on Christmas Day and she said yes. At his inquest yesterday it emerged Mr Hughes had been suspended from work on full pay just days before he killed himself. North East Wales Coroner Mr John Hughes said: "What a sad waste of a young life this is. "It's a desperate waste of a man who was capable and able." Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
A bogus police officer who tried to kidnap two young schoolgirls in the Black Country has been sent to custody for four years.
An award-winning ballroom dancer from Cannock has pursued another one of his passions and set up his own computing firm.
A banned driver was today jailed for 12 months after his car mounted the pavement and knocked down a police officer in Stourbridge.
A man who attacked a police officer in Wem has been jailed for four weeks.
A West Midlands police officer suffered burns to one of his legs when an explosive device went off accidentally during a war game at a site in Staffordshire.
A dedicated police officer who helped a little Black Country girl recover after she was injured in an horrific accident has been asked to become her godfather.
Four men have now been charged with wounding a Black Country police officer who was knocked down by a car.
A former firearms police officer from Burntwood has avoided jail after dishonestly claiming payments in his new role as a law clerk.
The Bank of England today cut interest rates to 0.5 per cent.
A Shropshire police officer who was shot and killed as he went to the aid of two unarmed colleagues has been awarded the Queen's Commendation for Bravery.
DSG International owner of Currys and PC World recorded a loss of £29.8 million for the last six months.