Surprise! Drug dealers open door to our armed cops

Surprise! Drug dealers open door to our armed cops

Feb 23, 2021 | Drugs

Two drug dealers got the fright of their lives when they opened the door of their Birmingham flat to be greeted at gunpoint by our armed officers. We’d contained the block of flats in Monmouth Road, Bartley Green, during a warrant after receiving intelligence Wesley...

ROMANCE SCAMS ON THE UP DURING LOCKDOWN

Feb 10, 2021 | Fraud

Romance Fraud   UK Finance is today urging the public to be vigilant and look out for friends and family to help keep them safe from romance scams this Valentine’s Day. New data from UK Finance reveals a 20 per cent increase in bank transfer romance fraud between...
Middle class cocaine users fuelling County Lines abuse

Middle class cocaine users fuelling County Lines abuse

Feb 3, 2021 | County Lines, Drugs

We’ve sent text messages to the numbers of more than 2,000 customers found on a County Lines drugs phone – urging them to seek addiction help and stressing they are fuelling the exploitation of children. The phone was seized as part of an investigation into a drugs...
Don’t let fraudsters abuse Covid support

Don’t let fraudsters abuse Covid support

Jan 25, 2021 | Fraud

Don’t Let Fraudsters Abuse the COVID Support   Following measures to reduce the severity of COVID social distancing on the UK economy, the government announced financial stimulus packages, including grants and loans, to help those struggling financially...