Maypole
Three arrested and firearm seized after a series of carjackings
West Midlands Police have arrested two men and a woman, recovered a firearm and seized a suspected stolen vehicle following a number of suspected carjackings across Birmingham and Solihull.
Yesterday (04/03) officers followed a suspected stolen vehicle which had been taken at gunpoint the day...
Kings Norton
Burglar sentenced to six years in jail for armed break-in at pensioner’s home
A burglar from Maypole has been jailed for six years after breaking into a pensioner's home in Kings Norton armed with weapons.
Mark Jacobs, along with about five other men, forced their way into the home in Kings Norton, pushing aside the elderly man who...
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Three arrested and firearm seized after a series of carjackings
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