Inmate was held hostage at Lichfield's Swinfen Hall prison

September 1, 2014, 6:37 am

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A TEENAGE murderer and a convicted arsonist held a vulnerable inmate hostage at Lichfield's Swinfen Hall prison for over five hours.Victim Richard Jones was tied up, hooded and threatened with an improvised razor blade knife, Stafford crown court heard last Friday (August 29).He was kept prisoner in his own cell while his captors, Callum Brooks and Vaughan Davies treated his terror as a big joke.A negotiator failed to persuade them to come out and the stand-off ended when the prison riot squad...

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Woman had handbag snatched from her in Whittington

September 4, 2014, 2:58 am

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POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a street robbery that took place in Whittington on Wednesday (September 3).  A woman was walking down Common Lane at around 2pm when she was approached by a man who grabbed her small black handbag and ran off towards Whittington Primary School. The offender has been described as a black man wearing dark clothing. Anyone who witnessed the incident, or can give any information, is asked to contact DC Jamie Harris at Burton CID, on 101, quoting...

Armed robbery at Boley Park newsagents in Lichfield

September 10, 2014, 7:00 am

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AN armed robber threatened staff at Lichfield's Boley Park newsagents on Wednesday (September 10).At around 12.25pm a man entered Martin's, threatened staff with a handgun and demanded the shop's tills.He then made off on foot down an alleyway carrying the tills. It has not been revealed how much money was inside.The robber is described as a white male, in his early 20s, masked by a balaclava and wearing black trousers and a black jacket with a blue stripe on the back.No-one was hurt in the...

Police appeal after man 'touched himself inappropriately' on...

September 12, 2014, 6:46 am

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British Transport Police officers have released two images of a man they want to talk to following inappropriate behaviour towards women on the train between Lichfield and Sutton Coldfield.Detective Constable Stephanie Davis said: "On Wednesday, July 9, a 17-year-old woman was upset by a man touching himself inappropriately on the 2.55pm service."Following a further sighting on August 5, we are able to release two CCTV images of a man. If you recognise him, please contact us."Anyone with...

Women arrested after 'unexplained' death of a man near Lichfield

September 13, 2014, 8:05 am

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TWO women were arrested after the 'unexplained' death of a man in Armitage last Friday night (September 12).Despite the best efforts of paramedics at the scene, the man was pronounced dead at the scene.The man's family are aware of his death but he is yet to be formally identified.The man is believed to come from the Rugeley area.The death is being treated as unexplained and a report will be prepared for HM Coroner. While carrying out a forensic examination at the address suspected...

​Lichfield traders use radio and CCTV to make shopping centre a...

September 24, 2014, 2:44 am

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RETAILERS at Lichfield's Three Spires Shopping Centre are joining forces to combat shoplifters and petty thieves.Codenamed Watchdog, the new campaign will be targeting thieves, many of them believed to be professionals who plan crimes in advance.At Three Spires Shopping Centre, under the leadership of manager Lisa Prokopiou, store managers will be working as a unit to pinpoint potential thieves, block illegal activities and warn other traders to be on their guard by flashing an alert via a...

Burntwood man and his father jailed for 'vicious' assault which...

September 29, 2014, 7:36 am

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A BURNTWOOD man and his father have been jailed for a 'vicious and sustained' assault which left a defenceless man fighting for his life outside a pub.Darren Cole, of Ruskin Street, West Bromwich, and Zach Cole, of Highfields, Burntwood, aged 48 and 25 respectively, admitted punching and kicking their victim– a 45-year-old man from Darlaston– who had to be put into a medically-induced coma after suffering serious head injuries and partial paralysis in the attack. The victim was...

Young Lichfield mum escapes jail after false theft claim against...

October 1, 2014, 1:34 am

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A YOUNG mum from Lichfield who made a phoney allegation of theft against her estranged partner narrowly escaped going to jail.In a fit of temper, Abigail Jackson claimed Daniel Marshall had broken in to her daughter's money box and stolen £20.It let to the arrest of Mr Marshall and his brother, who were charged with burglary and sent to the crown court, although the charges were later dropped.Around 11 days later, however, Jackson owned up to the sham and confessed that she had made it all...

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Attempted theft of lead flashing from a home in Lichfield's Boley...

October 7, 2014, 5:36 am

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LICHFIELD residents have been warned to keep their eyes and ears open after an attempted theft of lead flashing from a home in Boley Park.A householder in Manor Rise was woken by a noise in the early hours of Saturday, October 4.They knocked on the window and the noise stopped but did not check who or what was responsible, said Neighbourhood Watch.Come daylight, the homeowner discovered an attempt had been made to steal the lead flashing from above the bay window."This is the first such incident...

Aston Martin driver from Sutton Coldfield escapes jail after...

October 8, 2014, 1:48 am

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A company boss suspected of drink-driving fled in his Aston Martin after a roadside breath test in Stonnall showed he was four times over the limit, a judge heard.Father of two Graham Potter tricked the policewoman who stopped him in to handing back the keys to his £30,000 DB9 sports car, got in, locked the doors and sped off.He abandoned the car at a friend's house and handed himself in to police the next day when he was sober, Stafford Crown Court was told.Potter, aged 49, of The...

Young Lichfield driver tried to run police car off road during...

October 9, 2014, 6:02 am

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A YOUNG motorist chased at high speed around the streets of Lichfield escaped with a suspended custodial sentence from a judge.At one point in the pursuit, Josh Gair tried to run the police patrol car off the road, Stafford Crown Court heard.It began when the officers saw the defendant and a front seat passenger swapping places in an open top Ford Escort travelling at 40mph, with Gair getting in to the driving seat.The Escort failed to stop for the police and in the subsequent chase, it reached...

Lichfield people urged to surrender firearms as part of...

October 25, 2014, 8:30 am

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Staffordshire Police are starting a two-week campaign urging Lichfield people to surrender unwanted firearms and ammunition on Monday (October 27).New firearms legislation came into effect on July 14 increasing the maximum jail term for illegal gun possession from 10 years to life and now includes anyone who is storing a weapon for someone else.It also includes antique firearms amid fears obsolete weapons can be made viable by criminals with ballistics know-how.Staffordshire Police are on a...

Men from Willenhall and Lichfield arrested after millions of...

October 27, 2014, 8:22 am

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THREE men - including a man from Willenhall and another from Lichfield - were arrested after millions of items were seized.HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) seized 7.2 million cigarettes in Birmingham last Thursday (23 October).The 'Manchester' brand cigarettes, worth around £2.2 million in lost VAT and duty, were discovered in a container unit at a commercial premises in Hockley.HMRC, assisted by West Midlands Police, also seized 16 pallets containing more than 1,300 litres of wine and over...

Shenstone playing fields hit by vandalism

June 3, 2014, 4:44 am

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FOLLOWING instances of vandalism at Shenstone playing fields, Shenstone Parish Council is urging park users to report any anti-social acts to the police. Shenstone playing fields host local football and tennis clubs, and offer a multi use games area, skateboard park, out-door gym, children's play area and plenty of space for dog walking. However, the much loved grounds have been subject to acts of vandalism in recent months, and now the management committee and Shenstone Parish Council are...

Society failed my daughter, says mum of depressed Faye

June 19, 2014, 4:15 am

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THE mother of a woman who took her own life by running out in front of a train has blasted Staffordshire's Mental Health service, saying: "You could have done more to save my daughter."Faye Mikos, 39, died after being hit by a train on March 14.The mum-of-two from Chapel Lane, Whittington, suffered from depression and severe anxiety in 2001, 2002 and 2005.An inquest into her death heard how her health deteriorated rapidly at the start of this year.Her mum Susan Palmer, who travelled...

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Cross City line delays hit train services from Lichfield and...

June 27, 2014, 4:07 am

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Hundreds of train journeys were affected after an altercation in Wylde Green, which saw a 15 year old boy taken to hospital last night. The incident happened yesterday afternoon (Thursday June 26) at around 3.50pm on the 15.20 Lichfield Trent Valley – Longbridge service train at Wylde Green station and required an ambulance and a paramedic rapid response vehicle. A spokesperson for British Tranport Police (BTP) said: "BTP officers were called to Wylde Green station at 3.5pm on June 26...

Burntwood woman jailed for fraud at three county schools

November 13, 2014, 3:58 am

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A BURNTWOOD woman has been jailed for five months after admitting a string of frauds at three Staffordshire schools.Tracy Taylor from Lebanon Grove pleaded guilty at Stafford Crown Court in Wednesday September 3 and was sentenced to five months imprisonment.An investigation was carried out into the frauds committed at The Chetwynd Centre, Stafford Sports College and Sir Graham Balfour schools between January 2010 and February 2014. Taylor, aged 42, was employed as a finance manager at The...

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November 13, 2014, 8:00 am

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SHOCKING footage of a Lithuanian lorry driver doing a U-turn on the M6 Toll in Shenstone into on-coming traffic has today been released by police after he was given a suspended prison sentence.Leonid Papachin drove the wrong way down the slip road at junction T5 and, after realising his error, pulled onto the hard shoulder.The 51-year-old then tried to rectify his mistake by executing a dangerous and illegal manoeuvre into the path of three lanes of on-coming traffic. The footage, from...

Mystery as tortoises disappear from two Burntwood homes on the...

November 19, 2014, 10:24 am

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TWO tortoises vanished on the same night in Burntwood, leaving their owners fearful the animals have been stolen.Helen Green's 20-year-old pet Ozzie went missing from her back garden on November 8-9, the dates her friend's 40-year-old tortoise Hilda also disappeared.Ozzie was last seen at his home in Eastwood Avenue and Hilda vanished from her owner Donna Randle's property in Fieldhouse Crescent."They had stared to hibernate and have gone missing, presumed stolen, from their houses," said...

Lichfield and Burntwood police operation targets scrap metal...

November 20, 2014, 7:21 am

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POLICE and environmental officers will be staging another joint operation focusing on scrap metal collectors in Lichfield and Burntwood.The operation will run tomorrow (Friday, November 21) from 10am-2pm.It aims to ensure that items on scrap collectors' vehicles have not been stolen; that the operators have the correct licences and insurance; that they are following current legislation regarding scrap metal; and that their vehicles are legal.For this operation...