West Midlands

West Midlands

‘Racial motive’ to Tipton family attack

A man was injured in what police say was a racially-motivated attack in which he and his wife were pelted with bricks in front of their children. West Midlands Police said the incident, in Henn Street, Tipton, in the Black Country, on Sunday evening, appeared to be “completely unprovoked”. Sgt [...]

by × January 16, 2012 × Comments are Disabled

News and Events, Regions, West Midlands

Race attack caught on camera in Birmingham

POLICE in Birmingham have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to in connection to a racially aggravated road rage assault. The assault occurred on Thursday July 22, in Newman Road, Erdington. West Midlands Police said that following a dispute over “driving manner”, a 48-year-old [...]

by × September 9, 2010 × Comments are Disabled

Anti Terror, News and Events, West Midlands

Surveillance cameras in Birmingham track Muslims’ every move

Counterterrorism police have targeted hundreds of surveillance cameras on two Muslim areas of Birmingham, enabling them to track the precise movements of people entering and leaving the neighbourhoods. The project has principally been sold to locals as an attempt to combat antisocial behaviour, vehicle crime and drug dealing in the [...]

by × June 8, 2010 × Comments are Disabled

West Midlands

Racist gang batter immigrant with concrete block in Coventry

Detectives are hunting a violent gang of racists who attacked an innocent passer-by with a concrete block in  Coventry. The six-strong gang, who were all “extremely drunk”, stopped their victim as he cycled along Bell Green Road, Bell Green and began to hurl racist abuse at him. The victim, who [...]

by × April 5, 2010 × Comments are Disabled

Far Right, News and Events, West Midlands

EDL Dudley march: Protesters fight among themselves as 2,000 descend on town

About 2,000 members of the English Defence League (EDL) descended on Dudley town centre in the West Midlands to demonstrate at plans for a new mosque. Some of the protesters broke out of a pen in a car park, breaking down metal fences and throwing the metal brackets at officers, [...]

by × April 5, 2010 × Comments are Disabled

Far Right, News and Events, Regions, West Midlands

Runaway solider admits being BNP member

A runaway Birmingham soldier condemned as a “Nazi” broke his silence to insist he would give himself up within days. BNP member Anthony Phipps, aged 21 and from Stechford, went on the run after being accused of having a tattoo in honour of the Third Reich and of making Sieg [...]

by × January 28, 2010 × Comments are Disabled

Anti Racist, Far Right, News and Events, West Midlands

Race charges follow English Defence League Stoke rally

Race charges follow English Defence League Stoke rally

Three people have been charged with racially or religiously aggravated disorder offences after an English Defence League (EDL) rally. About 1,500 EDL supporters protested against Islamic extremism in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, on Saturday. Unite Against Fascism held a counter rally. Six officers were hurt and five police vehicles were damaged when [...]

by × January 26, 2010 × Comments are Disabled