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Sexual assault in Telford woods

A police investigation was under way today after a woman was allegedly sexually assaulted close to a cycle path in Telford.


Suspects in Telford to face routine test for illegal drugs

People arrested and held at police stations in Telford are to be routinely tested for Class A drugs, police chiefs revealed today.


Botched murder probe cost police £500,000

A botched murder probe that led to five men being acquitted of a gangland killing on the Shropshire border cost police almost £500,000, it was revealed today.


Letter: No justice in system

As members of the majority law-abiding community of Shropshire we would like pass on recent experience of our excellent police force, and the despicable thieves they try hard, daily, to catch.


Bomb squad called to Shrewsbury River Severn object find

Army explosives experts were called in after a suspected bomb was found by teams searching the River Severn in Shrewsbury.


Crimewatch tip-offs may track down wanted Shrewsbury man

Detectives hunting a man from Shrewsbury wanted over drug offences today said they had received tip-offs from the public following an appeal on Crimewatch.


Girl, 9, is grabbed in Tenbury Wells alley

A man grabbed a nine-year-old girl and led her down an alleyway in Tenbury Wells, police said today.


Driver punched by Telford car ‘thief’

A man was assaulted after challenging a suspected car thief on his own driveway in Telford, police this afternoon said.


Couple’s ordeal at the hands of gun gang

A manhunt was under way today for three robbers who raided a £1 million home near Shifnal. Police say the gang is rash and disorganised.


Man badly injured in late-night thug attack

A man was knocked to the ground and kicked repeatedly in the head by thugs in a late-night assault in Ellesmere. The 29-year-old was hurt as he lay unable to defend himself.


Police bid to trace three after Telford gang fight

Police today released CCTV images of three men they want to speak to in connection with a gang fight in Telford which left one teenager with a broken jaw.


Man, 32, attacked in Wem street robbery

A volunteer lifesaver was attacked in Wem after thugs demanded money in a late night attack.


Image of Shrewsbury sex attack man released

Police have issued an e-fit of the man they are looking for in connection with a serious sex attack on a young woman in Shrewsbury.


Witness plea after Shrewsbury sex attack

Police today launched a fresh appeal for witnesses after a woman was seriously sexually assaulted in Shrewsbury.


Knifeman threatens teenagers in Telford

A masked robber threatened two teenagers with a knife before fleeing with a mobile phone, police said this afternoon.


Half of drink-drivers caught the next day

More than half of the drivers arrested for drink-driving in West Mercia last year were caught after getting behind the wheel the next day, figures revealed today.


Five injured in street brawls

Five people were injured when a series of brawls broke out on the Shropshire border following England’s Six Nations rugby defeat to Wales.


River Severn pollution scare after thieves cut Ironbridge factory pipes

Thieves cut the copper pipes of an oil tank to steal fuel from the Merrythought factory in Ironbridge, causing a spill into the River Severn.


Leader: Cut in opening hours to put police out of reach

In the twisted doublespeak that is used to slip unpalatable changes past the public, the shortening of public opening hours at all Shropshire’s police stations is being presented as an improvement in efficiency and effectiveness, while protecting front line policing.


Jewellery taken by Telford burglars

Thieves forced their way into a home in Telford and stole hundreds of pounds worth of jewellery, police this afternoon said.


Cannabis seized in Church Stretton home raid

Police seized 25 cannabis plants during a raid on a home in Church Stretton.


Leader: Time to get heavy with metal thieves

During the war iron railings and metal street furniture disappeared in huge amounts, all going towards the war effort.


Metal thieves climb power pylons for copper cables

Metal thieves climbed telegraph poles to cut copper from overhead cables in the middle of the night in remote Shropshire fields, police said today.


Ban for drink-drive mother after takeaway crash

A mother of three has been banned from driving after she crashed her car into a Chinese takeaway in Ludlow while nearly three times the legal drink-drive limit.


Hero officer uses patrol car to block Burway van fall

A policeman was today hailed as a hero after he used his patrol car in order to stop a van sliding over the edge of a Shropshire beauty spot.


Distraction burglar in callous raid on victim, 90

Cash and jewellery was stolen from a 90-year-old woman by a man posing as a water engineer during a distraction burglary near Shrewsbury.


Market Drayton traders told how to deal with shoplifters

Police in Market Drayton are joining forces with traders in the town in a clamp down on shoplifters, it was revealed today.


Thieves steal 15 trolleys for cash

Metal thieves stole shopping trolleys worth more than £3,000 from a DIY store in Telford, police said this afternoon.


Former police chief is in running for new role

A retired chief superintendent from Shropshire has entered the race to become the region’s first elected police commissioner.


Officers attacked in Shrewsbury boxing night brawl, court told

A police officer was kicked in the stomach and another punched in the face during a mass brawl at a boxing night in Shrewsbury, a court has heard.

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