
Deborah Hardiman
Chief Reporter at Express & Star
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expressandstar.com | Deborah Hardiman
A Black Country man has appeared before a crown court judge over firearms allegations. Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565At Wolverhampton Crown Court sitting at Telford Magistrates Court defendant Reece Jones, aged 30, of Tipton, pleaded not guilty to one count of possession of a firearm with intent. The case relates to an alleged incident which happened on May 16. Jones, of Powis Avenue, Tipton, appeared via prison video on Tuesday.
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expressandstar.com | Deborah Hardiman
The red Suzuki could be seen wedged into the bus stop outside The Broadway pub on Lichfield Road, near to its junction with Broad Lane North, on Wednesday (June 18) morning. The bus stop serves National Express West Midlands services including numbers 9 and 69, which run between Walsall and Wolverhampton. Police were at the scene helping to direct traffic at around 8.30am. There was congestion in the area with traffic queuing as a result.
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expressandstar.com | Deborah Hardiman
Three people have been arrested after a stolen car used in a burglary was pulled over by officers. Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565The area's road crime policing team carried checks of the silver coloured Audi using automatic number plate recognition. @Trafficwmp posted on X: "#RoadCrimeTeamofficers saw this Audi in Wolverh ampton after it had been used in a burglary.
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expressandstar.com | Deborah Hardiman
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565The incident happened on Wednesday in Lichfield Road near the Broad Lane North junction near New Invention shortly before 8am. There is congestion in the area near the Broadway Pub with traffic queuing as a result. The route is the main commuter link between Bloxwich and the city.
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expressandstar.com | Deborah Hardiman
A gang failed in their a bid to steal a motorbike parked outside an address in in Dudley. West Midlands Police has now released footage of the incident as part of its public appeal for information about the three individuals suspected of being involved. The image shows them approaching the driveway on foot before one of them checks out the machine which is covered up. A number of attempts were made to steal the bike from outside an address in Himley Street, Russells Hall.
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It is thought four people have been taken to hospital. https://t.co/lruRQ2ttJn

Another man is thought to have been taken to Walsall Manor Hospital suffering the effects of smoke inhalation.

Two men and a woman believed to have sustained burns were taken to Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital. https://t.co/BL87d5gYeU