Knife crime at an all-time high across the country
Official figures show the number of fatal stabbings in England and Wales at the highest levels since records began in 1946.
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Funeral date set for four children who tragically died in a house fire
The funeral of four young children who died in a house fire in Stafford is set to take place on Tuesday, March 12.
Crime in Prisons: study reveals prison staff and visitors are linked with organised crime
Four Police and Crime Commissioners across the West Midlands are presenting to government a hard-hitting six-month study into crime in prisons.
Public outcry as taxi driver trafficking £4m of heroin sentenced to just four years
Staffordshire locals have expressed their disappointment at the criminal justice system this week after a…
Staffordshire Youth Commission to flourish under Safer Communities CIC
The Staffordshire Youth Commission has been busy this week, as it unveiled its new priorities…
Slovakian national jailed for committing rape three years ago and fleeing UK
A Slovakian man has been jailed after raping a woman over three years ago and fleeing the country. Vladimir Girga, 27 was sentenced to over six years in prison.
Cheadle woman jailed for murdering mother in “powder keg” family home
A Cheadle woman has been jailed for life for murdering her own mother in what was described as a “powder keg” of a family home.
Charlene Sargeant, 25, was found guilty of stabbing her mother Rocky Sargeant to death following an argument at the house they shared on Sun Street.
Eight arrests and £30,000 seized in Stoke after Monkey Dust raids
Eight people were arrested during raids across Stoke-on-Trent today targeting class B drug Monkey Dust.
Five men and one woman were arrested on suspicion of drug offences.
Midwife murderer sentenced to life in prison for brutal murder of ex-lover
Murderer Michael Stirling has today been sentenced to life imprisonment for the brutal and callous killing of midwife Samantha Eastwood back in July.
Four boys arrested in Middleport knifepoint robbery of 66-year-old
Staffordshire Police say they have arrested four youths in connection with a knifepoint of a 66-year-old man.
A 12-year-old, two 14-year-olds, and a 15-year-old have been arrested on suspicion of robbery. They all remain in police custody.