B News and Views Birmingham

08/10/2025

| Have you seen Murina, aged 14, who’s missing from London but is believed to be in Birmingham.

Murina was last seen at 12:00 on 05/10/25.

Call 999 if you see Murina, quoting PID 1126484.

08/10/2025

08/10/2025

| Drugs and a car have been seized in , as neighbourhood officers continue to act on residents' concerns.

Our team in Bordesley have been listening to the community about drug crime and the harm it is bringing to the area - specifically the supply and use of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas.

Enforcement action is continuing against those supplying it, and yesterday (7 October), the team visited a store on Coventry Road as part of their enquiries.

A car was found containing a quantity of nitrous oxide, and a man was arrested at the scene.

The drugs and car were seized, and enquiries are continuing. We will share another update when we have one.

For now, if you have concerns about drug crime in your area, call us on 101.

Your intelligence can be vital in helping us target those causing harm to communities and bringing to justice those involved in supplying drugs.

You can also speak to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

08/10/2025

| Officers working hard to tackle vehicle crime in north Birmingham have seized another stolen motorbike.

We were called to reports someone was trying to hide a bike in at just after 2pm yesterday (6 October).

Officers were quickly at the scene and managed to find the bike, and enquiries found it had previously been reported stolen from the Staffordshire area.

It's been recovered and will be returned to the owner.

We really appreciate the information from the public - it's vital in helping us deal with crime, and we take all reports seriously.

Just last week, officers recovered two more stolen bikes from an address in Sutton Coldfield, and are carrying out a range of activity to tackle motorbike crime, and vehicle theft.

If you’re concerned about offences happening in your area, call us 101. Always call 999 to report a crime in progress.

You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

08/10/2025

07/10/2025

*** FIREWORKS ***

If you do not like the constant use of Fireworks across the city at all hours of the day and night, this is your chance to back push to regulate them.

Baber Baz, councillor for Yardley West and Stechford Ward, is making a push for just that!

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🎆 A big thank you to everyone who’s signed our petition to stop the fireworks free-for-all in Birmingham! Your support shows how much our community cares about making our neighbourhoods safer and more peaceful for people and pets alike.

Please keep the momentum going — share the petition with friends, family, and neighbours, and encourage them to sign too. Together, we can make a real difference. 💛

👉 Sign the petition here

Across Birmingham, residents are fed up. Fireworks are being set off not just on Bonfire Night, but at all times of year, often late into the night. This is not harmless fun:

07/10/2025

| Do you recognise these two men?

We would like to speak to them after a man was assaulted on Lower Trinity Street, Deritend.

The incident took place on 9 August shortly after 11.30pm.

If you recognise either man please contact us on 101 quoting crime reference number 20/338601/25.

Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

07/10/2025

07/10/2025

| We've charged a man with the murder of Tomasz Samel, who was kidnapped and killed in 2019.

Tomasz (pictured), aged 45, was taken from his home on Raleigh Close, Handsworth, in a white van at around 8.45am.

At 10.45pm that day, 27 March, he banged on the door of a property in Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, to get help.

Suffering 75 per cent burns, he was taken to hospital by ambulance but sadly died in a specialist burns unit in Liverpool on 21 June.

Our investigation has continued ever since, and we have now arrested and charged Tobiasz Kozlowski, 38, and Sandra Kozlowska, aged 37, both of Liverpool.

Kozlowski has been charged with murder, conspiracy to kidnap, conspiracy to falsely imprison another, conspiracy to cause GBH with intent. He appeared before Birmingham magistrates in on 26 September. He was remanded in custody and will next appear before Birmingham Crown Court on 24 October.

Kozlowska has been charged with assisting an offender and will appear before the same court on the same day.

Det Ch Supt Scott Griffiths, leading the investigation, said: "We have not stopped in our pursuit of justice for Tomasz and his loved ones, and today is a significant step forward in our investigation.

"But our work continues, and we would urge anyone with information who has not already spoken to us to please get in touch."

You can speak to our officers by calling 101 or get in touch via Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.