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Rubbish service?
Following the furore on social media over the last week, Dan Slee, press officer at Walsall Council offered the following press statement on the question of the controversial recycling leaflets...
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Brownhills bank staff prevent OAP being conned
Another depressing press release from Walsall Police relating to a nasty incident that took place on Monday that could have been a whole lot worse. Thanks to the care and attention of the bank staff,...
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Police arrest men in connecion with Walsall Wood garden con
Yesterday I spotted this encouraging press release from Walsall Police relating to an incident on Thursday in Holly Bank, Walsall Wood. It seems officers from West Midlands Police made arrests...
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Scumbags preying on the local elderly again – be vigilant
I see from the excellent blog of Kevin Pitt, Walsall Community Partnerships Officer, that opportunist conmen are preying on the local senior citizens again. Please tell your relatives and neighbours...
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Beware! Local OAP nearly victim of phone scam
Following on from last weeks post about conmen praying on the elderly by claiming to have done work, then coercing their victims to withdraw money from the bank, here's a worrying incident sent to me...
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Troubled Waters
Just a quick note. In all the brouhaha about Brownhills Canoe and Outdoor Centre, and the end of the relationship between Brownhills Community Association and Bear Creek Adventure, up till now, Bear...
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Bogus callers con elderly woman in Brownhills – be vigilant
I have been contacted by Nicky Biddlestone, Communications Officer at West Midlands Police, with a timely warning that opportunist con merchants are preying on the local senior citizens again. Continue...
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Bogus gardeners conning the elderly in Brownhills – be vigilant
I was contacted yesterday by a local lady who is very concerned and upset that her mother was conned by bogus 'gardeners' who claimed to have done work on her communal garden, and then charged an...
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Bogus caller cons elderly lady out of £280 – be on your guard!
I am seeing various reports circulating locally about bogus tradesmen calling on the elderly and attempting to coerce them into handing money over or having work done against their will. Continue...
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Police hunt man following attempted knifepoint robbery at Card Factory store,...
There has been a nasty attempted robbery in Brownhills town centre at lunchtime today (Friday, 15th May 2015), and West Midlands Police have issued the following statement and appeal for witnesses......
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Bogus caller cons OAP in Shire Oak
Yet another report reaches me regarding bogus tradesmen calling on the elderly and attempting to coerce them into handing money over for bout and unneeded services. Continue reading →
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Beware bogus Dyson engineer scam operating locally
Gosh, it's all been bad news and warnings this week - I hate bringing you folks bad news, but sadly I have to again now as I've been contacted by a reader who's rightly very worried about a...
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Beware – bogus Police Officers spotted in Shire Oak
I notice yet again issues locally with bogus callers and con merchants preying on the elderly and vulnerable - and now there have been reports that in the St. Marks Road area of Shire Oak in the last...
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Bogus callers operating in Brownhills and across Walsall Borough: be on your...
I have just had the following news release drawn to my attention by a good friend of the blog - it was posted to day by Police Partnerships Officer Kevin Pitt, and concerns bogus callers who are...
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Reports bogus Dyson engineer scam operating locally again
I'm running this post again as a notable hoover enthusiast and blog contributor the young David Evans has been called by the fake Dyson engineers, and he's just one of several who've reported calls in...
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Police hunt man following armed robbery at Card Factory store, Brownhills
In a remarkable instance of coincidental timing, Walsall Police late this afternoon (Monday, 12th December 2016) published an appeal for witnesses over an armed robbery at the Card Factory shortchanged...
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Police seek identity of two men following theft from shopper in Aldi, Brownhills
This lunchtime, police in Walsall have issued the above images from CCTV in the Aldi store in Brownhills showing a couple of men they would like to trace after a theft from a shopper there on Thursday...
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Police seek man following knifepoint betting shop robbery in Brownhills
Can you identify this lads please? Continue reading
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Man turns himself in following police appeal earlier today
Police in Walsall have released the following statement in relation to a man they wished to identify earlier in connection with a robbery at Ward’s Store, Shire Oak. Continue reading
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