From West Mercia Police: In March, we participated in Operation Machinize, a targeted effort to combat criminal gangs using barbershops as fronts for fraud, money laundering, and the sale of illicit goods. As part of the operation, 33 warrants were executed across our...
Barbershops and other cash-intensive businesses across England and Wales have been targeted by police and other law enforcement officers during a three-week crackdown on high street crime. In total, 265 premises were visited across Operation Machinize, where officers...
Vape seize from an 11-year-old child in a park. West Mercia Police have confirmed that a vape was seized from an 11-year-old child in Malvern on Thursday evening. A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: “While on cycle patrol this evening, I engaged with a group...
A man accused of killing another man in Hereford has pleaded guilty to murder. Matthew Jonathon, 39, of no fixed abode, was charged with the murder of 54-year-old Jamie Gawler earlier this year. Jamie Gawler was found dead at his home in Brierley Court in Hereford on...
One man has been arrested after a vehicle mounted the kerb and hit a pedestrian in Hereford yesterday (Wednesday 9 April). Around 7pm on Edgar Street, the car – a white Vauxhall – mounted the kerb and collided with a 16-year-old boy who was walking on the...
