A parent has been fined for allowing his teenage son to play truant from school.
Birmingham magistrates this week ordered Adam William James Gough, aged 36, of Erdington, to pay £609 in fines and costs for failing to ensure that his son regularly attended Kingsbury School where he was registered between November 2015 and March 2016.
The verdict was proved in absence.
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A woman has been banned from keeping a pet shop for two years after admitting to selling animals from her home.
Jadwiga Ewa Grum, 37, of Johnson Road, Erdington, pleaded guilty to one offence under the Pet Animals Act 1951, keeping the premises as a pet shop without a licence. She received a 12-month conditional discharge and was ordered to pay £500 towards costs plus a £15 victim surcharge.
Birmingham City Council brought the case against Grum after its animal welfare team received a complaint from colleagues at Surrey Trading Standards.
On 17 September 2015, Surrey Trading Standards contacted the animal welfare about a couple who bought a German shepherd puppy from Grum, who advertised on the Pets4Home website. The puppy was seized and quarantined after it was found to be imported at too young an age: puppies must be 15 weeks old before they can be brought into the UK.
Officers visited Grum’s home on 25th September 2015 and asked to see all the puppies and associated paperwork, including pedigree certificates and pet passports. Four were in the garden and another four were in a van belonging to Grum’s partner.
It was evident the puppies found on the Johnson Road premises had been imported from Poland, but Grum maintained that she was not selling the puppies over the internet.
Less than a week later, officers discovered Grum’s advert was still on the Pets4Homes website with the same contact details, so arrangements were made to view the puppies on 1st October 2015.
Posing as customers, two officers visited Grum’s home in Johnson Road to see the puppies. When they asked to see the pedigree certificates, these could not be produced.
On 3rd November 2015, Grum was interviewed under caution, but continued to deny any trading activity.
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A taxi driver has been given a suspended prison sentence after he was found guilty of a sexual offence by Birmingham Magistrates.
The court heard that Jamshed Miah, aged 57, of Castle Vale, intentionally touched a woman sexually without her consent. The victim was a vulnerable person, and he, as a taxi driver, was in a position of trust, magistrates told him. The offence was made more serious because it was committed in the presence of an autistic child.
Miah was sentenced this week to eight weeks in prison, suspended for twelve months. He was ordered to undertake 100 hours of unpaid community work, and to register with the police for seven years. He was told to pay £480 in costs and surcharge. The offence took place in September 2015, in Sutton Coldfield.
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Birmingham’s reputation as a gun-crime capital continues to grow.
Another shooting took place in the city this weekend. This one was in Selly Oak, last night (Sunday).
Police say that a 27-year-old was taken to hospital after a single shot to his upper arm through the window of his car just before 11.30pm on Tiverton Road.
He is in a stable condition.
Inspector Richard Marsh described it as a targeted attack.
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A car trader and its director were ordered to pay £7,500 for selling a used car that was misdescribed and unroadworthy.
M A Trade Centre Limited, based in Arthur Road, Yardley, and the company’s director Mahmood Hussain, 48, of Geraldine Road, Yardley, had pleaded not guilty to four offences each under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 and Road Traffic Act 1988 at an earlier hearing (31 March 2016).
Both Hussain and M A Trade Centre Limited were found guilty on 6th June 2016 of all offences relating to advertising an unroadworthy 2011-reg Ford Fiesta for sale via the Auto Trader website.
Birmingham Magistrates today (11th July 2016) fined Hussain and the company £1,750 each and ordered to pay £2,000 towards costs.
An order was also made to confiscate the Ford Fiesta.
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A meat wholesaler has been fined for failing to prevent waste escaping from its premises.
Premium Halal Meat & Poultry Limited, based at Unit W5, The Saturn Centre, Bissell Street, Highgate, was prosecuted by Birmingham City Council for an offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
As no one from the company attended today’s hearing at Birmingham Magistrates Court (11th July 2016), it was fined £24,000 and ordered to pay £1,541 towards court costs plus a £120 victim surcharge.
The business had pleaded not guilty on 26th May 2016.
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A thief has been banned from a shop after admitting that he stole from the store on seven separate days in the space of two weeks.
Jason Millward, aged 44, of Bracebridge Road in Tyburn, stole aftershave, perfumes and bodysprays worth almost £800 in total between 24th June and 8th July 2016 from Boots the Chemist in Erdington.
He has been banned from the store until his next court hearing later this month.
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Magistrates have jailed a persistent shoplifter who continued his crimes despite their judgements and directions.
Lee James Randall, aged 40, of Chelmsley Wood stole handbags and purses worth almost £300 from TK Maxx in Castle Vale in November. Police discovered a stanley knife and pliers that he was using for his shoplifting sprees when they visited him at his home later that month.
He was already under the terms of a suspended prison sentence after stealing seven pairs of sunglasses and a handbag worth over £400 in total from TK Maxx in Castle Vale Retail Park during the previous month.
Last week Birmingham magistrates sentenced him to a total of 20 weeks in prison.
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A man has been sent to Birmingham Crown Court to face charges of producing cannabis at his home.
Peter Terrence Moore, aged 54, appeared at Birmingham Magistrates Court on Monday (11th July) charged with producing 12 mature plants of cannabis, a controlled drug of class b in his home in Upavon Croft. He is also charged with diverting or wasting a quantity of electricity.
He is due to appear at Crown Court next month.
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A man who stole over £1,800 of goods in two days from Boots has been given a community order and told to pay just £150 in compensation.
Darren Wesley Jones, aged 30, from Cecil Road in Tyburn stole eight pairs of Hugo Boss sunglasses worth £1,560 from Boots in Gracechurch Centre on 2nd July.
He returned to the same store the following day and pinched a Braun shaver worth £329.
Magistrates said they took into account his guilty plea when sentencing. He had originally pleaded not guilty to the charges, but changed his plea on the day of the hearing. He has been told that he must participate in probationary activity for a maximum of 15 days during the next twelve months.
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The growth in gun crime in Birmingham was made more evident by an incident in a city centre restaurant yesterday (Wednesday).
Seven teenagers were arrested and a loaded handgun seized by firearms officers in a Bishopsgate Street restaurant at 11.30pm.
A fight broke out as police tried to search a bag belonging to a 17-year-old boy. The bag contained the loaded gun and a further six bullets. A search of the other six in the group revealed two knives and suspected Class B drugs.
All seven, aged between 15 and 19, were arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm and remain in custody today.
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Two parents have been fined for failing to ensure that their child attended a local secondary school on a regular basis.
Spencer Prosser and Julie Roberts, of Castle Vale, were found guilty in their absence this week by Birmingham magistrates of failing to ensure that their teenage child regularly attended Greenwood Academy between January and March 2016.
They were both ordered to pay a total of £972 in fines and costs.
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Two women have been victims of robberies in Castle Vale during the past five weeks.
Both victims have been attacked and had their handbags taken.
In the more recent incident, a 44 year-old woman was attacked in Castle Vale in the early hours of last Friday (22nd July).
The robbery happened at around 12.10am in Wattisham Square.
Police are also investigating a robbery that took place last month, on 16th June. A 63 year-old woman was attacked on Manby Road just after midday (12.10pm).
Both incidents are being treated as separate offences.
No arrests have yet been made.
Police are urging anyone who can assist officers with their enquiries to call West Midlands Police on 101 or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
A local resident says that the victim in the Manby Road incident suffered facial injuries.
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CCTV images of two men wanted in connection with a mugging near the M6 bridge on Chester Road
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The CCTV cameras in Castle Vale work throughout the day and night, every day of the year, according to CCTV boss Marian Payne.
She has responded on this website to comments from the public about two muggings in recent weeks, in which women have been robbed of their handbags.
Neither incident was picked up by CCTV.
” However, we have an extremely high rate of detection and prosecution of various offences/incidents due to the work of professional and skilled operators of the CCTV,” says Marian.
“There is no charge to the residents for the CCTV service; it acts as both a deterrent and security source and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.”
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A man who stole from a charity tin has been told by magistrates to attend a thinking skills course.
Neil Daniel Bunn, aged 42, of Pype Hayes, pleaded guilty to stealing approximately £400 from a till float and charity tin in KBD fashion store in Erdington on 8th May.
The court ordered him to pay £390 in compensation, and an additional £270 in costs and surcharge.
He must attend a thinking skills programme for 60 hours as part of his rehabilitation activity requirement.
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Some CCTV cameras in Castle Vale could be moved to make sure that they cover potential crime hotspots.
All cctv cameras in Castle Vale are monitored by trained staff throughout the day and night, every day of the year
An increase in some crimes over the past 3-6 months has caused the police to apply for a Public Space Protection Order for the estate. This will need to be supported by the council, and will enable various measures to be taken to prevent and cut down on crime. It could include giving PCSOs (police community support officers) dispersal orders, allowing them to curb large gatherings of youths in public areas.
Residents have raised concerns about large gatherings of youths in some parts of the estate over the summer months. There has also been an increase in illegal motorbike and mini-moped use.
Local police have also been dealing with two reported recent muggings, and there have been other mugging scares reported on social media locally.
CVCH (housing association) bosses say they are currently reviewing the positions of some of their 79 cameras and may re-locate some of the equipment to keep a closer eye on some key areas.
Some of the cameras are static, others are mobile, with zoom lenses. Camera operators are able to zoom in to view individual faces more clearly if there is good cause.
Castle Vale has 79 cameras monitoring the estate
The housing association has confirmed today that all cameras are currently working, and that they are manned by fully trained staff throughout the day and night, every day of the year. CCTV operators have enhanced SIA licences (Security Industry Authority).
CVCH, the housing association in charge of the camera system, has been accredited with a BSS (British Standard Safety) certificate.
All cameras are monitored at all times, and staff undertake an hourly focus on particular areas of the estate.
Residents can request to have a particular area monitored more closely. They can also report incidents or problems directly to the cctv team on 0121 776 8880.
Local police have a direct line to the cctv control centre, and have confirmed that cctv footage on the estate has led to prosecutions. One woman whose photograph featured in CVCH pages of Tyburn Mail last month has now been given a four-month prison sentence after cameras spotted her in Castle Vale, following an injunction that prevented her from legally entering the estate.
In another case, an illegal motorbike rider has recently been traced to his home address using cctv footage. He has been successfully prosecuted.
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A builder has been jailed for slashing a man’s throat with a Stanley knife during a fight in an Erdington pub.
James Lee: jailed for ten years after fight in Erdington pub
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A man has been sent for trial after a series of driving offences in two vehicles over a period of weeks in Castle Vale and Stechford, on 18th July, 9th August and 10th August.
Birmingham Crown Court
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Three young motorists, all from Castle Vale, have been fined this week by Birmingham Magistrates for traffic offences.
Birmingham Magistrates Court
Demi Bartlam, aged 22, admitted allowing Callan Holder, to drive a Ford Fiesta on Castle Vale High Street without a licence or insurance in February.
Bartlam was ordered to pay £420 in fines and costs. Holder was ordered to pay £316 in fines and costs. Both offenders had their driving licences endorsed with six penalty points.
In a separate case heard on the same day, Dylan Andrew Short, aged 22, was convicted of driving a Ford Fiesta in Washwood Heath in February without a licence, insurance or test certificate. He was ordered to pay £860 and had his driving licence endorsed with six penalty points.
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