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WEST Mercia Police have released a statement after a former police officer was found dead at a house in Bromsgrove.

Worcestershire police have welcomed some new four-legged friends onto the force.

A MAN and his dog had to be rescued from the freezing River Avon after ‘getting into difficulty.’ The man, who was in his 60s, was pulled from the river by the Swiftwater Rescue Team and taken to hospital by ambulance. Fire, police and ambulance crews were called to help the dog walker and his pet by Evesham Sports Club The incident took place shortly after midday on Tuesday, January 5 near Blind Lane. Fire and ambulance crews were sent to the scene including the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford. Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said: “Three Hereford & Worce...

AN effort to save a woman in her 60s from the River Severn in Bewdley has been described as 'heroic work'. The woman was reported missing from her home in Bewdley this morning (December 29), before she was seen in the river by West Mercia Police officers at around 11am. Together with specialist officers from Herefordshire & Worcestershire Fire and Rescue Service, the woman was safely rescued from the water near Bewdley Rowing Club. A spokesperson from Herefordshire & Worcestershire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Three Water First Responder officers entered the water and were able to...

The thief made off in the van towards Knight Road. Photo from Google Maps POLICE are urging van drivers to take extra caution during their deliveries following a theft in Wolverley. At around 3.15pm on Monday, December 8, a van was stolen from Hayes Road while the driver was outside the vehicle. A 4x4 pulled up alongside the delivery vehicle and a man got out and got in the van and drove off in the direction of Knight Road. Officers searched the area and liaised with neighbouring forces and the van was found discarded in Dudley. There have been a number of similar incidents in the W...