[31 JAN 01] SHOT FIRED AT ASSISTANT IN STORE RAID

Armed raiders fired a shot in a convenience store before making off with the till, leaving a shop assistant terrified yesterday.  MORE

[31 JAN 01] POSTER APPEAL SPREADS KILLER HUNT

A nationwide poster campaign has been launched by Warwickshire police to try and find the lorry driver responsible for killing a motorcyclist on a motorway.  MORE

[30 JAN 01] FEARS MOUNT OVER MISSING COVENTRY GIRL

Concern is mounting over the safety and welfare of a 14-year-old Coventry girl who has been missing for a month.  MORE

[30 JAN 01] MAN ROBBED AT GUNPOINT IN CITY STREET

A 22-year-old Coventry man was held at gunpoint in the street yesterday and robbed of his laptop computer.  MORE

[30 JAN 01] TEENAGER THREATENED BY COVENTRY ROBBER

A robber threatened to break a 17-year-old lad's jaw if he didn't hand over his money in Coventry.  MORE

[30 JAN 01] STITCHES NEEDED AFTER CITY STREET ATTACK

A 33-year-old man needed stitches for cuts to his face after he was attacked by robbers in Coventry yesterday evening.  MORE

[29 JAN 01] CLUB STEWARDS FIGHT OFF ARMED ROBBERS

Brave stewards at a club near Coventry fought off raiders armed with guns early today.  MORE

[29 JAN 01] TAXI DRIVER STABBED BY PASSENGER

A taxi driver was stabbed in the neck as his two passengers tried to rob him of his takings.  MORE

[29 JAN 01] £250,000 WATCHES HEIST IN HOTEL CAR PARK

Watches worth £250,000 were stolen from cars belonging to company reps parked in a hotel near Coventry.  MORE

[29 JAN 01] THOUSANDS GOES UP IN SMOKE AS CARS TORCHED

Arsonists caused thousands of pounds of damage to cars at the weekend when 11 vehicles parked in a compound were attacked.  MORE

[29 JAN 01] WOMAN SHOVED INTO WALL BY ROBBER

A woman struck her face on a brick wall after she was shoved to the ground by a thief who snatched her designer handbag.  MORE

[26 JAN 01] PEDESTRIAN KILLED IN MORNING COLLISION

A pedestrian was killed earlier today after she was in a collision with a car.  MORE

[26 JAN 01] GIRL AGED NINE GRABBED BY TATTOOED MAN

A man with a spider tattooed on his head tried to grab a nine-year-old girl as she rode in the dark in a Coventry street yesterday.  MORE

[26 JAN 01] CHAIN RIPPED FROM MAN'S NECK IN CITY CENTRE

A man had a gold chain ripped from his neck by an attacker in a Coventry street yesterday afternoon.  MORE

[26 JAN 01] POLICE USE FLINTS TO HAMMER CROOKS

Police in Coventry are using a new computer system to predict where and when crime is likely to happen.  MORE

[25 JAN 01] HUSBAND SOBS AS HE APPEALS FOR MURDER CLUES

The husband of a woman murdered by arsonists in Coventry has tearfully told how he has “lost everything” since her death.  MORE

[25 JAN 01] MOTORCYCLIST KILLER TRACKED WITH TV APPEAL

A TV appeal to track the lorry driver who dragged a motorcyclist along a motorway, and only stopped to throw away the wreckage, has thrown up new leads.  MORE

[25 JAN 01] TEENAGER KICKED UNCONSCIOUS IN STREET ATTACK

An 18-year-old was punched and kicked unconscious by two robbers in a Coventry street.  MORE

[25 JAN 01] MAN DIES AFTER CAR HITS WALL

An 87-year-old man was killed yesterday after the car he was driving hit a brick wall.  MORE

[24 JAN 01] RAPE CLAIM WITHDRAWN AS YOUTH CHARGED

A Coventry youth is to appear before city magistrates tomorrow charged with assault after allegations of rape made by a teenager were withdrawn.  MORE

[24 JAN 01] HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN, ASK POLICE

Police have released an e-fit of this man who grabbed a woman and threatened her before ransacking her house in Coventry.  MORE

[24 JAN 01] PENSIONER THROWN ACROSS ROOM BY CROOK

A burglar threw an 87-year-old woman across her living room before stealing up to £8,000 of her savings yesterday.  MORE

[24 JAN 01] MAN ROBBED BY GANG AT CANAL BASIN

A man had a sharp object pressed into his back and was robbed as he used a telephone at Coventry Canal Basin.  MORE

[23 JAN 01] SEX OFFENDER HEAD FOUND DEAD IN GERMANY

A former Coventry headteacher who resigned after admitting having pornographic photos of children has died in Germany.  MORE

[23 JAN 01] WORRY OVER SEX ATTACKS ON UNDER-AGE GIRLS

Police in Coventry say efforts are being made to curb the number of under-age girls being attacked after visiting bars in the city following two rapes and a sexual assault.  MORE

[23 JAN 01] KNIFE HELD TO TRUCK DRIVER'S THROAT

A truck driver was hijacked and robbed at knife point as he waited at traffic lights in Coventry.  MORE

[23 JAN 01] PENSIONERS DIES BEHIND WHEEL OF CAR

A pensioner died today after his car left the road and crashed when he suffered a suspected heart attack at the wheel.  MORE

[23 JAN 01] SWEET DISPLAY OF COURAGE AGAINST ROBBER

A man working in an off-licence threw a display of sweets at a robber who threatened him with a knife and demanded money. MORE

[22 JAN 01] COUPLES SOUGHT AS TEENAGER MAKES RAPE CLAIM

A couple who were approached by a frightened 14-year-old girl who claimed she had been raped in Coventry are being urged to come forward by police.  MORE

[22 JAN 01] PAPERBOY ATTACKED IN CITY STREET

A paperboy was punched by two men who demanded money from him and stole his mobile phone as he made his deliveries in Coventry.  MORE

[22 JAN 01] POLICE RE-APPEAL FOR HELP AFTER CITY DEATH

Police have renewed their appeal for witnesses after a Coventry pedestrian was killed on a road in the city.  MORE

[19 JAN 01] CITY NEWSAGENT SLASHED IN SHOP ATTACK

A Coventry newsagent was cut with a double-bladed knife as he tried to fend off robbers who attacked his store yesterday.  MORE

[19 JAN 01] CAR CHASE ENDS WITH STING IN THE TAIL

A Coventry teenager is in police custody after a 45-minute car chase went through three towns early this morning.  MORE

[19 JAN 01] COVENTRY MOTORCYCLIST INJURED IN CRASH

A Coventry motorcyclist suffered serious injuries when he collided with a car on a road heading towards the city.  MORE

[18 JAN 01] MAN HIT WITH MISSILE FIRED FROM INTERNET GUN

Police confiscated a gun bought illegally over the internet by a 15-year-old after he shot a man in the head with it.  MORE

[18 JAN 01] RACE CLAIM FOLDS AS WARDEN QUITS

A black Coventry traffic warden who accused colleagues of racial discrimination has resigned from the force and given up her claims at an employment tribunal.  MORE

[18 JAN 01] FOG LIGHTS CRACKDOWN ON HAZARDOUS DRIVERS

Daft motorists who use their fog lights in clear conditions in Coventry are facing a fine in a clampdown by traffic police. MORE

[17 JAN 01] FOUR MEN ARRESTED FOLLOWING COVENTRY RAPE

Four men have been arrested following the alleged rape of a 15-year-old-girl in Coventry city centre.  MORE

[17 JAN 01] CAR ATTACK LINK PROBED IN CITY MURDER HUNT

Detectives conducting a murder hunt after a Coventry woman was killed in an arson attack have issued more information in an attempt to get witnesses.  MORE

[17 JAN 01] WARWICKSHIRE TOWNS SET CRIME EXAMPLE

Police officers from all over the country are visiting Warwickshire to find out the model way to combat crime in town centre shops.  MORE

[17 JAN 01] WOMAN ARRESTED AS HEROIN SEIZED

A woman has been released on police bail after officers seized drugs believed to be heroin with a street value of more than £7,000.  MORE

[17 JAN 01] CALLER HUNTED AS CAR IS GUTTED

Police are trying to trace a man who called the fire service to a car which was gutted by fire last night.  MORE

[16 JAN 01] MANAGER HANDCUFFED AND KICKED BY ROBBER

A manager of a restaurant was forced by an armed robber to empty a safe before he was handcuffed and kicked.  MORE

[16 JAN 01] BOYS SHOT AS THEY PLAYED IN PARK

Boys as young as seven were shot at by teenagers armed with a gun, and police are appealing for help in tracing the culprits.  MORE

[16 JAN 01] COVENTRY MORE DANGEROUS THAN WARWICKSHIRE

The West Midlands has the highest number of robberies in the country outside London, while Warwickshire is the safest place in the country to live.  MORE

[16 JAN 01] SKY BLUES HOSTS POLICE RECRUITMENT DRIVE

An innovative new course is being launched in Coventry to help potential new recruits prepare for a career with the police.  MORE

[15 JAN 01] COVENTRY MAN KILLED ON CITY ROAD

Police are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian was killed on a Coventry road at the weekend.  MORE

[15 JAN 01] TEENAGER RAPED IN COVENTRY CITY CENTRE

A 15-year-old girl was raped near a Coventry nightclub while her attacker’s friends stood by and watched.  MORE

[15 JAN 01] TEENAGER FIGHTS OFF CITY SEX ATTACKER

A Coventry teenager was dragged away from the street by a man who tried to attack her as she left a city nightclub yesterday.  MORE

[15 JAN 01] CAR ROBBER STRIKES WITH BLADE

A pensioner was cut with a blade as she struggled with a robber trying to steal her handbag from her car.  MORE

[12 JAN 01] YOUTHS SOUGHT IN COVENTRY MURDER HUNT

A murder inquiry has been launched after forensic tests showed that a house fire that killed a Coventry woman was arson.  MORE

[12 JAN 01] WOMEN TERRIFIED AS PETROL STATION IS HELD UP

Two Coventry petrol station attendants were bundled into a stock room as youths armed with a gun stole cash.  MORE

[12 JAN 01] TODDLER HURT IN COVENTRY CAR COLLISION

A two-year-old Coventry girl had to undergo emergency surgery on her tongue after she was hit by a car.  MORE

[11 JAN 01] COVENTRY WOMAN DIES FROM HOUSE FIRE INJURIES

A woman who was hurt along with her children in a fire at their Coventry home has died from her injuries. MORE

[11 JAN 01] NAKED CHEER AS BETHELL WALKS FREE

Coventry nudist campaigner Vincent Bethell has struck a blow for the right to go naked after a jury unanimously cleared of causing a public nuisance by walking around with no clothes on.  MORE

[11 JAN 01] TEENAGER INJURED IN CITY STREET ROBBERY

A teenager was punched in the face several times by a man who demanded money from him in Coventry city centre yesterday. MORE

[11 JAN 01] PENSIONERS FLATTENED BY HOUSE ATTACKERS

A Coventry pensioner was pushed to the ground by two burglars who burst in her home and ransacked her house. MORE

[10 JAN 01] CHILDREN CRITICAL AFTER COVENTRY HOUSE FIRE

A mother and her two young children are close to death following a suspected arson attack on their Coventry home.  MORE

[10 JAN 01] REWARD ON OFFER AFTER CITY BANK ATTACK

A £15,000 reward is on offer after two men attacked a security guard at a Coventry bank and stole cash yesterday.  MORE

[10 JAN 01] MAN KILLED AS CAR COLLIDES WITH LORRY

A man died this morning after the car he was driving collided with a lorry.  MORE

[10 JAN 01] WOMEN ATTACK CAR IN ROAD RAGE ATTACK

Police are hunting two women who allegedly attacked a motorist in a road rage incident near a nightclub.  MORE

[09 JAN 01] TWO DIE AS FIRE SAFETY WARNINGS IGNORED

Fire officers are urging people to make sure they have smoke alarms that work after two bodies were found following separate house fires in Coventry.  MORE

[09 JAN 01] BODY FOUND IN RIVER

Police have called off a hunt for a missing person after a body was discovered in the River Avon.  MORE

[09 JAN 01] DRINK DRIVING STILL A PROBLEM, FIGURES SHOW

The number of drink drivers on the road over Christmas fell in the West Midlands but rose in Warwickshire, results of the annual campaign have shown.  MORE

[08 JAN 01] COVENTRY MAN JAILED FOR DOG HAMMER ATTACK

A man who launched a frenzied attack on his dog that caused the pet so much pain that a crowd gathered because of the noise has been sent to prison.  MORE

[08 JAN 01] FEMALE GUARD GRABBED AS CASH IS STOLEN

A man grabbed a security guard around the neck and stole the cashbox she was carrying from a Coventry DIY store.  MORE

[08 JAN 01] HAMMER THREAT AT COVENTRY SHOP

A man wielding a hammer escaped with a large sum of money from a Coventry store after threatening a shop assistant yesterday.  MORE

[08 JAN 01] GUN MAN HOLDS UP WINE STORE

A shopkeeper was threatened with a gun in a rapid armed robbery at a wine shop.  MORE

[08 JAN 01] JACKPOT OFFERED TO HOUSE BINGO HALL BURGLARS

A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of burglars who stole more than £7,000 from a Coventry bingo hall.  MORE

[05 JAN 01] KNIFEMAN STRIKES IN COVENTRY ARCADE

A knifeman pulled a woman to the ground before making off with her handbag in Coventry city centre yesterday.  MORE

[05 JAN 01] STUDENT ATTACKED NEAR CITY NIGHTCLUB

A student was punched in the face by a teenager who followed him from a city centre nightclub early today.  MORE

[04 JAN 01] PHOTO RELEASED OF MURDERED BODY

Detectives investigating a murder of a woman believed to come from Coventry have released a gruesome photo of the body to try and find her identity.  MORE

[04 JAN 01] TEENAGERS HOLD UP COVENTRY VIDEO STORE

Two youths aged about 15 pointed a gun at a cashier in a Coventry video shop and demanded money last night.  MORE

[04 JAN 01] YOUNG ONES CAUSE HAVOC ON THE BUSES

A wall was demolished after teenagers crashed a stolen bus into a garden early today.  MORE

[03 JAN 01] COVENTRY WOMAN HIT WITH IRON BAR

A 59-year-old Coventry woman was hit with an iron bar and dragged across a street by a robber who stole her handbag.  MORE

[03 JAN 01] GHOSTLY ATTACKER POINTS GUN AT SHOP STAFF

A man with a ghostly appearance proved to be in more than fancy dress when he threatened shop staff with a gun.  MORE

[03 JAN 01] BURGLARS STUNG BY CAMERAS IN RIGGED FLAT

An ongoing 'sting' operation is helping West Midlands Police in Coventry score a major success against burglary over the Christmas and New Year period.  MORE

[03 JAN 01] PENSIONER KILLED IN ROAD SMASH

Police have named a pensioner who was killed in a road crash in a car driven by her husband shortly before New Year.  MORE

[03 JAN 01] APPEAL FOR HELP OVER MYSTERY DEATH

Police are appealing for help in finding out about the last movements of a man who mysteriously died last week. MORE

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