Who we are

I was born in Karachi and I’m the oldest of four siblings. Our family lived in Pakistan for several years before moving back to the UK. I’d always had an […]

As part of Volunteers Week we spoke to PC Andrew Hollies who in his spare time volunteers as a Cadet Leader. Andrew joined us 22 years ago and covers Birmingham […]

As Volunteers Week finishes, we caught up with a volunteer officer who had a royal engagement after meeting with the Prince of Wales during a recent visit to Coventry. Special […]

Amie Njie-Sowe is a team leader in the vehicle recovery unit  and has worked for West Midlands Police for 13 years. She was born in Banjul, the capital city of […]

Detective Sergeant Sarah Batsford Investigations Supervisor shares her experiences during Carers’ Week: I joined WMP when my eldest daughter Hannah was almost two. She was my little star, always so […]

Detective Inspector  Alison Street, aged 47, Public Protection Detective Inspector and also a mum to two young adults aged 18 and 16. The day started with… a strong cup of black […]

The day starts… at 5:30am (snooze till 6.00am) and I drag myself to the gym for 6:30am. Two hours later, four Weetabix down while watching an episode of Brooklyn 99 […]

New Student officer Sophie Evason shares her story about what it’s like joining policing as a woman in 2021, as we mark International Women’s Day. “I always wanted to join […]

Matt Skelding, aged 35, is based in one of our Force Contact Centres. He transferred to us from the British Transport Police in search of a new challenge and his […]