[09 JAN 02] HOOLIGANS SENTENCED

Twelve Coventry City fans were sentenced yesterday after pleading guilty to causing disorder at City games.  MORE

[14 AUG 01] 300 CHILDREN CAUGHT IN TRUANCY SWOOP

A major swoop on truants in Coventry has netted nearly 300 stay-away children across the city in the last few months.  MORE

[30 APR 01] OPERATION MANTOVANI PLAYS AGAIN

Operation Mantovani has been re-launched to get rid of untaxed and abandoned vehicles from the streets of Coventry. MORE

[24 APR 01] POLICE STAGE MEMORIAL RUN

Police officers and support staff are holding a memorial run tomorrow in memory of PC Joe O'Brien who was killed on traffic duty.  MORE

[28 MAR 01] PEUGEOT GIVES POLICE LICENCE TO ROAM

Crooks fleeing down alleyways and passages in Coventry will find the long arm of the law bearing down on them after police were given new mountain bikes.  MORE

[19 MAR 01] WHEELCHAIR HERO SAVES MOTHER AND CHILD

A public spirited Coventry man is to receive an award for bravery after he stopped a man from attacking a woman and her daughter despite being wheelchair-bound.  MORE

[14 MAR 01] BRAVE JACK GETS AWARD FOR CHASING THIEF

A Coventry youngster is to receive a special award for courage after he gave chase to a thief who had stolen a woman's handbag.  MORE

[06 MAR 01] TRUANCY CRUSADE SENDS KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL

An anti-truancy initiative in Coventry has seen more than 180 children returned to school since the start of the school year.  MORE

[26 FEB 01] HOW TO SHUT OUT THE PREYING CROOKS

Police in Coventry are to take to the streets in an effort to target the problem of bogus callers preying on vulnerable people in the city.  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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[08 DEC 00] COVENTRY PETROL THIEVES PUMPED DRY

A flood of drive-off thefts from a Coventry petrol station has been reduced to a trickle after police moved onto the forecourt.  MORE

[04 DEC 00] PC PLOD BECOMES PC PEDAL

Police in Coventry are resorting to pedal power as a quick and quiet way of catching crooks.  MORE

[01 DEC 00] FESTIVE TRAP SET FOR CITY BURGLARS

Houses left empty over the Christmas period in Coventry are being fitted with surveillance equipment to try and snare burglars.  MORE

[30 NOV 00] POLICE GET PROTECTIVE VESTS TO CUT STABBINGS

Police in Coventry are to be issued with protective vests as a matter of course after almost 1,000 officers were assaulted with knives or other weapons.  MORE

[03 NOV 00] BOBBIES ON THE BEAT IN SPON END AND RADFORD

Police in Coventry are taking to the streets of Spon end and Radford next week to try and reduce crime and disorder in the area.  MORE

[02 NOV 00] POLICE STEP UP CAR CRIME PATROLS

Police in Coventry are cracking down on car crime in the run-up to Christmas as the number offences has bucked regional trends and risen.  MORE

[30 OCT 00] TRUANTS FACE ACTION IN OPERATION SCALLYWAG

Police in Coventry are linking up with education welfare officials to launch another crackdown on truants in the city.  MORE

[25 OCT 00] FORCES COMBINE TO ATTRACT NEW RECRUITS

The internet, newspapers, cinemas and poster are all being used across the area as part of a blitz by police to recruit more officers.  MORE

[02 OCT 00] WAR DECLARED AGAIN ON ABANDONED CARS 

Extra officers are patrolling Coventry City centre from today, with a new team paid for out of Home Office cash. MORE

[18 SEP 00] MORE BOBBIES ON THE BEAT IN CITY CENTRE 

Extra officers are patrolling Coventry City centre from today, with a new team paid for out of Home Office cash. MORE

[04 SEP 00] HELP FIND TOP 10 MOST WANTED ROBBERS 

Robbers on the loose in the West Midlands have been named by police who have put photos of suspected offenders on the Internet. MORE

[04 SEP 00] POLICE SET UP SHOP IN PRECINCT

Precinct policing will come to Coventry later this month with the opening of a mini-station in the city centre to crackdown on attacks on shoppers. MORE

[31 AUG 00] NEW TEAM TO MAKE HILLFIELDS A SAFER PLACE 

A new crime fighting team moves in to Hillfields tomorrow looking for long-term solutions to problems in the inner-city area. West Midlands Police have appointed six extra officers, with knowledge of the area, to the new team. MORE

[17 AUG 00] SKY BLUES JOIN BOYS IN BLUE AGAINST YOBS 

Coventry City have made an important signing on the eve of the Premiership season as the club joins forces with the police against troublemakers.  MORE

[11 AUG 00] HUNDREDS MORE OFFICERS FOR THE AREA

More than 240 extra police officers are being taken on in Warwickshire and the West Midlands to increase the numbers of bobbies on the beat.  MORE

[23 JUN 00] NEW FOCUS ON COMMUNITY SAFETY

A new approach to supporting members of the community in Coventry has been launched by police in the city.  MORE

[20 JUN 00] POLICE KEEP THEIR CARS SAFE - CAN YOU?

If anyone’s safe from having their car stolen from a Coventry car park, it’s the police.  MORE

[20 JUN 00] COVENTRY POLICE STEP OUT ON THE CYBERWATCH

Police in south Coventry are taking to the internet to unite communities in the fight against crime.  MORE

[09 JUN 00] TILE HILL BOBBIES TO OFFER CRIME ADVICE

Police based in the new Tile Hill sector house in Coventry will be knocking on doors this weekend to get to know members of the community.  MORE

[08 JUN 00] NEW POLICE BASE OPENS IN TILE HILL

The fight against crime in Coventry has received a boost with the opening of a new police base in the city.  MORE

[06 JUN 00] TROUBLE-MAKERS TOLD TO STAY AWAY

Troublemakers who prey upon a Hillfields estate in Coventry are to be told to keep away from the area.  MORE

[06 JUN 00] TRADERS URGED TO UNITE FOR CCTV

Traders in the Stoke area of Coventry are being urged to join a major anti-crime crusade and to add support to a campaign for CCTV cameras.  MORE

[06 JUN 00] COUNCIL-FUNDED POLICE TAKE TO THE STREETS

Two new police officers dedicated to Wood End in Coventry have started walking the beat following a unique partnership with the council.  MORE

[30 MAY 00] LIGHTS COME ON AT TOLLBAR ISLAND

Police are warning Coventry motorists to be careful of new traffic lights at a notorious accident blackspot.  MORE

[11 MAY 00] PEE-WEE BIKES TO BE CRUSHED

Miniature motorcycles seized by police after they were ridden illegally in Coventry are to be crushed to prevent the menace returning.  MORE

[09 MAY 00] POLICE START SURGERY FOR WORRIED RESIDENTS

Police in Coventry have started weekly crime advice surgeries for people living in the Stoke area.  MORE

[05 MAY 00] TYSON BOWS OUT AFTER SEVEN KNOCK-OUT YEARS

An award-winning police dog based in Coventry is retiring today after seven years with his handler.  MORE

[03 MAY 00] OFFICERS RUN IN TRIBUTE TO FALLEN COLLEAGUE

Police officers in Coventry took to their heels today in memory of a former colleague who was killed on traffic duty.  MORE

[11 APR 00] CAR PARK CHANGES SHUT OUT CROOKS

A Coventry supermarket has been praised by police for its work in cutting crime in its car park.  MORE

[03 APR 00] PAGERS FOR PARENTS TO TRACK TRUANTS

Parents of children who regularly play truant are to be given pagers so they can be informed when their youngsters have skipped school.  MORE

[27 MAR 00] BEGGARS FINED IN CITY CRACKDOWN

Three Romanian women have been charged and fined for begging in Coventry city centre.  MORE

Police in Coventry say the recent problem with beggars from eastern Europe pestering people in the city centre is now under control following a crackdown.  MORE

[09 MAR 00] WOOD END VEHICLE CLEAN UP

Vehicles abandoned and untaxed on the streets of Coventry will be put in the fast lane to the scrap yard as part of a new police crackdown.  MORE

[07 FEB 00] POLICE CHEQUE FOR COVENTRY YOUTH SCHEME

Coventry youngsters involved in the Mobile Youth Scheme (MOBYS) are to benefit from cash donated from West Midlands Police Authority’s Initiative Fund.  MORE