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Moment Winson Green gunman throws gun into a neighbour’s garden

This video shows the moment a gunman threw a revolver into a neighbour’s garden after being confronted by firearms officers.

Nigel Collins was trying to flee from his house but met with a waiting firearms team and tossed the Emporio Armani man bag in a moment of desperation.

He claimed the bag contained a small amount of cannabis, but when officers recovered it a short time later, they found a silver revolver with three bullets in the chamber, and a further three in a white latex glove.

The early morning raid on 8 September this year was the culmination of an investigation by the Regional Organised Crime Unit for the West Midlands (ROCUWM).

Police received intelligence that Collins, who was on licence at the time after being jailed for nine years in 2014 for robbery, was linked to firearms.

He was arrested at the scene, on Tew Park Road in Winson Green, and went on to admit possession of the firearm and ammunition.

The 33-year-old has now been jailed for five years and four months.

Det Insp Martin Brown, from ROCUWM, said: “Again this case shows the power of bodyworn video. It gave us irrefutable evidence linking him to the gun, and he sat in silence when we showed him the footage during interview.”

ROCUWM is made up of officers from forces around the entire Midland region, who target and disrupt serious and organised crime across the area.

Knifeman jailed for attack on housemate

A man has been jailed for more than 20 years for a frenzied knife attack on a former housemate at a Birmingham bedsit.

Officers found Jacob Taylor in Winson Green on the evening of 20 May last year shortly after he’d repeatedly stabbed the man in Leyton Road, Lozells.

Taylor had been evicted the previous day following an altercation with the 29-year-old but, intent on revenge, broke back inside armed with a knife.

He approached the victim as he sat on his sofa eating dinner and stabbed him with what was later described as an “overarm” stabbing motion.

The 26-year-old stabbed him repeatedly as they struggled on the floor and when other tenants emerged to investigate the disorder they believed the man was dead.

West Midlands Police flooded the area with officers and found Taylor around two hours later.

Forensic examination on his clothing revealed droplets of the victim’s blood – and at Birmingham Crown Court on 13 October he was jailed for 22 years after he was found guilty of attempted murder.

DC Lyn Dell investigated the case from our Force CID. He said: “This was a shocking attack that nearly cost a man his life. Thanks to medical professionals he pulled through, though, and is continuing his recovery. I wish him well for the future.

“Taylor is clearly a dangerous man who is prepared to use extreme violence with weapons. It was important we caught up with him quickly and that’s exactly what we did, catching him shortly after the stabbing.

“I’m satisfied that the length of his jail terms reflects the severity of the incident.”

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