| Time, Date and Duration of Authority to Search |
| Date: 01/05/2023 Time: 17:00hrs for 14 hours, until 07:00 on 02/05/2023 |
| Area covered by Authority (Please attach any relevant maps) |
| B8 and B9 postcodes (Saltley), Erdington, Handsworth, Newtown & Aston, and Winson Green & Ladywood, see maps below. Image: Google Maps |
| Details of Authorising Officer |
| ACC Mike O’Hara |
| Reason for Authority (Brief Summary for Publication) |
| Two separate firearms incidents in two separate geographies within Birmingham NPA over the weekend – shots fired in Shaw Hill Road, Washwood Heath, on Sunday evening (30/05), and shots fired in Hockley Close, on Saturday afternoon (29/04). |
| Details of OIC (for contact or enquiries) |
| DI Alex Roobottom |
After the Authorised Period
| Number of Stop/Searches Carried Out Under the Authority |
| Outcomes of those Stop/Searches |
