Alert: report of two incidents in the Oldbury area

Reported by Oldbury Academy on Thursday 9 May 2019

On Thursday 9 May 2019 [am] a Year 10 student was followed by a man, as she walked along St Matthew’s Road to Heron Road.

Description: white male, bald, in his 60’s, wearing a black coat, blue jeans and glasses.

The police have been informed.

Reported by Oldbury Academy on Friday 10 May 2019

A Year 7 student has reported that he was assaulted today [Friday 10 May 2019] on the way to school. A man got out of a van, walked over to the student, tried to grab him and punched him in the face.

The incident took place on the way to Pound Road, outside The George public house.

Description: white male, 5’10” tall and aged between 20-30.

The police have been informed.

Reported by Perryfields High School on Thursday 7 March 2019 [am]

A student has reported that on her way to school, at approximately 8.25am today, a car stopped in front of her on Howley Grange Road, Halesowen, and put his window down. The man in the car did not say anything but stared at the student.

The student walked down an alleyway leading to Spies Lane and saw the car again.

Description: Asian male, black hair, wearing a green/camouflage vest and driving a White BMW 5 door car.

Police have been informed.

Reported by Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School on Tuesday 5 March 2019 [pm]

A Year 8 student has reported that on Monday 4 March 2019, at approximately 3.20pm, a man started to walk behind him along the Wood Green Road, Wednesbury and continued to follow him for the entire walk home.

Description: white male, early 30’s, wearing baggy clothes, dark blue/black hoodie with hood up.

Police have been informed.

Alert: report of an incident in the Oldbury area

Reported by Perryfields High School on Wednesday 23 January 2019

Location: Tame Road/Perry Hill/Forest Road [Oldbury area]

Date and time: Tuesday 22 January 2019 at 3.40pm

Report of suspicious activity in Tame Road from the Coop to Perry Hill.

As a student was walking up Tame Road he noticed a car [light blue Audi (older A3)] with three men and a woman (in their 20’s). The car drove past him again, pulled in and stopped at the top of Forest Road, the route the student would normally take. As the student was concerned, he continued walking down Perry Hill where he met other pupils that he knew, and he joined them to walk down Forest Road with them.

A man got out of the car and was on his phone but when he saw that the student was with others, he got back in the car. The student heard the driver say “there’s no point anymore”.

Description: three males, one described as mixed race, approx. 5’8” tall, slim build with longish hair and wearing a headband, he was wearing a dark blue zipped hoody with white toggles and black bottoms. The driver was white with short brown hair. The woman had Ombre hair, blonde to brown, and was wearing a white tracksuit. The fourth male was not clearly visible.

The police have been notified.