{"id":1068897,"date":"2026-07-04T23:32:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T23:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1068897\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T23:32:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T23:32:41","slug":"wirral-police-weekly-news-round-up-4-july-2026-birkenhead-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1068897\/","title":{"rendered":"Wirral Police weekly news round-up, 4 July 2026 \u2013 Birkenhead News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600;\"> For regular crime and police-related updates<br \/>Visit <strong style=\"color: #FFD700;\">Merseyside Crimewatch<\/strong> and tap \u2018Join\u2019<\/p>\n<p>   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birkenhead.news\/wirral-woman-jailed-for-over-7-years-for-domestic-assault-offences\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wirral woman jailed for over 7 years for domestic assault offences<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birkenhead.news\/wirral-woman-jailed-for-over-7-years-for-domestic-assault-offences\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-1-5.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91953 lazyload\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>A Wirral woman was jailed on Friday, 3 July, after pleading guilty to domestic offences against her husband.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Karen Palmer, of Centurion Drive in Meols appeared at Liverpool Crown Court and was sentenced to 10 years, which was reduced to seven years and six months in prison. She was also issued with an indefinite restraining order against the victim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birkenhead.news\/wirral-woman-jailed-for-over-7-years-for-domestic-assault-offences\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birkenhead.news\/teenage-boy-arrested-following-birkenhead-park-assault\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Teenage boy arrested following Birkenhead Park assault<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birkenhead.news\/teenage-boy-arrested-following-birkenhead-park-assault\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/birkenhead-park-google-maps.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91701 lazyload\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A teenage boy has been arrested following a serious assault in Birkenhead Park last weekend. At around 1.45am on Sunday, 28 June, Merseyside Police received a report that\u00a0a 19-year-old man had sustained serious lacerations to his hand and abdomen as well as a wound to his thigh.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">He was taken to hospital where he remains in a stable condition. As part of an ongoing investigation, a 15-year-old boy from Birkenhead has been arrested on suspicion of section 18 wounding with intent. He remains in police custody.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birkenhead.news\/teenage-boy-arrested-following-birkenhead-park-assault\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>     Birkenhead News Whatsapp channel <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Birkenhead-News-whatsapp-channel.webp.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Join our WhatsApp channel to keep up to date with news from across the region<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VbAi9LN35fLncHyckC3k\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Click Me<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birkenhead.news\/man-sought-following-arson-in-wallasey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man sought following arson in Wallasey<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birkenhead.news\/man-sought-following-arson-in-wallasey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cctv-appeal-26000353072-copy.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91848 lazyload\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Police have released a CCTV image of a man who could have information following an arson in Wallasey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">At around 10.15pm on Monday, 4 May, it was reported that a blue BMW was on fire on Brighton Street. Following a joint investigation with Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service (MFRS), it was determined that the fire had been started deliberately and that an accelerant had been used.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birkenhead.news\/man-sought-following-arson-in-wallasey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birkenhead.news\/man-seriously-injured-in-birkenhead-collision-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man seriously injured in Birkenhead collision<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birkenhead.news\/man-seriously-injured-in-birkenhead-collision-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20220527-www.fotopiaimages.com-4Z6A0542-Police.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22150 lazyload\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Officers are appealing for information following a serious road traffic collision in Birkenhead on Sunday, 28 June.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">At around 5.20pm, officers received a report of a collision on Park Road North involving a black Ford Focus and a bicycle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birkenhead.news\/man-seriously-injured-in-birkenhead-collision-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birkenhead.news\/closure-orders-for-three-wirral-convenience-stores\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Closure orders for three Wirral convenience stores<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birkenhead.news\/closure-orders-for-three-wirral-convenience-stores\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-1-23.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91718 lazyload\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Three convenience stores in Wirral have been forced to shut for three months. Each of the stores has had illegal goods seized by Trading Standards.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The three cases appeared in court on Thursday, 25 June. There have now been 19 such closure orders obtained by Wirral Council\u2019s Trading Standards since December. The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) understands that more orders are planned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birkenhead.news\/closure-orders-for-three-wirral-convenience-stores\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>   Dogs die in hot cars<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Depositphotos_301407342-dog-car-hot.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91695 lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Please don\u2019t leave your four-legged friend in your vehicle during hot weather.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dogs can overheat really quickly, even with a window open, and with access to water.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you see a dog in distress call 999.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">To view further information from the RSPCA please visit:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rspca.org.uk\/adviceandwelfare\/pets\/dogs\/health\/dogsinhotcars\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.rspca.org.uk\/adviceandwelfare\/pets\/dogs\/health\/dogsinhotcars<\/a>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/External-link-icon-blue.webp.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birkenhead.news\/crackdown-on-blue-badge-fraud-in-wirral\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crackdown on Blue Badge fraud in Wirral<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birkenhead.news\/crackdown-on-blue-badge-fraud-in-wirral\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Depositphotos_482349290-blue-badge-parking.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91728 lazyload\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Over 450 Blue Badges that were being misused have been revoked in Wirral. An investigation has found badges issued to deceased residents were still being used.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Blue Badges give disabled people access to parking where they need it most, but every time a fraudulent badge user parks in a disabled spot it denies access to someone in genuine need.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birkenhead.news\/crackdown-on-blue-badge-fraud-in-wirral\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birkenhead.news\/man-charged-following-arson-incident-in-upton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man charged following arson incident in Upton<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birkenhead.news\/man-charged-following-arson-incident-in-upton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Depositphotos_31691901-police.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-70849 lazyload\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A man has been charged following an incident in Upton. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">At around 3.20am on Sunday, 28 June, it was reported that a male was acting suspiciously outside a home on Shortfield Road and soon afterwards, a fire was started next to the property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birkenhead.news\/man-charged-following-arson-incident-in-upton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>   Tags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birkenhead.news\/tag\/bebington\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bebington<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birkenhead.news\/tag\/birkenhead\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow 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