who are subject to disciplinary processes. West Midlands Police Benevolent Fund The West Midlands Police Benevolent Fund was set up in 1974 following the amalgamation of local forces to form West Midlands Police. The fund is financed by subscriptions from members and donations and monies are distributed on application to the committee to members suffering financial hardship. Officers killed in the line of duty The Police Roll of Honour Trust and Police Memorial Trust list and commemorate all British police officers killed in the line of duty. Since its establishment in 1984, the Police Memorial Trust has erected 50 memorials nationally to some of those officers. The following officers of West Midlands Police are listed by the trust as having died attempting to prevent, stop or solve a crime: Notable incidents and investigations July 1996: Wolverhampton machete attack. One member of the public died as a result of stab wounds and a police officer was shot and wounded. April - July 2013: Attempted Mosque bombings and murder of Mohammed Saleem. May 2018 - March 2020: Birmingham bathing cult. 17 June 2020 - 4 December 2021: Murder of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes. 28 July and 8 August 2022: Policing the XXII Commonwealth Games. See also Law enforcement in the United Kingdom List of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom Table of police forces in the United Kingdom West Midlands Fire Service West Midlands Ambulance Service References Further reading M. Talbot, A Peeler in the Family, 2011. M. Talbot, Birmingham City Police (1939–1945), 2012. J. Klein, Invisible Men: The Daily Lives of Police Constable in Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool, Liverpool University Press, 2010. J. Reilly, Policing Birmingham: An Account of 150 Years of Police in Birmingham, West Midlands Police, 1989. P. Browning, The Good Guys Wear Blue: One Mans Struggle Policing the Tough Streets of Coventry, Reality Press Ltd, 2007. External links West Midlands Police at HMICFRS Police Police forces of England 1974 establishments in England Organizations established in 1974