Added 9:00pm: Image of the events on Brownhills Island this afternoon, as taken and posted on Twitter by J_J_Heeartbeats. Click on the image to see the original post.

It seems there was a hoax bomb alert in Brownhills this afternoon. Contrary to rumour, nobody is hurt and the incident wasn’t caused by a suicide.

As soon as I get any information, I’ll share it.

Suggestions that police were looking for a man interfering with a miner are unconfirmed ;0)

[Edited 7:15pm]

Enquiries on social media with Walsall and Brownhills beat police revealed the following:

@BrownhillsBob @PCStanleyWMP hi bob,it was a report of a suspicious package,all checked & ok though.—
PCSO 31176 Hateley (@PCSOHateley) February 02, 2013

Thanks to PCSO Hateley for the help, there. Most appreciated.

Can I just put out a request to those reading this? Before the truth had even got it’s y-fronts on, the rumour was rocketing around Brownhills that someone had hung themselves from the Miner. Before repeating utterly unfeasible rubbish like that, can we please stop and think? It saves an awful lot of heartache.

Cheers

Bob

[Edited 7:53pm]

Superintendent Keith Fraser of Walsall Police tweeted the following:

@BrownhillsBob just spoken to the duty officer, it was a hoax, no cause for anyone to be alarmed.Incident now finished,please RT 4 community—
Supt Keith Fraser (@fraser9529wmp) February 02, 2013

Thanks to Superintendent Fraser for his help. Cheers.