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Three charged with £200,000 police fraud

The Crown Prosecution Service said it had authorised police to charge them with conspiracy to defraud alongside three other men.Read

Pup Idol hopefuls take another step towards police dog role

A BUDDING canine crimefighter has been declared a ‘Hot Dog’ after topping his class in tests to become a fully-fledged police dog.Read

West Midlands Police have used Taser stun guns 100 times since 2005

COPS have used their electric stun guns almost 100 times since 2005, new figures have revealed.Read

West Midlands Police have used Taser stun guns 100 times since 2005

COPS have used their electric stun guns almost 100 times since 2005, new figures have revealed.Read

Police officer honoured for helping prevent woman plunging from bridge

A POLICE officer who clung on to a woman for six minutes to prevent her plunging from a bridge onto a Birmingham motorway has been honoured for his heroics.Read

Acorns Children’s Hospice volunteer held on child porn charge

A VOLUNTEER worker at a Birmingham-based charity which cares for sick children has been charged with possessing indecent images of children.Read

Police continue to try and halt Warwickshire Bulldog Bash biker festival

MIDLAND police chiefs today vowed they would continue the fight to halt the popular Bulldog Bash biker festival after losing a bid to have the event’s licence reviewed.Read

Figures reveal no reduction in knife killings, despite major campaign

A NATIONAL programme to tackle teenage knife crime has not seen a reduction in the number of killings, it was revealed today.Read

Figures reveal no reduction in knife killings, despite major campaign

A NATIONAL programme to tackle teenage knife crime has not seen a reduction in the number of killings, it was revealed today.Read

Burger Bar gunman jailed for six years

A “DANGEROUS” Birmingham gang member has been jailed after it was said he was likely to end up “shooting someone or being shot himself”.Read

Police quiz man after Birmingham cannabis factory swoop

A MAN was arrested today in a police swoop on a cannabis factory in Birmingham.Read

Cops cleared after dad was killed by a banned driver fleeing police

TWO police officers have been cleared following an inquiry into the death of a “devoted” father-of-three during a police chase in Birmingham, it emerged today.Read

Cops cleared after dad was killed by a banned driver fleeing police

TWO police officers have been cleared following an inquiry into the death of a “devoted” father-of-three during a police chase in Birmingham, it emerged today.Read

Birmingham catering firm shut after food poisoning

Birmingham City Council said Meal Machine was closed under Food Hygiene regulations amid concerns over cleanliness and cross contamination of foods.Read

A CATERING firm has been shut down by environmental health officers investigating what caused more than 40 Birmingham police officers to be struck with food poisoning.

Birmingham City Council said Meal Machine was closed under Food Hygiene regulations amid concerns over cleanliness and cross contamination of foods.Read

Blackmailer made death threats in plot against Birmingham supermarket

A BLACKMAILER calling himself Scorpio made threats to kill in a £3 million plot against a Birmingham supermarket, it was revealed today.Read

Blackmailer ‘Scorpio’ made death threats in £3 million plot against Birmingham supermarket

A BLACKMAILER calling himself Scorpio made threats to kill in a £3 million plot against a Birmingham supermarket, it was revealed today.Read

Man shot on doorstep in Edgbaston

A MAN was gunned down on the doorstep of his Birmingham home after answering a knock at his door in the early hours of today.Read

Family pay tribute to West Heath toddler who died playing on trampoline

The parents of three-year-old Corey Jack Oakes said they had been “devastated” by his death.Read

Quinton bike row stabbing: Man in court

A MAN wept as he appeared in the dock in today charged with the murder of a young Birmingham father.Read