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Police and council are the Grime-busters!

HUNDREDS of uniformed police and council staff are hitting the streets of Birmingham this week in a two-week "crime and grime" crackdown. Read

Jamie Picken, who was attacked by a pit bull terrier.

Boy is savaged by pit bull dog

A YOUNG boy was seriously ill in hospital today after being savaged by a pit bull terrier as he played in a Birmingham street. Read

Police

Police and council in major crackdown

HUNDREDS of uniformed police and council staff will hit the streets of Birmingham from today in a two-week 'crime and grime' crackdown. Read

Police

Sex offenders put back behind bars

MORE than 100 sex or violent offenders were sent back to prison last year for breaching the tough terms of their release back into the community. Read

Police

Man is killed by train

A MAN has died after being hit by a train in Birmingham. Read

Police

Stab victim abandoned at hospital

A YOUNG man dumped at hospital with serious stab wounds to the chest was today out of danger. Read

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Gang swoop nets guns and swords

POLICE recovered a haul of weapons including swords and imitation guns in a series of swoops on suspected gangs in Birmingham. Read

Police

Man stabbed in 20-strong brawl

A MAN was today recovering in hospital after being stabbed in the chest during a street brawl in Birmingham. Read

St Barnabas Church in Erdington.

Church blaze was arson, say police

A BLAZE which destroyed a church described as the "the jewel in the heart of Erdington" was started deliberately, police chiefs confirmed today. Read

Police

Four hurt in street fight

FOUR people suffered head injuries in a brawl in Birmingham. Read

Amnesty

Artist tells of 'torture' agony

A BIRMINGHAM artist has told of the pain he suffered after putting himself through torture techniques used in the War on Terror. Read

Police

Neighbour cop teams 'excellent'

POLICE in the West Midlands have been given top marks in a school report-style evaluation of the state of national policing. Read

Gleen Reid

Songs of hope in anti gun film

A MUM who lost a son to the scourge of gun crime is pinning her hopes a new anti-gun movie will help save a generation of youngsters. Read

Steve Claridge

Ex Blues ace's 100mph charge

FORMER Blues hero Steve Claridge has been arrested and charged with dangerous driving after allegedly reaching speeds of up to 100mph on a Midland motorway. Read

West Midlands Ambulance Service.

Worker hurt in 40ft lift plunge

AN electrician suffered major injuries after falling more than 40ft as he worked in the lift shaft of a Midland clothing store. Read

Police

Man's body found in city park

THE battered body of a man has been found in a picturesque park in Birmingham. Read

Police

Mum: I thought gangsters were going to kill me

THE gang's first victim told how she thought she was going to die at their hands. Read

Jason O'Connor

Prime suspect seen by chance

DETECTIVES had identified Jason O'Connor as the prime suspect in the investigation into a gang kidnapping and robbing women. Read

Law and order.

Kidnappers who preyed on women are jailed

TWO men who left women across the West Midlands in fear of being snatched from streets are now behind bars. Read

Barry Trigwell

Killed from 6,000 miles away

IT was a murder ripped straight from the pages of a pulp crime novel that shocked a quiet Midland community. Read

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Mark Cowan is crime reporter for the Birmingham Mail.

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