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Policeman injured in car chase

A POLICE motorcyclist was injured when he crashed his bike as he followed a car in the West Midlands. Read

Major drug seizure at airport

CUSTOMS officers at Birmingham Airport have seized a £1.6 million haul of heroin bound for the streets of the Midlands. Read

£1m in heroin seized at airport

CUSTOMS officers at Birmingham airport have seized a £1.6 million haul of heroin bound for the streets of the Midlands. Read

Cops in vow over Meshack killers

MURDER squad detectives today vowed the quest to bring the killers of shooting victim Meshack Bernard-Brown to justice would continue. Read

Murder in 2004 still a mystery

MURDER detectives today renewed appeals for help to track the machine-gun killers who shot dead a dad as he worked out at a city gym. Read

City riddle of man in coma

DETECTIVES were today hoping to speak to a man found lying unconscious in a Birmingham street. Read

Man found unconscious in city street

A YOUNG man was fighting for his life in hospital today after being found unconscious in a Birmingham street. Read

New Street dream can become reality

A FINAL push by senior politicians working together will secure the long-awaited dream future for Birmingham's New Street Station. Read

Business leaders welcome £128m

BUSINESS leaders today called on the Government not to let ambitious plan to transform New Street station slip into the sidings. Read

United in crackdown on crime and grime

HUNDREDS of police and council workers took to the streets today to unite Birmingham in a crackdown on crime and grime. Read

Danger gunman: 15 years is enough

PROSECUTORS have been told they cannot appeal the recommended 15-year minimum on a life sentence handed down to would-be cop killer Marcus Bailey. Read

Crackdown on drunk drivers

EVERY Midland motorist involved in a road smash or stopped for a driving offence will be breath tested as part of a bid to call time on drink-driving. Read

Straw vow follows city outcry

JUSTICE minister Jack Straw has promised an investigation into why a probation office was allowed to open less than a mile from three Kitts Green schools. Read

Customer in bookies raid ordeal

AN innocent bystander had a knife held to his throat by a robber after being taken hostage as he placed a bet at a Birmingham bookies. Read

Leading the way in fight against domestic violence

LAWYERS in the West Midlands are leading the way in prosecuting thugs who beat their partners, new figures have revealed. Read

'Mistaken identity' tragedy of gun victim

DETECTIVES are on the brink of a major breakthrough in the case of a man who vanished without trace from his Birmingham home nearly two years ago. Read

Man charged over gun murder

A MAN has been charged with murdering a young dad shot dead in a hail of bullets four years ago - after police raided a house and found two Uzi machine guns. Read

Guard beaten by thugs in club cash raid

THUGS wielding an iron bar beat a security guard over the head during a broad daylight attack. Read

Drive to help catch crooks

CRIMEFIGHTERS have launched a new initiative in inner-city Birmingham to encourage the public to take a greater role in catching crooks. Read

Top cop Chris back on old beat

A FORMER West Midlands police chief is to return to his old beat after landing the top job in neighbouring Staffordshire. Read

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Mark Cowan is crime reporter for the Birmingham Mail.

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