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Inside Brum's very own CSI

No matter how hard they try, criminals can't help shedding clues as they commit crime. Read

Two injured in shooting near city pub

TWO people were wounded when a gunman opened fire on them in a Birmingham street. Read

Bus passengers watched gang attack me

A YOUNG woman who was attacked by a mob of girls on a bus today accused the driver and other passengers of turning a blind eye to her ordeal. Read

Sex beast caught after web appeal

A SMOOTH-talking sex beast wanted by police across the country has finally been caught. Read

Woman punched in bookies raid

A BOOKMAKERS today offered a £10,000 reward to help catch the yobs who punched a woman worker in the face during a robbery. Read

City praised for netting loan sharks

A CRACK team of investigators has taken such a large bite out of the loan shark problem in Birmingham it has sparked a national crackdown. Read

Crackdown on railway vandals

TEAMS of police were out patrolling the West Midlands railway network today as part of a half-term holiday blitz on young vandals trespassing on the tracks. Read

Payout firefighter's fury over arrest

A FIREFIGHTER who sued police after being wrongly imprisoned today told of his anger that the officer who arrested him had escaped punishment. Read

Killer loses fight for freedom

A FRENCHMAN who stabbed his mother-in-law to death and tried to kill his estranged wife in a frenzied attack seven years ago has lost his appeal. Read

Shopkeeper caught selling pirate DVDs

A TRADER escaped jail after being nabbed selling pirate DVDs and computer games at his Birmingham shop. Read

Police in post room warning

POLICE chiefs today issued safety guidance to postroom staff in the wake of the postal bomber raids across the country. Read

Bus driver sacked after being caught short

A BUS driver has been sacked for dropping his pants and relieving himself in front of horrified passers-by. Read

Sex beast 'might have struck again'

A SEX predator who assaulted a young woman in a secluded park at knifepoint two months ago may have struck again, detectives revealed today. Read

Two suspects released in terror probe

TWO of the nine terror suspects arrested by police in Birmingham were released without charge today. Read

City murder suspect jailed for rape

THE prime suspect in the mysterious disappearance of a Clothes Show security guard has been jailed for nine years for raping another woman. Read

Police helicopter seeks out cannabis factories

THIS is the "white hot" evidence gathered by police that is being used to smash secret cannabis factories in Birmingham. Read

Soldiers 'were bait' in kidnap plot

TWO soldiers who could have been the target in the alleged terror kidnap plot were used in an extraordinary sting operation, it emerged today. Read

Muslim hero's death 'sparked plot'

THE death of a British Muslim war hero from Birmingham may have inspired the alleged plot to kidnap and murder a soldier, it was feared today. Read

Community leaders fear raids could be 'damaging'

COMUNITY leaders today hit out at the way they felt police had mishandled the terror raids. Read

Dozen properties are targeted by police

UP to a dozen addresses, most of them residential and two business, are thought to have been targeted in the raids. Read

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Mark Cowan is crime reporter for the Birmingham Mail.

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