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West Midlands Police record 17,153 hoax calls, between September 2008 and August this year

POLICE emergency operators dealt with thousands of hoax callers from teenage pranksters, it emerged today.Read

Dad who conned his way into OAPs' homes is jailed for five years

POLICE today branded a dad-of-four a “coward who preyed on the elderly” after he was jailed for a Midland-wide string of burglariesRead

Man attacked by machete gang in Alum Rock Road

A MAN suffered severe injuries to his hand during a machete attack in a Birmingham street.Read

We never forget a murder, say West Midlands detectives

DETECTIVES last year dealt with 43 murders in the West Midlands and managed to catch the killer in all but four cases.Read

Family liaison officer: Crucial linchpin in tragedy

WHEN someone is murdered they are not the only victim. The brutal death of anyone leaves heartache in its wake, forever devastating the lives of family and friends.Read

Behind the Badge: Mark Cowan looks at the work of the murder police hunting the region’s killers

THE startling ring of the phone call can come at any time of that day.Read

Lorry drivers get ParkWise with new safety scheme

A NEW campaign urging lorry drivers to park safely and save taxpayers’ millions of pounds started today.Read

Lorry drivers get ParkWise with new safety scheme

A NEW campaign urging lorry drivers to park safely and save taxpayers’ millions of pounds started today.Read

A ROBBERY victim was stabbed in the leg during a confrontation with armed thugs in Perry Barr.

It happened as he was walking with a friend in Aston Lane, last night.Read

A ROBBERY victim was stabbed in the leg during a confrontation with armed thugs in Perry Barr.

It happened as he was walking with a friend in Aston Lane, last night.Read

Behind the badge: Police effectively manage offenders in the community

THE work to tackle sex offenders extends far beyond convictions at court.Read

Birmingham Council name graffiti louts in a crackdown on vandals

BIRMINGHAM’S five ‘Most Wanted’ graffiti vandals were highlighted today in a new zero-tolerance crackdown on vandals costing taxpayers thousands of pounds in clean-up bills.Read

Behind the Badge: Special focus on the police team tackling online child abuse

In the second of a five-part series of features on specialist police departments working behind the scenes to protect the public, Birmingham Mail Crime Correspondent MARK COWAN looks at the harrowing work of officers specialising in tackling online child abuse.Read

Reg Rowe with his son Phil.

Armed gang behind Birmingham shop raids are jailed

MEMBERS of an armed gang who terrorised shopkeepers in a spate of attacks on stores and off-licences were today behind bars.Read

Police charge 19 fans after Birmingham City v Aston Villa derby violence

POLICE have charged 19 football fans with soccer violence as part of an investigation into ugly scenes following the second city derby.Read

Brave bobbies honoured after nabbing teenage gun thug

TWO brave bobbies who caught a “dangerous” teenage gang member with a loaded gun have been honoured for their courage.Read

Police identify man found dead on M40

POLICE have identified a man found dead on a Midland motorway, but mystery surrounds the circumstances of his death.Read

Meet the ‘unsung heroes’ of West Midlands police...

THIS week the Birmingham Mail goes “behind the badge” to look at some of the specialist police units working to keep the public of the West Midlands safe, beginning with the tactics needed to control violent crowds.Read

Police identify man found dead on M40

POLICE have identified a man found dead on a Midland motorway, but mystery surrounds the circumstances of his death.Read