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Police applauded after nabbing burglar

RESIDENTS in a Birmingham suburb turned out to give police a round of applause when a suspected burglar was nabbed - after breaking his foot trying to escape. Read

Man injured in city centre stab attack

A MAN has been stabbed in the city centre in the latest knife attack to hit Birmingham. Read

Family's anguish at hit-and-run death

THE anguished family of a popular pensioner who died after being mown down in a hit-and-run crash today pleaded to the killer driver: "Do the decent thing - give yourself up." Read

Call to get tough on killer drivers

AN ANGUISHED relative of tragic dad Rik Adams today called on the Prime Minister to get tough on reckless drivers who cause deaths. Read

DNA clue after city skull find

DETECTIVES today moved a step closer to discovering the identity of the person whose skull was found in a skip after forensics specialists extracted DNA. Read

Party killers' appeal blow

FOUR men found guilty of murdering Charlene Ellis and Letisha Shakespeare in Birmingham have failed in an attempt to have their case heard by the House of Lords. Read

Mum of abandoned twins is found

THE mother of newborn twins who were dumped outside a Birmingham hospital has been tracked down, it emerged this afternoon. Read

The day raiders nearly killed me

A RETIRED policeman who was blasted in the leg as he tried to disarm a gun-toting bank robber today told how he felt lucky to be alive. Read

Taser used on shooting suspect

A SUSPECT wanted for the shootings of four innocent people was arrested after police used a 50,000 volt stun-gun during a swoop at Birmingham New Street Station. Read

Home bans for World Cup yobs

BOOZE-fuelled thugs who blight Birmingham's World Cup party can expect to be banned from future football matches, police chiefs warned today. Read

'Dad in a million' killed in Denmark

TRIBUTES poured in today for a popular father-of-three from Birmingham who was stabbed to death in the Danish capital of Copenhagen. Read

Tributes to victim of double shooting

A VICTIM of the double drive-by shooting in Birmingham was today described as a "great bloke who would do anything to help anyone". Read

Men ambushed by gunman in city street

TWO men were shot at point-blank range in a quiet Birmingham street today. Read

Extra cash to nab World Cup boozers

POLICE have been given a war chest to target boozed-up drivers behind the wheel during the World Cup. Read

Kids saved from online perverts

COMPUTER cops in Birmingham have saved almost two dozen children from the clutches of online paedophiles in the past year, it emerged today. Read

Hunt on for banned soccer yobs

POLICE were today hunting more than a dozen known soccer thugs who have failed to hand in their passports ahead of the World Cup. Read

Pledge on police stab vests

POLICE stab vests have been given the all-clear following fears from frontline cops that the equipment was not be up to the job. Read

£1m seized from criminals

ONE million pounds is the amount of cash seized from crooks in the West Midlands who thought they could live a life of luxury on the back of other people's misery. Read

New call for tougher sentencing

TOUGHER sentences for criminals would help the public feel safer on the streets, a new survey has revealed. Read

Family in mourning for latest stab victim

THE FAMILY of a promising DJ told today how they were struggling to come to terms with his death as more than 30 detectives were drafted in to hunt the gang who stabbed him. Read

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Mark Cowan is crime reporter for the Birmingham Mail.

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