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Special report: Birmingham's most burgled roads

THESE are Birmingham’s burglary hotspots – the roads where residents have suffered most at the hands of raiders.Read

Donald Neilson, the Black Panther: A cold-blooded campaign of terror

Donald Neilson, the serial killer known as the Black Panther, has died. Here, Crime Correspondent Mark Cowan looks back on how the man from Bradford moved from burglary to murder in his quest for cash.Read

Moseley man jailed for meat cleaver attack on neighbour in row over missing door key

A VIOLENT thug who sliced a neighbour’s forehead open with a meat cleaver in a trivial row over a missing door key is today behind bars.Read

Neighbour from hell booted out in Bordesley Green

POLICE have slammed the door shut on a ‘house from hell’ that brought misery to residents in a quiet Birmingham road.Read

Shirley supermarket raid update: How public stopped 'nasty robbery' from happening

A SUPERMARKET raid was foiled when a passer-by overheard crooks hatching their plot in the street and alerted police.Read

Serial burglar is caught after leaving his fingerprint on a bottle of lemonade at the scene of crime in Handsworth

A SERIAL burglar lost his ‘fizz’ when a fingerprint left on a lemonade bottle helped cops to track him down.Read

Public have a month to have say on plans to reduce opening hours of police station front desks in Aston, Harborne, Kings Heath and Handsworth

THE public have been given until next month to give their views on police plans to axe the opening times of station front desks.Read

Man arrested over dangerous dogs probe in Great Barr

POLICE seized two suspected dangerous dogs in a swoop in Birmingham.Read

West Midlands Police sees rise complaints against officers, despite a drop nationally

COMPLAINTS against police officers in the West Midlands shot up by ten per cent – despite a fall in the national total.Read

West Midlands Police victim of cyber attack during Birmingham riots

A PROBE has been launched after computer hackers crashed the police email system as looters rampaged in Birmingham.Read

Public safety at risk if front counters are not closed, warns West Midlands Police chief

POLICE chiefs could be forced to wield the axe on services that would impact on the safety of the public if they are not allowed to close station front counters.Read

Erdington carjackers jailed for 41 years

THREE armed thugs who broke into a house and forced the occupant to hand over the keys to his car after threatening him with a stun gun have been jailed for a total of 41 years.Read

West Midlands Police find two cannabis farms

POLICE who swooped to bust a cannabis factory ended with ‘two for the price of one’ when they were pointed to another drugs den in the same road.Read

Bloxwich family left counting the cost after Christmas presents stolen in burglary

BURGLARS took the festive cheer from a Midland family after taking their Christmas presents.Read

People's police take to the streets of Birmingham to reclaim their neighbourhoods from yobs

A ‘PEOPLE’S police’ of community cops are the newest weapon in crime in Birmingham.Read

Rush-hour delays for motorists after crash closes A38

MOTORISTS faced rush-hour delays after a crash closed a major Birmingham road.Read

West Midlands police officers in legal challenge over forced retirement

MORE than a dozen senior police officers are to mount a legal challenge over controversial powers that forced them to retire.Read

Wife of Halesowen car thief told to pay back £126,000 or face jail

A MUM-of-three who enjoyed a Champagne lifestyle on the back of her prolific car thief boyfriend has been told: “It’s payback time”.Read

Suspected Black Country metal thief sought by police

POLICE want to trace this man who brought a metal thief suspect who suffered 60 per cent burns – consistent with being electrocuted – to City Hospital.Read

Handsworth thug jailed after attacking teenage girl who rejected his advances

A MAN was today behind bars after launching a vicious assault on a teenager who simply rejected his advances.Read

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Mark Cowan is crime reporter for the Birmingham Mail.