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Handsworth 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

Half of all on-the spot fines issued to West Midland yobs going unpaid

HALF of all on-the spot fines issued to West Midland yobs are going unpaid.Read

Police test ‘Sarah’s Law’ in the Midlands

A PILOT scheme which allows parents to obtain information about sex offenders is to be extended in the Midlands after it helped save young children from potential abuse.Read

Police search the Elbow Room club after a double shooting on Saturday

POLICE have searched a Birmingham nightclub following a double shooting which left one man seriously injured.Read

New West Midlands Chief Constable hits the streets to meet and greet residents

THE new Chief Constable of the West Midlands has gone on the beat to find out find out how he can improve the region’s policing.Read

Woman admits causing death of Sam Riddall by dangerous driving

A MOTHER of two today admitted causing the death of a former Birmingham boy by dangerous driving.Read

West Midlands Police Federation leader Andy Gilbert 'cautiously optimistic' over plans for radical overhaul of force

THE leader of rank-and-file officers today said they were “cautiously optimistic” that the radical overhaul of West Midlands Police would boost the service to the public.Read

Police hunt gunman after double shooting in Aston

THE hunt was continuing today for a gunman behind the latest double shooting in Birmingham.Read

Police end a life of luxury for three men found guilty of trying to smuggle cannabis into Birmingham

POLICE today said they had stopped the “champagne lifestyle” of three men behind a plot to smuggle hundreds of thousands of pounds of cannabis into Birmingham.Read

Police manhunt for Longbridge car wreckers

YOBS who went on a wrecking spree and smashed up more than a dozen cars on a night of shame in Birmingham were today at the centre of a police manhunt.Read

Handsworth student killing linked to firearms mastermind

THE fatal shooting of a student gunned down in a Birmingham street earlier this year has been linked to a firearms mastermind who armed UK street gangs.Read

Decrease in complaints against West Midlands Police

COMPLAINTS against police in the West Midlands dipped last year in the face of a national rise, new figures by police watchdogs will show.Read

West Midlands Police order replacement for £4m firebombed helicopter

POLICE chiefs have ordered a new multi-million pound helicopter after the current one was torched in a firebomb attack after a major airport security breach.Read

£5,000 reward offered over brutal hammer attack on Birmingham rail worker

TRAIN bosses have offered a £5,000 reward after a worker was battered over the head with a hammer during a robbery at a Birmingham rail station.Read

Handsworth and Small Heath in the country's top five of the uninsured drivers league

TWO Birmingham inner-city suburbs have been named in the top five “league of shame” of uninsured drivers.Read

Appeal after Blues-Villa derby clashes brings results

POLICE hunting 22 men suspected of football violence following the Second City derby have “positive identifications” on a dozen of them after an appeal in the Birmingham Mail.Read

Teen cyclist dies after collision with double decker bus

A TEENAGE cyclist who suffered serious head injuries in a collision with a double decker bus in Birmingham has died of his injuries, it has been revealed.Read

Pilot arrested in Birmingham airport drink probe

A TRANSATLANTIC airline pilot was arrested at Birmingham International Airport after it was reported to police that he smelled of alcohol.Read

By Mark Cowan

A TEENAGE cyclist who suffered serious head injuries in a collision with a double decker bus in Birmingham has died of his injuries, it was revealed this afternoon.Read

Cannabis factory discovered in Birmingham house

POLICE found hundreds of cannabis plants in a swoop on a house in Birmingham.Read