Mark Cowan

Reward bid to catch Yardley Wood station robbers

RAILWAY bosses have offered a £5,000 reward for the arrest and convictions of robbers who tied up a Birmingham train station booking clerk.Read

Hunt still on for Lozells knife attacker

A KNIFE-WIELDING maniac behind a string of attacks that has plagued a Birmingham suburb may have been deterred from further attacks by an increase in high-visibility police street patrols.Read

Old Roebuck pub in Erdington, Birmingham, remains shut after cannabis find

THE future of a Birmingham pub once likened to a ‘wild west saloon’ remains uncertain two months after it was shut.Read

Aston Villa star Isaiah Osbourne in the clear after West Midlands Police investigation

ASTON Villa star Isaiah Osbourne has been told he is in the clear following a three-month police investigation into an allegation that a second-hand car buyer was robbed.Read

Offenders in Birmingham clearing snow to payback community

MIDLAND offenders are repaying their debt to society by helping clear ice and snow to make the streets safer.Read

Police issue fresh appeal for missing Erdington mother

DETECTIVES today issued a fresh appeal for help to trace a missing mum as the search for her entered its fifth day.Read

West Midlands Chief Constable Chris Sims goes back on beat in Jewellery Quarter

WEST Midlands top cop Chris Sims will brave the cold this when he goes back on the beat again as part of plans to help shape the future of the force.Read

Police appeal after driver seriously hurt in crash involving deer on M6 Toll

POLICE have appealed for witnesses to two separate crashes on the M6 Toll caused when two deer ran onto the carriageways.Read

Teenage Billesley boy injured by hit-and-run driver

A TEENAGER suffered head injuries after being knocked down by a hit-and-run driver as he crossed a Birmingham road.Read

Convicted Erdington burglar goes missing while on temporary leave from Sudbury prison in Derbyshire

A CONVICTED burglar jailed for a string of attacks across the Midlands has gone missing from prison.Read

Pupils from Trescott Primary School target speeding motorists in Northfield

SCHOOL children have taken up arms to help put the brakes on speeding motorists tearing past their school.Read

Mark Wilkins, from Castle Bromwich, clearing his car of ice this morning.

Snow on the way as temperatures reach minus 8c in Midlands

THE coldest night for 12 months sent temperatures down to minus 8C in the Midlands – and now biting winds and snow are on the way.Read

Hockley police team win praise from residents

A POLICE team patrolling a Birmingham estate has won praise from residents for their crime-fighting success.Read

Lozells stabbings: Police out in force to catch seven-times knifeman

POLICE were back on the streets of a Birmingham suburb as the hunt for the serial knife attacker behind a bizarre string of stabbings continued.Read

Hate crime campaign launched in Birmingham

A MAJOR new campaign has been launched aimed at winning the ‘hearts and minds’ of the public in the fight against hate crime.Read

More snow expected to hit Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM was today braced for an icy blast as another bout of snow worked its way across parts of the country.Read

Knife fight goes hi-tech with texts

CRIMEFIGHTERS are using the latest technology to encourage children to join the fight against knife crime.Read

Broad Street drinkers praised for being on their best behaviour on Super Friday

THE thousands of Christmas revellers who descended on Birmingham’s Broad Street for ‘Super Friday’ have been praised for being on their best behaviour – after just one drinker was cautioned.Read

Teenager pushes sex attacker into canal during ordeal in Witton

A SEX attacker was pushed into a Birmingham canal when the brave teenage victim fought back.Read

Cash-in-transit robberies down as West Midlands Police tail delivery trucks

GROWING intelligence on armed gangs targeting cash delivery trucks has led to a dramatic drop in armed hold-ups, police revealed today.Read

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