Mark Cowan - Birmingham Mail

Birmingham News: Police cuts will not hit crime fight, vows West Midlands chief constable Chris Sims

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT

POLICE chiefs have identified all of the cuts needed to meet the budget cuts imposed by the Government’s austerity drive, the region’s top cop has said.

Birmingham News: Birmingham police braced for up to 2,000 protesters in Victoria Square demonstration over Congo elections

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:15:00 GMT

UP TO 2,000 protestors were expected to descend on Birmingham city centre this morning as part of the latest demonstration over elections in the Congo.

Birmingham News: West Midlands Police's Cannabis Disposal Team seizes £22 million worth of drugs from secret drugs farms

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

“IT’S a dirty job – but someone’s got to do it.” And West Midlands Police’s pioneering Cannabis Disposal Team is proving a big hit across the country after developing new ways of dismantling drugs farms.

Birmingham News: Druids Heath murder: Family pay tribute to victim Oli Smith

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:27:00 GMT

The family of Druids Heath murder victim Oli Smith, who was found with a fatal stab wound to the chest, today paid tribute to him.

Birmingham News: Nechells Little Stars Nursery paedophile Paul Wilson's prison sentence cut

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:54:00 GMT

Birmingham nursery worker Paul Anthony Wilson who filmed himself raping a young girl in his care and grooming 22 young girls online has had his sentence cut, it has been reported. Wilson, who worked at the Little Stars Nursery in Nechells, used a mobile phone to film two shocking attacks on the young girl.

Birmingham News: Druids Heath murder update: Victim Ollie Smith was dad, say locals

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:31:00 GMT

A MAN stabbed to death in a secluded walkway was a young dad, it emerged last night.

Birmingham News: Updated: Police launch murder enquiry as man dies in Druids Heath

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:20:00 GMT

Detectives have launched an investigation after a man found slumped in a Birmingham street died in hospital.

Birmingham News: "Baza the Don" facing life in prison for vendetta murder of Ricky Basra in Edgbaston

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:01:00 GMT

A KILLER who “executed” a small-time drug dealer set himself on fire as he tried to destroy evidence linking him to the crime, it can be revealed today.

Birmingham News: Roll of honour for Birmingham police officers killed in the line of duty

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT

A ROLL of honour is to be created by police chiefs dedicated to the fallen heroes in the fight against crime on the streets of the West Midlands.

Birmingham News: West Midlands Police to trial new high-tech computer system to predict where crimes could happen to beat the burglar

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

THE theory of how wild animals forage for food is to be used by police in Birmingham to beat the burglar.

Birmingham News: Police given more time to question man over Handsworth hostel murder

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:21:00 GMT

Police were this afternoon given more time to quiz a man over the murder of Iraqi Bakhitar Ahmad Kheder Mirawdali at a Handsworth hostel.

Birmingham News: Winson Green man arrested over murder of Iraqi at Handsworth hostel

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:46:00 GMT

A man was today being quizzed by detectives over the murder of a man at a Handsworth hostel.

Birmingham News: Birmingham Riots: Report claims 'flashmob' party could have distracted youngsters

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMT

A FLASH-mob street party pumping out “throbbing music” could have been used to distract scores of young people being sucked into the Birmingham riots.

Birmingham News: X Factor star Jamie Archer in Birmingham to help launch riots appeal

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:42:00 GMT

X FACTOR star Jamie Archer and his band visited Birmingham to kick-start a new project to bring hope to youngsters affected by last summer’s riots.

Birmingham News: Teenager suffers broken jaw in attack at Professor Green gig at Birmingham 02 Academy

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

A TEENAGER was left with a broken jaw after being attacked at a Birmingham nightspot.

Birmingham News: Anger at West Midlands Police as rival force gets more officers

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:00:00 GMT

CASH-STRAPPED police chiefs have hit out at the Government after police in London were given a £90 million cash boost to keep 1,000 new officers on the streets.

Birmingham News: Former accountant plundered thousands from Malmaison hotel claiming “I just can’t stop stealing.”

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:05:00 GMT

A CROOKED accountant jailed for plundering thousands of pounds from a posh Birmingham hotel claimed: “I just can’t stop stealing.”

Birmingham News: Birmingham double murder: Rimvydas Liorancas suspect 'drank and smoked' happily on the night Avtar and Carole Kolar were killed - claim

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:01:00 GMT

MURDER suspect Rimvydas Liorancas downed vodka and smoked cigarettes with pals hours after a Birmingham couple were battered to death in their home, it has been claimed.

Birmingham News: Redstone Academy in Moseley at centre of security alert that saw roads closed

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT

DETECTIVES were last night hunting the source of a security alert that forced the evacuation of a part-time Islamic school in Birmingham.

Birmingham News: Sutton Coldfield postcode is named one of the worst spots for burglary claims in the country

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT

A LEAFY Birmingham suburb has been named one of the country’s worst burglary hotspots.