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Bobbies on the Beat: Digbeth Neighbourhood Police Team look out for Birmingham Mar 01 2012

ONCE an industrial hive of activity during the Industrial Revolution, Digbeth is now Birmingham’s cultural and artistic hub.Read

Supt Alex Murray

Behind The Headlines: Criminal's money pays for community projects in Birmingham Mar 01 2012

YOUTH projects and community groups have been given a helping hand – thanks to the trappings of wealth stripped from the homes and bank accounts of criminals.Read

Birmingham East Local Policing Unit

Bobbies on the Beat: Birmingham East crooks be warned Feb 23 2012

CRIMINALS operating across Birmingham East are being warned to expect a knock on their door by the priority team officers dedicated to further driving down crime.Read

Pc Andy Smith

Bobbies on the Beat: Simple tips to keep Birmingham student community safe Feb 16 2012

RANKED in the top ten of the most popular universities in the country by graduate employers, the University of Birmingham is home to around 24,500 students who flock to study here from across the globe.Read

Drugs raid

Behind The Headlines: Education is the key to tackling drugs in Birmingham Feb 16 2012

TACKLING the scourge of drugs blighting a Birmingham community takes more than simply arresting dealers, police have admitted.Read

Bobbies on the Beat: Safe Haven helps build bridges in community Feb 02 2012

SET up to bridge the gap between youth work and the police, the creation of Birmingham East’s Safe Haven Team has led to a “massive fall” in anti-social behaviour.Read

Behind the Headlines: Radical plan to shake up how West Midlands Police force is run Feb 02 2012

PRIVATE firms WILL be offered the chance to run back office functions under radical plans to restructure police services in the West Midlands.Read

Bobbies on the Beat: Team tackles complex issues of city suburb Jan 26 2012

HOME to more than 23,000 people, Stockland Green is a diverse and transient ward with residents coming from a melting pot of different backgrounds.Read

Behind The Headlines: Catching jailbirds who want to break free Jan 26 2012

As the manhunt continues to track down ‘dangerous’ John Anslow after he was sprung from a prison van on Monday, Birmingham Mail Crime Correspondent MARK COWAN looks back at some other daring prison breaks.Read

Behind the Headlines: Murder spurs action from a shocked community Jan 19 2012

SCORES of people, shocked by the murders of a couple in their quiet Birmingham community, were expected at a meeting tonight to discuss what they could do to help police.Read

Crime Files: Rhyme and reason behind caring message for offenders Jan 05 2012

A poem written on a custody cell wall are designed to help drunks reflect on their lifestyle during a time of crisis. Justine Halifax reports.Read

Behind the Headlines: Denying criminals trappings of wealth Jan 05 2012

LUXURY cars, diamond studded jewellery, designer clothes.Read

Bobbies on the Beat: Youngsters are the top priority for team Dec 08 2011

BELIEVE it or not but historians believe that Billesley is named after an Anglo-Saxon man called Bill who settled down in the area in a woodland clearing, which is what the word ‘ley’ stands for.Read

Behind the Headlines: Citizen crimefighters streets ahead of the rest Dec 08 2011

WELCOME to the ‘People’s Police’, a new breed of citizen crimefighters taking to the streets to win back their neighbourhoods from the louts and crooks.Read

Bobbies on the Beat: Street drunks are team's top priority Nov 24 2011

BOURNVILLE is famous the world over for being the home of Cadbury’s chocolate.Read

Behind the Headlines: Plans to cut costs are causing controversy Nov 24 2011

WEST Midlands Police chiefs have found themselves in a tangle with their political rulers over plans to wield the axe on police station opening times.Read

Bobbies on the Beat: Area now enjoying a Brand new feel Nov 17 2011

HIGH deprivation and high unemployment are a key feature of Brandwood, which is home to many families and single parents who are on low incomes.Read

Bobbies on the Beat: Working with kids a priority for team Nov 03 2011

KINGS Norton was part of King’s forest in the district of Bromsgrove back in Norman Times but now it’s an “exceptionally busy” and very diverse ward in Birmingham.Read

Behind The Headlines: Social media gets the police message across Nov 03 2011

Social media may have come in for a bit of flack from West Midlands Police Chief Constable Chris Sims over the spreading of unsubstantiated rumours during the riots, but it is becoming a major pillar of the force’s communication strategy. Crime Files looks at the growing use of social media by the police.Read

Bobbies on the Beat: Students a priority for top police team Oct 27 2011

WITH a vibrant nightlife, retail park and Birmingham University, Selly Oak is a busy ward that’s home to thousands of students – many living away from home for the first time.Read

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