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Birmingham Mail newspaper, Birmingham news, Birmingham City, Aston Villa, jobs in Birmingham, jobs in the West Midlands, jobs in Solihull, homes in Birmingham, houses for sale in the West Midlands, Birmingham entertainment, Birmingham what's on, http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/24/tracker-software-helps-find-student-laptops-97319-25233187/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/24/tracker-software-helps-find-student-laptops-97319-25233187/ A MAN was arrested by police investigating the theft of student lap-tops after a software-tracking device led officers to him. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/24/return-to-dixon-of-dock-green-policing-is-praised-97319-25233486/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/24/return-to-dixon-of-dock-green-policing-is-praised-97319-25233486/ IT has been labelled a return to the era of Dixon of Dock Green. Now a bureaucracy-busting revolution is winning favour with the West Midlands public. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/23/lozells-newsagent-stabbed-in-back-while-opening-up-97319-25231178/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/23/lozells-newsagent-stabbed-in-back-while-opening-up-97319-25231178/ A NEWSAGENT was knifed in the back by a hoodie in a seemingly random attack as he opened up his Birmingham store, it emerged today. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/23/police-target-assets-of-conman-jailed-for-preying-on-pensioners-in-stechford-97319-25227933/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/23/police-target-assets-of-conman-jailed-for-preying-on-pensioners-in-stechford-97319-25227933/ POLICE in Birmingham are to go after the finances of a “despicable” doorstep trickster who preyed on the trusting nature of pensioners to con his way into their homes. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/23/birmingham-based-anti-loan-shark-team-praised-for-trailblazing-work-97319-25227627/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/23/birmingham-based-anti-loan-shark-team-praised-for-trailblazing-work-97319-25227627/ THE Birmingham-based anti-loan shark team that has taken the bite out of illegal money lenders has been praised for their “trailblazing” work. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/21/tagger-lawrence-davies-prosecution-ends-reign-of-grafitti-crew-97319-25218272/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/21/tagger-lawrence-davies-prosecution-ends-reign-of-grafitti-crew-97319-25218272/ ANTI-GRAFFITI campaigners today said the successful prosecution of ‘most wanted’ teen tagger Lawrence Davies had helped bring to an end the blight of a prolific graffiti crew. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/21/hunt-launched-after-pair-seen-firing-gun-shots-in-aston-97319-25217870/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/21/hunt-launched-after-pair-seen-firing-gun-shots-in-aston-97319-25217870/ THUGS with guns were seen brazenly firing into the air in a Birmingham road. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/18/police-to-probe-birmingham-city-fc-accounts-97319-25196303/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:19:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/18/police-to-probe-birmingham-city-fc-accounts-97319-25196303/ Detectives from West Midlands Police’s Economic Crime Team are understood to have taken away a number of documents as part of a preliminary inquiry to determine whether there was any grounds for a full police investigation. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2009/11/18/police-were-today-assessing-allegations-of-financial-irregularities-with-blues-accounts-after-a-meeting-with-the-club-s-lawyers-it-has-been-revealed-97319-25198551/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2009/11/18/police-were-today-assessing-allegations-of-financial-irregularities-with-blues-accounts-after-a-meeting-with-the-club-s-lawyers-it-has-been-revealed-97319-25198551/ Detectives from West Midlands Police’s Economic Crime Team are understood to have taken away a number of documents as part of a preliminary inquiry to determine whether there was any grounds for a full police investigation. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/17/mohammed-arshad-murder-man-in-court-97319-25186294/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/17/mohammed-arshad-murder-man-in-court-97319-25186294/ A MAN was appearing in court today charged with the murder of Birmingham taxi driver Mohammed Arshad who was stabbed to death in a knife attack. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2009/11/17/a-man-was-appearing-in-court-today-charged-with-the-murder-of-birmingham-taxi-driver-mohammed-arshad-who-was-stabbed-to-death-in-a-knife-attack-97319-25188372/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2009/11/17/a-man-was-appearing-in-court-today-charged-with-the-murder-of-birmingham-taxi-driver-mohammed-arshad-who-was-stabbed-to-death-in-a-knife-attack-97319-25188372/ Andrew Bayliss, aged 27, from Kings Norton, was appearing before Redditch Magistrates. Father-of-three Mr Arshad was repeatedly stabbed in the head and left for dead in a country lane on the Birmingham – Worcestershire border minutes after picking up a passenger in Kings Norton.