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Small Heath road sealed off after reports of yobs carrying weapons

POLICE sealed off a road in Birmingham after worried residents called to report yobs charging around wielding weapons.Read

Woman quizzed over Erdington road smah

A YOUNG woman has been quizzed by traffic police investigating a hit-and-run incident which left a man seriously ill in hospital.Read

A 21-YEAR-OLD man is due to appear in court today charged with the attempted murder of a shopkeeper who was stabbed in a terrifying daylight attack in Birmingham.

The victim, in his 30s, suffered a stab wound in the incident at the newsagents on Yardley Road, Acocks Green, at 4.45pm on July 13. A woman inside the shop, thought to be his partner, also received a cut to her arm in the incident.Read

Four Birmingham men arrested in Knutsford motorway services money laundering probe

FOUR Birmingham men have been arrested at a motorway service station allegedly trying to launder stolen money through an automatic change machine.Read

Birmingham residents join forces with police to target speeders

A ‘DAD’S Army’ of residents has joined police to target motorists speeding past their homes in Birmingham.Read

Woman punched to the ground in Aston

A WOMAN was punched to the ground and left with a fractured ankle after becoming involved in a row with two thugs as she parked her car.Read

ELEVEN Birmingham City fans were last night being interviewed over violent scenes that followed Blues’ exit from the FA Cup.

Two Portsmouth fans were assaulted by rivals after their team dumped Birmingham City 2-0 out of the quarter finals of the competition at Fratton Park in March.Read

Erdington man hit by car is left with two broken legs

A MAN was left with two broken legs after being hit by a car that mounted the pavement as the driver swerved to avoid another vehicle.Read

Man still being quizzed over Sparkbrook stabbing

DETECTIVES were continuing to quiz a man over the fatal stabbing of a 25-year-old in Birmingham.Read

Police hunt three youths after driver's windscreen smashed on M5

A DRIVER escaped injury after a object was thought to have been thrown from a bridge smashing his windscreen.Read

Crufts invaded by streaker

A STREAKER wearing a strategically placed cat mask set more than tongues wagging when he interrupted the prestigious dog show Crufts.Read

Police buy Christmas present for Shard End hit-and-run victim Paige Conlon

A YOUNG schoolgirl left for dead in the road by a callous hit-and-run driver finally had something to cheer about at Christmas – thanks to kind-hearted cops shocked by her ordeal.Read

Birmingham blackmailer caught after naked display

A SUPERMARKET blackmailer who took on the identity of a Dirty Harry movie villain was caught after being arrested for parading naked around his living room.Read

Birmingham blackmailer caught after naked display

A SUPERMARKET blackmailer who took on the identity of a Dirty Harry movie villain was caught after being arrested for parading naked around his living room.Read

£170,000 Porsche supercar among luxury motors seized for having no insurance

THIS is the moment a £170,000 Ferrari supercar is seized by the police, not for speeding up to its 196mph top speed – but for an offence much more down to earth.Read

Bigga Pineapple drink snared Birmingham gang thug

THUG Ojay Miller made one ‘Bigga’ mistake when he tossed a bottle of a pineapple flavoured soft drink away.Read

Tragic gun-crime history of Birmingham

THE spate of shootings that plagued Birmingham last summer started on July 26 with a drive-by incident on Birmingham’s Belgrave Middleway, in which shots were believed to have been fired at another car.Read

West Midlands top-ten gangsters facing Capone-style crackdown

THE top ten most dangerous gangsters in the West Midlands are being urged to quit gun crime – or face an Al Capone-style crackdown by police.Read

Black Country mobile phone paedophile ring smashed

A MIDLAND paedophile ring that traded in sickening child sex images via mobile phones has been smashed by cops – after the ringleader accidentally left his handset in a pub.Read

Snitches pocket £1.6m

POLICE snitches have received nearly £1.6 million in secret payments over the last seven years.Read

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Mark Cowan is crime reporter for the Birmingham Mail.