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West Midlands police federation attacks Cameron over 'obsession' with US policing

The leader of the West Midlands’ rank and file police officers has accused the Prime Minister of ignoring the views of frontline staff because of an “obsession with all things American”.Read

West Midlands police federation attacks Cameron over obsession with US policing

The leader of the West Midlands’ rank and file police officers has accused the Prime Minister of ignoring the views of frontline staff because of an “obsession with all things American”.Read

Property developer steps in to help Birmingham shopkeepers caught up in rioting

A good samaritan stepped in to help Birmingham shopkeepers caught up in two nights of rioting.Read

Closure of Forensic Science Service 'puts money before justice'

A group of MPs has accused the Government of putting money before justice over its decision to close the Birmingham-based Forensic Science Service.Read

Police find getaway car used in raid on Midlands Air Ambulance HQ

Police hunting a gang of masked robbers who held up the Midlands Air Ambulance charity HQ with an electric stun gun have found the getaway car.Read

Midlands Air Ambulance staff robbed by masked gang at charity HQ

Staff at Midland Air Ambulance were terrorised by masked men brandishing an electric stun gun in an armed raid at their Black Country headquarters. Read

New director for Birmingham Prison announced

Birmingham Prison is to get a new director once it is privatised in October.Read

Stolen mobile phones racket links West Midlands and Canada

Police have uncovered a trans-Atlantic trade in stolen mobile phones between the West Midlands and Canada.Read

Transatlantic trade in phones stolen in West Midlands uncovered

Police have uncovered a trans-Atlantic trade in stolen mobile phones between the West Midlands and Canada.Read

Axing long-serving police officers will cost taxpayers more, claims Shadow Home Secretary

Axing long-serving police officers on controversial retirement grounds will cost the taxpayer more than keeping them on and was one of the “ludicrous consequences” of the Government’s decision to “cut so far and so fast”, politicians have claimed.Read

Axing long-serving West Midlands police officers will cost more money

Axing long-serving police officers on controversial retirement grounds will cost the taxpayer more than keeping them on and was one of the “ludicrous consequences” of the Government’s decision to “cut so far and so fast”, politicians have claimed.Read

Crime will rise and police service to public will get worse because of cuts, officers warn

Crime levels will soar and the public will get a poorer service from the police as a result of the Government wielding the axe over police budgets, according to West Midlands police officers.Read

West Midlands Police see crime rise for the first time in a decade

Crimes that cause the most distress to the public soared in the West Midlands last year – as overall crime increased for the first time in almost a decade.Read

Woman beaten by mugger at Birmingham railway station speaks out

A woman who was beaten so badly at a Birmingham railway station she needed surgery after challenging a mugger, has spoken of her attack. Read

Birmingham police display hundreds of valuables believed to be stolen

Police in Birmingham have released photographs of hundreds of valuables recovered from a property in Winson Green as part of a large scale burglary investigation. Read

Birmingham businessman a suspect in Northampton family killing

A Birmingham businessman is at the centre of a police manhunt over the murders of a family of four found stabbed to death in their Northamptonshire home. Read

Birmingham businessman suspect in Northampton family killing

A Birmingham businessman is at the centre of a police manhunt over the murders of a family of four found stabbed to death in their home.Read

How losing the Forensic Science Service will hit crime detection

The decision to close the Forensic Science Service has sparked a debate about the future of scientific sleuthing in England and Wales. Crime Correspondent Mark Cowan examines some of the possible threats of losing the pioneering organisation.Read

Three men charged over murders of Wolverhampton pensioners

West Midlands Police have been given permission to charge three people in connection with the murders of a devoted couple found dead in their Wolverhampton home.Read

Wolverhampton double murder: Police batter down wrong door in hunt for suspects

Police hunting the killers of Wolverhampton couple Guiseppe and Caterina Massaro battered their way into the home of an elderly Birmingham man in a bungle over addresses.Read

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Mark Cowan is crime reporter for the Birmingham Mail.