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Warning that West Midlands police commissioner elections could flop

Birmingham Post — Thu, 31 May 2012 14:06:00 GMT

Elections for new police and crime commissioners to oversee policing in the West Midlands risk becoming an embarrassing flop – according to the candidates themselves.

Police commissioner hopefuls say they will drop private partnership plan

Birmingham Post — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Potential candidates vying for the chance to become the first Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands Police could scrap expensive plans for business partnerships with the private sector, they have warned.

West Midlands Police defend private partnership plan after Commons Committee attack

Birmingham Post — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

West Midlands Police has defended plans to sign a “business partnership” with the private sector after the scheme was attacked by an influential Commons committee.

West Midlands criminals forced to pay back £6.3m

Birmingham Post — Wed, 30 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

Criminals in the West Midlands region were forced to pay back a record £6.3 million from proceeds of crime in the last year.

Post-mortem on Moseley pensioner attacked in her sleep

Birmingham Post — Wed, 30 May 2012 08:01:00 GMT

A post-mortem examination is due to be conducted on a pensioner who died following a savage attack in her home in Birmingham.

West Midlands Police 'privatisation' plans blasted by Commons Committee

Birmingham Post — Tue, 29 May 2012 05:57:00 GMT

Controversial West Midlands Police plans to bring in private sector partners have been strongly criticised by a powerful House of Commons committee.

Man found dead in Yardley was former soldier

Birmingham Post — Wed, 23 May 2012 07:11:00 GMT

A 64-year-old man found dead in his Birmingham home was a former soldier who spent 22 years in the army.

West Midlands Police keep body parts dating back 50 years

Birmingham Post — Tue, 22 May 2012 05:39:00 GMT

West Midlands Police have stored body parts from the victims of murders dating back as far as 1960.

Guantanamo Bay builder KBR eyes West Midlands Police link-up

Birmingham Post — Thu, 03 May 2012 12:15:00 GMT

A major US engineering and construction services company which helped to build the Guantanamo Bay detention centre is bidding for a role in the largest police privatisation scheme in the UK involving West Midlands police.

Warley police station to close four years after beating the axe

Birmingham Post — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:45:00 GMT

A Black Country police station is being closed as part of money-saving plans – four years after it was saved by campaigners.