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| 07.09.11 Hockley Man Jailed for Possession of Revolver and Ammunition |
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A 25-year-old man threw a Smith & Wesson revolver and ammunition
from the window of a 3rd floor flat at Sapphire Court, Northwood Street, during a police raid at
approximately 6am on Thursday 2nd June 2011
(News
Headlines 04/06/11). He was jailed for 5 years for firearms offences at Birmingham Crown Court in September 2011 (News Headlines 07/09/11). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Gun Crime Brum 2011 |
| 02.08.11: Man Jailed Following Shooting on South Road |
| A 23-year-old man from South Road was jailed for 7 years for firearms offences at Birmingham Crown Court in July 2011. He had been discovered with a gun in his car shortly after an 18-year-old youth was shot on South Road at approximately 3.30am on Friday 21st October 2010 (News Headlines 02/08/11). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Gun Crime Brum 2011 |
| 23.07.11: Attempted Robbery At Jewellery Store, Warstone Lane |
| A 28-year-old man was jailed for 4 years at Birmingham Crown Court in July 2011 for an attempted robbery at a jewellery store on Warstone Lane on Tuesday 2nd November 2010 (News Headlines 23/07/11). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Robberies Brum 2011 |
| 04.07.11: Cannabis Farm on Albion Street |
| Fire crews attended a blaze at a house on Albion Street, which was being used as a cannabis farm, at around 10.30pm on Sunday 3rd July 2011 (News Headlines 04/07/11). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Cannabis Crime 2011 |
| 24.05.11: Publican Fined for Rodent Infestation at Rose Villa Tavern |
| A 55-year-old publican has been fined £1500 by Birmingham Magistrates for three breaches of health regulations in connection with a rodent infestation at the Rose Villa Tavern on Warstone Lane; the court heard that mouse droppings were discovered in food storage areas during a routine inspection on Thursday 15th July 2010 (News Headlines 24/05/11). |
| 24.04.11 Armed Robbers Hijack Security Van in Jewellery Quarter |
| Three armed robbers hijacked a Royal Mail van on George Street at around 5.20pm on Wednesday 23/03/11. Two postal staff were forced out of the vehicle which was then driven away, emptied and abandoned on Barr Street in Newtown (News Headlines 24/04/11). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Robberies Brum 2011 |
| 20.04.11: Soho Man Jailed for Birmingham Central Library Bomb Hoax |
| A 27-year-old man from South Road was jailed for 14 months at Birmingham Crown Court in April 2011 for making hoax bomb calls to Birmingham Central Library on Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th May 2010 (News Headlines 20/04/11). |
| 20.03.11: Thieves Target Private Car Sellers on Great King Street |
| Two thieves stole a car advertised for sale on Great King Street after requesting a test drive on Thursday 03/02/11 (News Archive 20/03/11). |
| 09.02.11: Cannabis Plantation at Industrial Unit on Camden Street |
| An industrial unit on Camden Street, which was being used for the cultivation of over 5000 cannabis plants, was raided by police on Sunday 6th February 2011 (News Archive 09/02/11) |
| Crime in Birmingham - Cannabis Crime 2011 |
| 03/12/10: Random Sex Attack on Newhall Hill |
| A female lawyer was rescued by passers-by after being attacked from behind and sexually assaulted by a stranger in broad daylight on Newhall Hill; her attacker was jailed for 4.5 years at Birmingham Crown Court in December 2010 (News Archive 03/12/10). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Assaults/Stabbings 2010 |
| 29.08.10: Man Stabbed on Lionel Street |
| A 28-year-old man was stabbed on Lionel Street, near its junction with Livery Street, during the early hours of Sunday 29/08/10 (News Archive 29/08/10). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Assaults/Stabbings 2010 |
| 13.07.10: Suspicious Package on Lionel Street |
| A suspicious package was delivered through the letterbox of the Refugee Council on Lionel Street on the morning of 13th July 2010; the surrounding streets were closed, but the incident turned out to be a malicious hoax (News Archive 13/07/10). |
| 03.07.11: Woman Stabbed at Soho Benson Road Metro Stop |
| A woman in her fifties was stabbed in the hand and stomach by two muggers who tried to steal her handbag at the Benson Road Metro Stop at roughly 8.20pm on Tuesday 29/06/10 (News Archive 03/07/10). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Assaults/Stabbings 2010 |
| 30.06.10: Cannabis Farm in Hockley Warehouse |
| The police, alerted by electricity board employees, seized 900 cannabis plants at disused industrial premises in Hockley in June 2010 (News Archive 30/06/10). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Cannabis Crime 2010 |
| 29.05.10: Police Raid Pirate DVD Warehouse on Newhall Street |
| The police seized 30,000 bootleg movies from a flat being used as a pirate DVD warehouse on Newhall Street on Wednesday 26th May 2010 (News Archives 29/05/10) |
| Crime in Birmingham - Cannabis Crime 2010 |
| 05.05.10: ASBO Served on Suspected Brothel, All Saints Road |
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A man and woman, aged 42 and 37 respectively, have been served
with an ASBO that forbids prostitutes from working at their
council home on All Saints Road
(News Archive 05/05/10). The council obtained an eviction order against the alleged brothelkeepers in October 2010 (News Archive 08/10/10). |
| 27.04.10: Criminals Target Fedx in Jewellery Quarter |
| FedEx suspended parcel deliveries to the Jewellery Quarter in April 2010 because their drivers were being targeted by criminal gangs (News Archive 27/04/10). |
| 24.04.10: Car Torched on Stainsbury Avenue |
| Vandals set fire to a car on Stainsbury Avenue in April 2010 (News Archive 24/04/10). |
| 23/02/10: Gem Heist on Vittoria Street |
| Robbers mugged two mailmen, who they believed were carrying gems, on Vittoria Street at 5.30pm on Friday 19/02/10 (News Archive 23/02/10). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Robberies Brum 2010 |
| 14/01/10: Man Found Dying on Camden Street |
| An injured man died a few hours after he was found on Camden Street at 5pm on Tuesday 12th January 2010 (News Archive 14/01/10). |
| Crime in Birmingham - Homicide/Sudden Death 2010 |
| 05.01.10: Brothel on Henrietta Street |
| A man and woman in their fifties, who kept a brothel on Henrietta Street, were both jailed for 9 months in January 2010 (News Archive 05/01/10). |
| 05.12.09: Guns and Drugs Seized on New Spring Street |
| A 20-year-old man was jailed indefinitely after police discovered guns and drugs at his home on New Spring Street (News Archive 5/12/09). |
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