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| Ten Million Pounds of Stock Looted in Birmingham Riots |
| Insurers have estimated that stock worth £10 million was looted from city centre stores during the riots of Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th August 2011. Police suspect that street gangs will sell the looted stock on the black market and reinvest the proceeds in narcotics (News Headlines 22/08/11). |
| Second Night of Looting in Birmingham City Centre |
| Hundreds of masked youths looted shops in Birmingham city centre for a second consecutive night on 9th/10th August 2011; gangs congregated in the vicinity of St Phillips Cathedral and attacked stores on Corporation Street; the police cordoned off the Bullring but were outflanked when looters rampaged through Dale End and onto the High Street; cars were torched on Albert Street, Bordesley Street and Smallbrook Queensway. The police made over 80 arrests. |
| Guide Retail Quarter - News Headlines 10/08/11 |
| Hundreds of Masked Youths Ransack Birmingham City Centre |
| Hundreds of masked youths looted bars, shops and restaurants in the Bullring and on New Street during the night of 8th/9th August 2011; the police attempted to seal the city centre by closing arterial routes; officers formed a cordon outside the Pallasades in order to protect New Street Station and the Business Quarter; however, the mob outflanked them by rampaging along the High Street towards Dale End where they burnt cars and attempted to hijack a double decker bus; more than 30 people were injured of whom 13 were hospitalised; the police made over 100 arrests. |
| Guide Retail Quarter - News Headlines 09/08/11 |
| Elderly Shopper Banned from Bullring for Upskirt Photo |
| Birmingham Magistrates banned a 61-year-old man from the Bullring Shopping Centre in June 2011 after a security guard caught him taking an "up skirt" photo of a female shopper outside Madame Butterfly on the Middle Level. |
| Guide Retail Quarter - News Headlines 18/06/11 |
| Man Dies After Falling from Dale End Multi-Storey Car Park |
| A man died after he fell over 30 metres from the top of the NCP multi-storey car park on Dale End at around 12.30pm on Wednesday 1st June 2011. |
| Guide Retail Quarter - News Headlines 02/06/11 - Homicide/Sudden Death 2011 |
| Student Spied on Woman in Bullring Toilet |
| A 22-year-old University of Birmingham student disguised himself in a mask and wig, entered the ladies' toilets at the Bullring Shopping Centre, took pictures of women's feet, and made sound recordings of flushing lavatories. He was arrested on the afternoon of Sunday 3rd April and subsequently admitted the offence of observing a private act for sexual gratification at Birmingham Magistrates Court. |
| Guide Retail Quarter - News Headlines 16/04/11 |
| Gangs Fight Running Battles in Bullring |
| On Boxing Day 2010, youths fought running battles in the Bullring during which a 19-year-old man was shot in the leg outside Mango on the Middle Level of the East Mall. |
| Guide Retail Quarter - News Headlines 26/12/10 |
| Gumen Reported in Dale End |
| The police sealed Dale End on the evening of Saturday 13/11/10 after reports of gunmen brandishing weapons; the surrounding area was combed by forensic experts. |
| Guide Retail Quarter - News Headlines 14/11/10 - Gun Crime 2010 |
| Suspected Suicide at Dale End Multi-Storey |
| A woman in her forties died after apparently jumping from the multi-storey car park on Dale End at approximately 1:15pm on Sunday 22/08/10. |
| Guide Retail Quarter - News Headlines 23/08/10 - Homicide/Sudden Death 2010 |
| Beware Cashpoint Muggers in Birmingham City Centre |
| The police warned in June 2010 that cashpoint muggers were operating in pairs in Birmingham city centre; they wait until a victim has inserted his/her card and PIN; one then distracts and/or assaults the victim whilst the other completes the withdrawal. |
| Guide Retail Quarter - News Headlines 07/06/10 |
| Teenage Gangs Brawl on Bull Street and Dale End |
| Teenage gangs fought each other on Bull Street and Dale End during the afternoon of Wednesday 26th May 2010. |
| Guide Retail Quarter - News Headlines 30/05/10 |
| Teenage Gangsters Rob Schoolboy in Bullring |
| Five youths aged 14-17, thought to be part of the Slash Crew who are mainly from Aston and Newtown, robbed a 15-year-old boy from Handsworth in the Bullring on 15th November 2009; they also forced their victim to strip and climb into a skip. |
| Guide Retail Quarter - News Headlines 12/05/10 - Robberies 2010 |
| Death at Dale End Multi-Storey Car Park |
| A man apparently jumped to his death from Dale End multi-storey car park at roughly 5pm on Thursday 25/02/10. |
| Guide Retail Quarter - News Headlines 01/03/10 - Homicide/Sudden Death 2010 |
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