• Image of car break-in suspect

  By Sutton Coldfield Observer at 09:20 on 17/05/13

  

  A CCTV image of a man suspected of a car break-in in Sutton has been released by police. The offender broke into a parked Range Rover outside First Choice News in Walmley Road at around 1.30pm on Wednesday, April 24, smashing the window and stealing a handbag. He then used bank cards that were in the bag at Castle Vale Post Office around 15 minutes later. Officers are urging anyone who recognises the man in the CCTV images...

• Accountant jailed for £1 million VAT fraud

  By Sutton Coldfield Observer at 09:20 on 17/05/13

  

  A CORRUPT chartered accountant from Erdington has been jailed for defrauding the British taxpayer of more than £1 million in unpaid VAT. Muhammad Butt, who owns accountancy firm ABMG Business Services in Reservoir Road, was jailed for three years at Birmingham Crown Court on Friday (May 10) for cheating Her Majesty the Queen and the Public Revenue. The 36-year-old had been asked by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to provide...

• Teenagers 'posing as police' charged with defrauding residents

  By Sutton Coldfield Observer at 09:20 on 17/05/13

  

  AN Erdington teenager has appeared in court accused of trying to dupe elderly residents out of their life savings by posing as a police officer and claiming their cash was counterfeit. The 19-year-old along with an 18-year-old accomplice from Small Heath is accused of posing as a member of the force and offering to carry out authentication checks on bank notes. West Midlands Police have since issued a public warning about the...

• TV paramedic warns of dangers of biking

  By Sutton Coldfield Observer at 09:20 on 17/05/13

  

  A MOTORBIKE safety campaign has received the backing of a Sutton TV paramedic urging all motorists to take more care during the 'riding season' this summer. West Midlands Ambulance Service motorcycle paramedic, Mark Hayes, who starred in Channel Five's Emergency Bikers series, has stressed the importance of using right equipment, awareness of both drivers and bikers and proper training to reduce the number of accidents and fatalities....

• Bag snatch suspect caught on camera

  By CarlyBaldwin at 15:50 on 14/05/13

  

  Images have been released of a man suspected of being responsible for smashing the window of a parked car and stealing a handbag in Walmley. The offender targeted the Range Rover outside First Choice News on Walmley Road at around 1:30pm on 24 April. He then used bank cards that were in the bag at Castle Vale post office around 15 minutes later. Officers are urging anyone who recognises the man in the CCTV images to come forward. ...

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