Police were dispatched to 44 incidents – six per day – where their specialist capabilities were needed to make arrests and prevent harm last week
Armed officers at West Midlands Police were deployed to an incident every four hours last week on average.
Cops were dispatched to 44 incidents – just over six per day – where their specialist capabilities were needed to make arrests and prevent harm.
It follows the seizure of 244 firearms across the region since April.
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In a statement, police said: “Armed policing never stops. Our firearms officers are out on the streets 24/7, pursuing serious and organised criminals and keeping the West Midlands safe.
244 firearms were seized across the region(Image: WMP)
“In the last week alone, they have been deployed to 44 incidents where their specialist capabilities were needed to make arrests and prevent harm.
“That’s in addition to the pre-planned raids to target those involved in armed criminality.
“This video snapshot shows a brief glimpse of the work our firearms officers have carried out in the last week alone.
“They’re ready to respond instantly and use high-performance marked and unmarked vehicles to get where they’re needed quickly and safely.
Armed police were called to 44 incidents last week(Image: WMP)
“They support the work of our investigators and intelligence specialists, who also work 24/7 to build a picture of those involved in gun crime, and to disrupt, arrest and bring them to justice.
“We’ve seized 244 firearms across the region since April, including those held legally by people who no longer want them.
“In the last week alone, 10 weapons have been taken off the streets.
“It’s all part of Operation Target – our 24/7 mission to tackle those involved in serious and organised crime.
“Search ‘WMP Op Target’ to find out more.”