The taxi driver was threatened by a passenger at 2am on Bromford Lane before the vehicle was taken
The taxi was taken from Bromford Lane(Image: Google )
A man was arrested after a taxi was stolen by a passenger in Birmingham.
The driver was threatened before the vehicle was taken in Bromford Lane in Hodge Hill.
It happened just after 2am today, Sunday, June 8.
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West Midlands Police said officers ‘rapidly responded’ to the incident.
The car was tracked to near Hodge Hill Road less than ten minutes later.
A brief foot chase followed before a 19-year-old man was detained thanks to help from a police dog.
He remained in custody today having been arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle, drink driving and failing to stop.
A spokesperson for West Midlands Police said: “We’ve arrested a man after rapidly responding to a taxi being stolen in Birmingham this morning.
“We were alerted to a taxi driver being threatened by a passenger along Bromford Lane, Hodge Hill, just after 2am.
“The vehicle was then taken but officers – alongside the dog unit – were quickly on the trail and tracked the car near Hodge Hill Road less than ten minutes later.
“Following a brief foot chase one of our crime-fighting canines helped to detain a 19-year-old man.
“He was arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle, drink driving and failing to stop.
“He currently remains in custody for questioning.”