Police carried out warrants across the city in the early hours of this morning, Tuesday April 29
Operation Fearless Warrants Carried Out In Birmingham
Police bodycam footage has shown the dramatic moment officers had to chainsaw down a front door in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday, April 29) to arrest a man in Birmingham.
Officers from West Midlands Police’s major crime unit and county lines squad made the arrest just before 5am at a house in Edgbaston as part of a number of warrants that were executed across the city.
The pre-planned operation saw officers jump out of their response van to swiftly enter the porch area of the house with a saw, which they used to cut down the door.
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Bodycam footage, shared by West Midlands Police with BirminghamLive, shows a close-up of the rapid response made by officers in the first light this morning.
Extra officers were then seen accessing the property through the side gate.
The force confirmed that one man was arrested following the Edgbaston house raid, shown in the video.
Police revealed that further men arrested on Tuesday morning were held in a new custody suite at Bournville police station.
A West Midlands Police spokesperson told BirminghamLive: “This morning, officers with the Major Crime Unit and County Lines Task Force carried out warrants at three addresses around the Birmingham area in support of Operation Fearless, in connection with the supply of drugs into the city centre.
Police bodycam footage has shown the dramatic moment officers had to saw down a front door in the early hours of this morning, Tuesday April 29, to arrest a man in Birmingham. Pictured: Operation Fearless warrant in action
“The drug enforcement operation saw three men arrested and our investigation is continuing.
“The three arrested were taken to the newly refurbished custody suite at Bournville police station, which opened yesterday.”
West Midlands Police added that they are in their “next chapter” of Operation Fearless, which began in Erdington and is now being rolled out in Birmingham city centre’s Southside, which encompasses the Arcadian, the Chinese Quarter, The Gay Village and the area surrounding Grand Central.
Police bodycam footage has shown the dramatic moment officers had to saw down a front door in the early hours of this morning, Tuesday April 29, to arrest a man in Birmingham. Pictured: Operation Fearless warrant in action
Chief Constable Craig Guildford said: “We are committed to local policing and putting officers out on the streets, making arrests and tackling the problems that matter most to people.
“Fearless has had a fantastic impact in Erdington, and people can expect that dedicated approach to be a big success in the city centre as well.”
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