{"id":372901,"date":"2025-08-25T17:56:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T17:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/372901\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T17:56:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T17:56:15","slug":"four-women-sought-following-handsworth-distraction-burglary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/372901\/","title":{"rendered":"Four women sought following Handsworth distraction burglary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>West Midlands Police said items of &#8216;high value&#8217; were stolen following the incident last month<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_imgonline-com-ua-FrameBlurred-l5iHQWubUjC78KTl.jpg\" alt=\"Police want to trace these four women in connection with a distraction burglary\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Police want to trace these four women in connection with a distraction burglary<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Police are appealing for help to trace four women following a distraction burglary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The incident took place in Holly Road, in the Handsworth area of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/west-midlands-police\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">West Midlands Police<\/a> said it happened at around 10am on July 8.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">READ MORE: <\/strong><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/black-country\/police-make-arrest-after-hundreds-32344042\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Police make arrest after hundreds of cannabis plants found at Midlands property<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get breaking news on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/FJKVhwxllixI0DiCj9e2sk\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">BirminghamLive WhatsApp<\/a>, click the link to join<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The homeowner was distracted while one person entered the property and stole items.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Police said the items were of high value.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_collage-wm-1.jpg\" alt=\"Police want to trace these four women in connection with a distraction burglary\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Police want to trace these four women in connection with a distraction burglary<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Since the incident, officers said they had carried out CCTV enquiries but had not traced the suspects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Now the force has issued a photograph of four women they want to trace in connection with the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A spokesperson for West Midlands Police said: &#8220;Can you help us identify these women?<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;We want to speak with them following a distraction burglary at a property in Holly Road, Handsworth, at around 10am on 8 July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;The owner of the house was distracted while one person entered the home and stole items of high value.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Since the burglary, we have carried out CCTV enquiries but have been unable to identify these women.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;If you can help with our investigation, you can get in touch with us via Live Chat on our website, or by calling 101 quoting crime reference number 20\/305963\/25.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"West Midlands Police said items of &#8216;high value&#8217; 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