{"id":579729,"date":"2025-11-19T04:58:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T04:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/579729\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T04:58:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T04:58:20","slug":"erdington-arrest-as-police-make-discovery-in-stolen-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/579729\/","title":{"rendered":"Erdington arrest as police make discovery in stolen car"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It follows officers being on patrol on Sutton Road in Erdington<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1_JS296585819.jpg\" alt=\"West Midlands Police officers (stock image) \" loading=\"eager\"  \/>West Midlands Police officers (stock image) (Image: WMP)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">A man was arrested after police stopped a stolen car in Birmingham.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">It follows officers being on patrol on Sutton Road in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/erdington\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Erdington<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Class A drugs along with a machete which was in the boot was found.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"http:\/\/Arrest as police investigate Bob Shop 2am attack in Birmingham\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/birmingham-snow-ice-warning-over-32897681\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> Birmingham snow and ice warning over 11-hours as temperatures plunge to freezing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/major-police-update-after-teenager-32896054\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Major police update after teenager stabbed to death in Birmingham<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">A man, aged in his 30s, was arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle, possession of an offensive weapon and possession of Class A drugs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">In a statement, police said: &#8220;A man has been arrested and drugs seized after some great work by our Op Skybridge officers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;The team were on patrol in Sutton Road when they stopped and searched a suspected stolen car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;A small amount of suspected Class A drugs was seized, along with a machete which was in the boot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;The driver, a man in his 30s, was arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle, possession of an offensive weapon and possession of Class A drugs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;Op Skybridge officers continue to carry out proactive enforcement across <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham<\/a>, where they target offenders and disrupt crime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;Deploying to different areas of the city, they have already secured some significant results.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;Keep following our website and social media to see more about what the Skybridge team has been doing where you live.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It follows officers being on patrol on Sutton Road in ErdingtonWest Midlands Police officers (stock image) (Image: 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