{"id":632851,"date":"2025-12-14T23:50:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T23:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/632851\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T23:50:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T23:50:46","slug":"burglary-suspect-arrested-in-sutton-coldfield-after-trying-to-evade-capture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/632851\/","title":{"rendered":"Burglary suspect arrested in Sutton Coldfield after &#8216;trying to evade capture&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A burglary suspect has been detained near Lindridge Road after being spotted by specialist police officers in Sutton Coldfield<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_Lindridge-Road-in-Sutton-Coldfield.jpg\" alt=\"Google Maps street view of a section of Lindridge Road in Sutton Coldfield \" loading=\"eager\" \/>Lindridge Road in Sutton Coldfield (Image: Google )<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A man has been arrested in Sutton Coldfield on suspicion of committing a break-in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The burglary suspect was seen on Sunday (December 14) afternoon by officers from members of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/west-midlands-police\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">West Midlands Police<\/a>\u2019s Operation Skybridge team who were patrolling in the town.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The team were working with the Sutton Trinity Neighbourhood Team and the force\u2019s drones team when the saw a man allegedly \u2018trying to evade them\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><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\/sutton-coldfield-christmas-market-trader-33055846\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Christmas Market trader loses thousands of pounds as thief smashes into van<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He was then chased on foot and arrested near Lindridge Road, shortly before 3pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He was detained on suspicion of burglary and quizzed by officers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><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.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">BirminghamLive WhatsApp <\/a>, click the link to join<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In a statement, a spokesperson for West Midlands Police said: \u201cA man has been arrested on suspicion of burglary in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/sutton-coldfield\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Sutton Coldfield<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cOfficers from our Op Skybridge team were patrolling around Sutton Coldfield today alongside the Sutton Trinity neighbourhood team and our drones team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThe officers spotted a man who tried to evade them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cAnd following a foot patrol, he was arrested near Lindridge Road, just before 3pm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Read more: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/whats-on\/whats-on-news\/visited-sutton-coldfields-accidental-silver-33051587\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">I visited Sutton&#8217;s accidental bakery at its first permanent home<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=218d93d5-683b-44a9-b5bd-566f5c9e39e9&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get the latest Sutton Coldfield news delivered direct to your inbox<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The statement continued: \u201cOp 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=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">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\">\u201cDeploying to different areas of the city, they have already secured some significant results.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A burglary suspect has been detained near Lindridge Road after being spotted by specialist police officers in 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