{"id":966597,"date":"2026-05-17T12:25:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T12:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/966597\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T12:25:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T12:25:16","slug":"police-swarm-birmingham-street-where-people-tried-to-break-into-houses-this-morning-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/966597\/","title":{"rendered":"Police swarm Birmingham street where people tried to break into houses this morning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A group of teenagers have been detained on Sunday morning after police received reports of attempted break-ins<\/p>\n<p>11:28, 17 May 2026Updated 11:35, 17 May 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A general view of Grange Road in Kings Heath\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_grange-rd1JPG.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"A general view of Grange Road in Kings Heath\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">A general view of Grange Road in Kings Heath(Image: Google)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A group of teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of burglary in <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Birmingham<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/west-midlands-police\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">West Midlands Police<\/a> received reports of people trying to break into properties on Grange Road in <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/kings-heath-and-stirchley\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Kings Heath<\/a> on Sunday morning and quickly dispatched officers to the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Four boys &#8211; aged between 15 and 17 &#8211; were detained and are awaiting questioning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/second-arrest-birmingham-hit-run-33960665\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Read More: Second arrest in Birmingham \u2018hit-and-run\u2019 investigation as one released on bail<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">West Midlands Police said: &#8220;We&#8217;ve arrested four teenagers after rapidly responding to reports of people trying to break into properties in Birmingham this morning (17 May).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We were called to Grange Road, Kings Heath, at around 1.25am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Ensure our latest headlines always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><a aria-label=\"Click hereLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/secret-getting-best-birminghamlives-stories-33397616\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to activate or add us as your Preferred Source in your Google search settings.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Officers were quickly in the area and detained four boys &#8211; 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