Birmingham

Four men were taken into custody after seven cars reported to be stolen were confiscated in Birmingham

23 January 2023

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Police in Saltley seized seven suspected stolen cars and twenty-three number plates on January 22. Four men were arrested.

A man reported that his Hyundai i20 had been stolen on Saturday night from a hotel car park. Officers found the vehicle using its tracking device, which was being driven in convoy with a suspected stolen red Seat Leon.

They drove into a car park in Ralph Road, Saltley, but the Seat Leon drove back out after spotting them. Police followed the vehicle to Alum Rock Road and arrested all four men.

Searching the vehicle, officers found keys to six more suspected stolen vehicles parked on Ralph Road and twenty-three number plates, which they also suspect are stolen.

**Four men were arrested after seven suspected stolen cars and 23 license plates were seized by police officers in Saltley on January 22**

On suspicion of stealing motor vehicles, four men, aged twenty-nine, twenty-three, and two, aged nineteen, were arrested. According to Inspector Shameem Ahmed, neighbourhood policing manager at Birmingham East NPU, their officers from Hodge Hill did an excellent job.

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Steve Rowling

Steve Rowling was born in Bexley, and began to take an interest in journalism as the editor of his high school newspaper. After graduating from the University of London with a degree in journalism, Rowling began blogging about local crime stories, and was eventually asked to be a regular contributor for crimewatch.uk.