Plaques at court taken

Brazen metal thieves snatched brass plaques from the wall of a court building in the Black Country.

They were taken from the entrance to Stourbridge County Court in Hagley Road, Stourbridge, between 7.45am on March 9 and 9.15am on March 10.

One plate read 'county court' and the other was inscribed 'court office'.

It follows the theft of historic cast iron plaques from the Stourbridge Canal towpath on March 4/5.