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Driver arrested as police sting 'stolen' BMW in Wolverhampton

Police deployed a stinger device to stop a BMW in Wolverhampton to avoid chasing after it.

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The driver was arrested when police found the car was "stolen".

According West Midlands Traffic Police, officers spotted the cloned vehicle and made the decision to deploy the stinger to bring it to a swift stop.

They did it pre-emptively to avoid a chase.

Subsequent checks found that the BMW was "stolen", according to police.

The driver was arrested.