Dudley police tackle range of crimes in week of action - from fraud to car theft
Dudley Police have announced that they have been 'on the streets' tackling a range of crimes as part of an intensive week of action.
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West Midlands Police's Dudley's neighbourhood policing teams have been on the streets to tackle crimes that affect residents the most the residents.
As part of the week of action, officers have tackled a variety of crimes ranging from fraud, drug possession and car theft.
As part of the week of action, Brierley Hill officers stopped a suspicious vehicle driving through Wollescote, where they found the driver only had a provisional licence.
The vehicle was seized, where an amount of cocaine and cannabis were also found during a search.
In a separate incident, the team also stopped a vehicle that was being driven recklessly through Brierley Hill where a man was arrested on suspicion of drink driving.
Another car which had also been linked to another car was taken off the road, the suspected driver of the car was detained following a foot chase, and the car was seized for having no insurance.
The Halesowen policing team also had a busy week, where they spotted and stopped a stolen vehicle being driven in Lye, and also stopped a car being driven on false plates in Halesowen town centre.
As well as vehicle crime, the team also arrested a suspected shop thief in the town who has since been charged with several theft offences.
Talking about the action, a West Midlands Police spokesperson said: "Our teams are always out and about chatting to residents, at schools, to Junior PCSOs and at Cuppa with a Copper events.
"Dudley Town officers have also been involved in a fraud and scams event, teaching people how to avoid being a victim of things like distraction crimes."
