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Two men arrested on suspicion of burglary after copper removed from roof of building

Two men have been arrested including one on the roof of a building after police were called to a burglary in Rowley Regis.

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Officers were alerted to intruders forcing their way into business grounds on Oldbury Road at about 8pm on Sunday.

A 35-year-old man was arrested on the roof and a 21-year-old man was detained by police after a foot chase.

A bag of tools was discovered and officers found copper "had been removed from the roof" of a building.

The men have been arrested on suspicion of burglary and remain in custody for questioning on Monday, West Midlands Police confirmed.

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