Police make quick arrest of teenager after phone snatched from woman in Walsall town centre
A teenage girl has been arrested on suspicion of robbery after a woman had her phone snatched from her hand in Walsall.
Neighbourhood officers from Walsall Police's St Matthew’s Team 1 and Pleck quickly caught the suspect after the phone was taken in Darwall Street shortly before 3pm last Saturday,
A 17-year-old girl was arrested in nearby Bradford Street and then taken into custody on suspicion of robbery. She is currently on bail with strict conditions while further enquiries are carried out.
Sergeant Tony Blakeman, neighbourhood policing supervisor for St Matthew’s team 1, said: “My team of officers along with officers from Pleck neighbourhood team located the suspect very quickly, made the arrest and took her into custody. We won’t tolerate crimes of this nature in Walsall town centre.”
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