Your WMP Traffic Unit - The ANPR Interceptors, Road Crime Teams & Road Harm Prevention Teams working to take criminals off the roads and keep everyone safe.
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#RoadCrimeTeam officers saw this cloned car in Hodgehill before the driver exited the vehicle and was arrested nearby on foot when checks found it was a recently stolen vehicle.
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#RoadCrimeTeam officers saw this car in Sparkbrook a short time after it had been stolen. The occupants didn’t realise we were there and exited the car before entering a shop where both were arrested following a struggle.
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#RoadCrimeTeam & #RoadHarmPreventionTeam were working with Walsall officers yesterday targeting motorcycle enabled crime. Multiple 🏍️’s were seized & riders prosecuted including the pursuit of this suspected stolen moped in Bloxwich.
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#RoadCrimeTeam officers saw this car in Lozells after it had been used in 3 burglaries, a theft from another car and a serious wounding offence. The driver was arrested and searches found stolen property, balaclavas and a zombie knife on board. 🔪😳
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#RoadCrimeTeam officers saw this cloned car in Quinton after it had been stolen in a burglary from Selly Oak a few hours earlier. The driver was arrested and searches also recovered a knuckle-duster and a knife. 🔪
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#RoadCrimeTeam officers saw this car in Highgate which was linked to a male wanted for a series of violent home invasion burglaries involving weapons. After a brief pursuit the male decamped whilst armed with a zombie knife but was quickly arrested following a foot chase. 🔪😳
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#RoadCrimeTeam officers saw this stolen & cloned car in West Bromwich after it had been used in a large series of other car thefts. It was blocked in to prevent a pursuit with 1 occupant arrested following a foot chase & another via enquires plus both remanded. #ANPRInterceptors
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#Bunit #ANPRInterceptors Out this evening on pro-active patrols, noticed something not quite right with these bikes. 3 stolen motorcycles recovered! #24/7
ALT A night-time view of several stolen motorcycles.
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#ANPRInterceptors Out this evening conducting speed checks on Manor Way, Halesowen after community concerns. Over 100 vehicles passed and only a few exceeding the speed limit. Highest 87MPH!
#Roadsafety #BUnit
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#RoadCrimeTeam officers saw this cloned & stolen car in Oldbury after it had been used in a series of tool thefts from vans. It rammed police cars & was then pursued before both occupants were arrested nearby after decamping.
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#RoadCrimeTeam sighted this car which was used in the theft of 2 cars. It was stopped & all 5 occupants arrested with a
machete 🔪 & equipment for thefts on board. Enqs then located both stolen cars & a chop shop with multiple other cars recovered. @dronesWMP #ANPRInterceptors
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#RoadCrimeTeam officers saw this cloned and stolen car travelling through Birmingham before it was stopped in Hall Green and the driver was arrested.
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#RHPT organised a MARSO predominantly checking commercial vehicles.
72 vehicles checked
22 prohibited for defects
7 seized for insurance/driving licence offences, 2 of which were HGV's
4 persons arrested including a drug driver
37 drivers reported for various offences
ALT Blue and Red HGV being towed by recovery truck
ALT Partnership working - DataTag, Police and Council officers
ALT Insecure pallets in rear of lorry
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Officers from C Unit #ANPRInterceptors conducted a road safety operation in Birmingham with 15 vehicles seized for various reasons including being stolen and no insurance.
2 people also arrested for immigration and drink drive offences #OpLimit #RoadSafety
ALT A dark grey car with a 'SEIZED BY POLICE' sticker on the rear window, with a police car visible in the background.
ALT A black BMW 118d with a 'NO INSURANCE SEIZED BY POLICE' sticker on the rear windscreen, parked in a car park.
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#RoadCrimeTeam officers saw this suspected stolen motorbike in Halesowen riding with no plate on it. It stopped at a petrol station where it was blocked in & the rider was removed from the bike as he resisted officers & attempted to make off from us.
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#RoadCrimeTeam officers saw this Land Rover in Alum Rock just minutes after it had been stolen in a relay theft. It was pursued before the driver decamped & was quickly arrested following a foot chase. ***If you have a similar vehicle please consider aftermarket security. 🔐
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Officers from C Unit #ANPRInterceptors followed their noses and found a chop shop with multiple stolen cars, engines and parts. Enquiries will continue to crack down on all involved who are running it #forensicsdontlie #chopshop
ALT A cluttered vehicle salvage workshop with piles of car parts lining a central aisle under industrial lighting.
ALT A car transporter truck loaded with vehicles parked on the side of a road under a cloudy sky.
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#RoadCrimeTeam officers saw this cloned Honda Civic Type-R in Walsall after it had been stolen from Coventry the previous night. It was boxed in to avoid a pursuit & the driver was arrested after struggling with officers.
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#RoadCrimeTeam officers saw this cloned BMW 440 in Shirley after it had been stolen in a burglary. It was pre-emptively stung to reduce its performance then pursued briefly before the occupants decamped. 1 was caught & the other escaped but left behind plenty of forensics for us.
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#RoadCrimeTeam officers saw this cloned Hyundai Kona in Chelmsley Wood & quickly located the driver nearby. He was arrested when he turned out to be disqualified from driving & was already wanted for other matters plus checks found the car was stolen.
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