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Suspected Great Barr brothel shut down following concerns from residents

A suspected brothel in Great Barr was shut down by police after residents raised concerns.

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Officers from the Perry Barr and Oscott neighbourhood team spoke to the landlord of a house, in Rockford Road, off Dyas Avenue, earlier this week.

They returned yesterday morning to find that the property was empty.

A West Midlands Police spokesman said: "Acting on community information, officers spoke to the landlord of a property in Rockford Road and warned him that if it was being used as a brothel, he could be prosecuted.

"Subsequently the property had been vacated."

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