Record-breaking arrests for one day in West Midlands

Across the region on Tuesday (June 17), officers arrested 238 people on suspicion of a variety of crimes, meaning the highest amount of arrests made in a day for the force on record.

Suspects were held for everything from domestic abuse, robbery, vehicle crime and possession of weapons, and were taken to custody suites which included Perry Barr, Oldbury, Bournville, Stechford, Coventry, and Bloxwich.

There were 28 arrests for common assault and 21 people were taken into custody on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Thirteen were taken into custody on suspicion of possessing both class B and C drugs and the same number were arrested for shop theft offences, while 12 people were held for harassment and the same number were arrested on suspicion of possession of offensive weapons.

Eleven arrests were made for recall to prison/revocation of a prison licence while the same number of people were arrested following a warrant for failing to appear at court.

Nine people were spending time in cells for making threats to kill and the same number for suspicion of assault causing grievous bodily harm.

Eight people were transported to the cells for robbery while six were locked up for driving without insurance and the same number for possessing class A drugs and possession of a knife.

Finally, five people found themselves in the cells for money laundering while four were in for affray.

A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: "We now have seven custody blocks in operation compared to four in 2022, and in the space of a year we made 56,033 arrests – a rise of 8.5 per cent.

"Our teams are working 24/7, every day of the year, across the West Midlands to keep you safe and arrest those believed to be linked to crime.

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