Five arrested and stolen vehicles recovered in Wolverhampton
Police arrested five men and recovered a number of stolen vehicles after officers traced a stolen car to a unit in Willenhall.
West Midlands Police were alerted after a car was taken from the Bushbury area at just after 12.30am on Thursday, February 5 which was later seen entering the unit on Watery Lane by passing officers.
Upon searching, officers recovered six vehicles confirmed as being stolen in the previous few days from Tamworth, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall and Birmingham.
Various car parts were also located at the premises with these and the vehicles being seized for further examinations and testing.
Five men at a property were arrested on suspicion of a number of matters, including handling stolen goods, burglary and criminal damage.
Det Insp Lee Medlam from Wolverhampton's Priority Crime Team said: "Each vehicle was in a different state or awaiting dismantling. But we have been able to notify their owners that they have been located.
"Vehicle crime is a priority for us and we will act to deter and disrupt those how seek to take others property for their own profit."
The men aged 67, 46, 40, 34 and 33 have been released on police bail as investigations continue.
If you have any information call 101 or message via Live Chat on West Midlands Police's website quoting crime reference 20/137192/26. To remain anonymous call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
