Pair in custody after attempted £15k jewellery theft from Black Country shop

Two people are in police custody accused of stealing £15,000 worth of jewellery from a Wolverhampton shop.

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West Midlands Police officers were called to a jewellers on Dudley Road, Blakenhall, at around 5.30pm on Monday, March 2 where a man and woman were detained in connection with a report of theft.

The pair are accused of taking jewellery and attempting to leave without paying. However, they were unable to do so as the exit door was locked.

Police said one man had been arrested.
Police said one man had been arrested.

A man, aged 35, and a woman, aged 29, were brought into custody accused of theft, as well as a second count of theft relating to a similar incident in Wales last week.

The pair, from London, remain in police custody this morning helping with enquiries.