Police issue warning on leaving cars unattended after theft and road chase
Police have issued a warning to motorists not to leave their cars unattended after a vehicle was stolen when the owner left the engine running.
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Yje Vauxhall Corsa was spotted by officers from the West Midlands Police Traffic Unit and pursued around Sparkhill before it hit a dead end and the driver was arrested.
Officers also stopped a cloned Mercedes after seeing it travelling on the M6 motorway. The driver was detained and checks found the car was cloned as it had recently been stolen from Leeds