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Walsall police reveal details of offenders currently residing in Bloxwich custody block

A police force has laid out details of people currently residing in its custody block.

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There are around 16 crime suspects in the Bloxwich custody block. Photo: West Midlands Police

Walsall Police have posted the details on Twitter as a means of letting the public know who is in custody in its Bloxwich custody block and the offences they are in custody for.

The force said there were 16 crime suspects in the block, with offences ranging from robbery, assaults and the theft of a motor vehicle, and four people currently in the cells on suspicion of burglary.

One of the suspects is a 41-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of burglary at a Willenhall home, having allegedly stolen a handbag from a vulnerable victim.

There is also a robbery suspect in custody, with a 40-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of taking a man's phone.

A spokesman for Walsall Police said: "We’ve currently got 16 crime suspects in our Bloxwich custody block as we deal with offences ranging from robbery, burglaries, assaults and the theft of a motor vehicle.

"In our Bloxwich cells, we currently have four people who were arrested on suspicion of burglary.

"This includes a 41-year-old woman who has been arrested on suspicion of burglary at a home in Willenhall. She allegedly stole a handbag from a vulnerable victim.

"We also have a 40-year-old woman who has been arrested on suspicion of robbery after a man allegedly had his phone taken."

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