Car 'on cloned plates and stolen from Wolverhampton' seized following chase

A car chase across the Black Country has seen a car and a number of tools and weapons seized.

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The car was seen in West Bromwich on suspected cloned plates by officers from West Midlands Police and suspected to have been stolen from Wolverhampton,

A chase then ensued before the occupants left the car and escaped on foot.

The car was stopped after being seen on cloned plates. Photo: WMP Traffic
The car was stopped after being seen on cloned plates. Photo: WMP Traffic

Officers then checked the car and found it was full of tools and weapons, so have seized the car to be forensically checked.

A spokesman for WMP Traffic said: "This car was stolen from Wolverhampton before we saw it in West Bromwich on cloned plates.

"It was pursued before the occupants decamped & escaped on foot.

"We then found it was full of tools & weapons & lots of forensic opportunities."