Man, 44, arrested on suspicion of fuel theft in Walsall

The 44-year-old man was detained near toa construction site in Walsall.

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of trying to steal fuel in Walsall during the early hours of this morning (April 22).

West Midlands Police received a report of a man, with a fuel can, near vehicles on a construction site off Norton Road, Pelsall, at just before 2.30am.

Officers were quickly on the scene and detained a 44-year-old man on nearby Lichfield Road.

He has been arrested on suspicion of theft and is currently in custody for questioning.

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