More than 120 people in cells in the West Midlands this weekend - including 16-year-old suspect of weapons offences

The teen was detained following disorder in Birmingham.

Police have more than 120 people in cells this weekend - including a 16-year-old boy suspected of weapons offences.

West Midlands Police confirmed the number of arrests were for an array of offences ranging from violence to theft.

Officers confirmed a 39-year-old woman detained on suspicion of robbery after a mobile phone was stolen from someone in West Bromwich earlier today (October 25).

A 16-year-old boy was also detained for possessing an offensive weapon following reports of disorder in Lodge Road, Birmingham, last night (October 24).

A man, aged 54, was also arrested on suspicion of shop theft in the Reedswood area of Walsall yesterday afternoon.

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