Arrest made after masked men armed with machete steal cash at Smethwick shopping park

Police arrested the suspect in the West Bromwich area

A 47-year-old man has been arrested after a man was robbed by masked men armed with a machete in Smethwick.

The cash delivery driver was targeted by two men at the Windmills Shopping Park at around 7.45am on November 2.

The men fled the scene with a quantity of cash and left the scene in a white van. The driver was not hurt.

Police arrested the suspect at just before 8pm yesterday (November 9) in the West Bromwich area.

Anyone with information should contact West Midlands Police on 101 or Live Chat on the force’s website, quoting 20/456987/26.

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