Wanted man arrested in Walsall after £600 of booze stolen from shop

West Midlands Police responded to reports of a wanted man who had been recognised from a social media appeal.

A wanted man was arrested in Walsall after £600 worth of booze was stolen from a shop.

West Midlands Police responded to reports of a wanted man who had been recognised from a social media appeal.

Yesterday (August 10), he was located and arrested on suspicion of theft.

A spokesperson for the force’s Pleck policing team said: “On 10/08/26 T1 and Pleck WMP officers responded to a report from the public that a wanted male was in town who had been recognised from a social media appeal.

“The male was located and arrested for 4x theft from shop where over £600 of alcohol was stolen.”

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