Cloned VW stolen in carjacking found with 'multiple sets of plates' prompts arrest
by Ben Perrin, https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/authors/ben-perrin/ · Birmingham LiveWest Midlands Police made an arrest after finding a cloned VW Golf stolen in a carjacking. Officers also discovered 'multiple sets of plates'.
Police said they made a stop at a petrol station using tactics to avoid a pursuit in Erdington. The driver was then arrested.
Officers found sets of plates linked to other crimes and checks found the car had been stolen in a carjacking. The police inquiry is ongoing.
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Taking to X, formerly Twitter, WMP Traffic posted today, Friday, October 25: "#RoadCrimeTeam officers stopped this cloned VW Golf R in Erdington using tactics to avoid a pursuit. The driver was arrested when we found multiple sets of plates linked to other crimes and checks found the car had been stolen in a car-jacking. @brumpolice."
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