Drone footage captures arrest of suspected car thief hiding in Birmingham back garden

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This is footage of the moment police arrest a suspected car thief.

The night vision images, filmed by our Drones team, show the 19-year-old man from Handsworth Wood, Birmingham being detained.

He was found hiding in a back garden on Witton Lodge Road, Erdington at 3.30 am this morning (Sunday 20 February).

Police dogs Stavros and Snow can be seen helping officers safely make the arrest which came after a 30-minute, high-speed pursuit through Birmingham.

Just before 2.15 am, we spotted a Ford Fiesta that had been stolen off a driveway in Stockland Green 24 hours earlier.

The driver led our skilled officers on pursuit that reached 70 miles per hour, before abandoning the car on Broom Hill Road and running through gardens.

Our Drone team and police dogs were called in to help officers search for the driver.

Minutes later, a teenager was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, theft of a motor vehicle, failing to stop for police, and driving without insurance.

The 19-year-old man remains in custody this afternoon.

Two women aged 18 and 19 were detained near the abandoned car but they were not arrested. Their details have been taken and they will form part of our ongoing investigation.

The car was removed for a detailed forensic examination that will help us identify the thief.

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