Four teens arrested after stolen car stopped in Smethwick
Officers also found a machete when they searched the car.
West Midlands Police have arrested four teenagers after stopping a stolen car in Smethwick and recovering a machete from inside.
Officers from the local neighbourhood team were on routine patrol when they spotted the Ford vehicle in Rolfe Street at just before 6.50pm yesterday (3 May).
The vehicle had been stolen while the owner, a woman in her 70s, attended a church in the area last Sunday (30 April).
An 18-year-old man and three other teens - aged 15, 16 and 17 - were detained on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle.
The 16-year-old was also arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon and cannabis. They all remain in police custody for questioning.