Stolen goods worth thousands recovered from Coventry shop
The value is up to £5,000.
Last updated 17th May 2024
Stolen goods worth thousands of pounds have been recovered from a shop in Coventry after a successful operation.
Officers from the Foleshill Neighbourhood Team, working with colleagues from Trading Standards, paid a visit to a shop in Stoney Stanton Road after receiving intelligence suggesting stolen items were being stored and sold there.
On 13 May, the team carried out a warrant at the shop, finding a large amount of stolen coffee, deodorant, medicine, chocolate and washing powder, with the total amount thought to be between £4,000 and £5,000.
The items are all thought to have been stolen from a number of shops in the city before being sold to the shop at a later date.
A 50-year-old man will be voluntarily interviewed in due course while police enquiries continue.
As part of West Midlands Police more local policing model - teams across investigations, neighbourhood and response are now working closer together to prevent and tackle crimes which impact on our communities.
Using local officer knowledge and working with store security, officers are able to identify suspects, and any emerging trends or hotspots quicker.
The force routinely carry out regular high visibility patrols in retail areas, along with other activity, to trace and catch offenders.