Police find £100,000 Range Rover stolen from Solihull in chop shop raid

Police have recovered a £100,000 Range Rover which was stolen from Solihull when they found a chop shop in Wolverhampton on Tuesday (12 July).

Officers moved in on the industrial estate unit in Hickman Avenue, Wolverhampton having received information it was storing and breaking down stolen cars. Inside they found the £100,000 Range Rover SVR taken from Solihull the previous day, plus a red Range Rover driven away from a house in Coleshill overnight between 26-27 June.

Two more stolen cars were discovered: a Volvo taken during a car-key burglary in Moseley on 23 April and a Peugeot snatched in another burglary in Pensnett on 8 June. All four, plus parts they suspect are cut from other stolen vehicles, have been seized. The force arrested a 40-year-old man as he tried running from the location; he’s been released under investigation while they carry out other enquiries.

What has West Midlands Police said?

Neighbourhood Taskforce Inspector Stephanie Furber, said: “It’s another significant find for us. At least four stolen cars so far have been identified but there could be remains of several more at the unit. We’re looking into whether the chop shop could be linked to others and we’ll be gathering evidence in a bid to close the sites down and bring charges against the suspects.

“Chop shops play an important outlet for car thieves: they can get rid of the vehicle quickly and it’s often chopped up in just a couple of hours. That’s why we really value information from the public reporting premises – garages or units – that they suspect may be taking in stolen vehicles.”

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