Five high value cars involved in crime seized from Solihull hospital car park

Five expensive cars involved in high-level crime were seized by West Midlands Police in Solihull. The police were acting on information from Solihull Hospital security staff.

Concerns were raised that the high-performance cars, including one worth £30,000, had been left in the car park for more than three weeks. Staff also saw suspicious behaviour around the cars in the late hours of the night.

Officers from St Alphege neighbourhood team linked in with the hospital and did various intelligence checks on the cars. The checks revealed that all five cars were involved in criminal activity including drug crime and officers swiftly seized them. The cars are now being forensically examined.

Sergeant Matt Harris, Neighbourhood Policing Supervisor for St Alphege, said: “Our neighbourhood officers deal with issues that you tell us are important for us to deal with.

“We listened to hospital security staff and acted on this information. We found the cars were being stored at the hospital car park and used when needed and have been linked to criminal activity. The hospital had put fixed-penalty notices on the cars and we worked with them to help get the cars removed. Intelligence we receive can be crucial, so please tell us about suspicious activity or if you know people involved in crime, so that we can step in and take action.”

To contact your local police team, visit West Midlands Police website.