Police find a fake gun as disorder breaks out at The Arcadian in Birmingham city centre

Four men have been arrested on suspicion of possession of an imitation firearm following disorder at The Arcadian, Birmingham this morning (Sunday February 26).

At around 3.15am, officers on city centre night time patrol were directed to The Arcadian after city centre CCTV staff saw a group of men passing around a bag with a suspected imitation firearm inside. When one of the men saw officers approaching, the group ran off and discarded the bag.

West Midlands Police used their firearms dog called PD Budd to inspect the bag and he detected a suspected imitation firearm. The Arcadian was sealed off for a short time while firearms officers recovered the bag.

A 21-year-old man was detained in a nearby car park and arrested on suspicion of possession of an imitation firearm. Three other men aged 23 were arrested on suspicion of possession of an imitation firearm and remain in police custody.

DI Matt Underwood from Force CID, said: “This was great partnership work between city centre CCTV staff and ourselves that has resulted in four people in custody and a suspected firearm being taken off the street. Our focus is to always keep people safe and prevent crime.”