Police in Dudley have arrested two suspected car thieves after officers were involved in a footchase in Dudley this morning.

They were alerted to items being stolen from a car in Herringbone Way, Pensnett, just before 4.15am. Officers quickly attended and spotted two men, who ran off. 

Police tracked them to nearby Stallings Lane - where one was hiding in a bush - and arrested them on suspicion of theft from a motor vehicle. The men, aged 21 and 25, remain in police custody for questioning.

Anyone with information, or who has also been a victim, is asked to contact officers via Live Chat on the West Midlands Police website or by calling 101, quoting 20/797640/24.