Bomb disposal squad deployed to investigate ‘suspicious items’ in Sutton Coldfield

A bomb disposal squad was deployed to Sutton Coldfield on Tuesday morning (25 April) after the discovery of suspicious items at a property.

Authorities carried out a warrant at an address in Poplar Avenue just before 9am.

The suspicious items were found during a search of the house.

A spokesperson from West Midlands Police said a number of poeple from neighbouring properties were evacuated while the items were examined by the Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team.

Two men and a woman have been arrested.

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