Four teenagers arrested after knifepoint robbery

BBC

14 August 2024 at 1:50 pm·1-min read

Four boys have been arrested in connection with a knifepoint robbery that saw a teenager get his bike stolen.

It happened at Wolverhampton Bus Station in the city centre at about 17:30 BST on 17 July.

Investigators from West Midlands Police's dedicated knife-crime team Project Guardian arrested three 16-year-olds in Peace Park off Staveley Road on Tuesday.

They are being held on suspicion of robbery, along with a fourth boy of the same age, who was arrested after attending a police station in the city.

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