West Midlands Police officers are at the scene of an ongoing incident in Solihull tonight. The force has set up a cordon on a residential street.
Emergency services are currently on Alston Road. BirminghamLive understands it is an “ongoing and isolated incident.”
Officers are carrying out further inquiries. BirminghamLive has approached the force for comment.
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, Solihull Police posted: “We are currently at the scene of an incident in Alston Road, Solihull. A cordon is in place and officers are carrying out further enquiries at this time.”
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20:42James Cartledge
Nature of the incident is unclear
It’s possible we won’t be able to find out the details of the police incident tonight. It’s been described to us as an ‘isolated incident’ but we don’t know more than that at the moment.
20:38Ben Perrin
Officers carrying out inquiries
Police are carrying out inquiries at the scene.
The incident is ongoing.
20:29James Cartledge
Road sealed off tonight
Good evening.
Police are tonight at an incident in Solihull that has seen a road sealed off. Police have said on X, formerly Twitter:
We are currently at the scene of an incident in Alston Road, Solihull. A cordon is in place and officers are carrying out further enquiries at this time.
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