23-05-2025
Birmingham man charged with £16,000 jewellery heists across West Midlands
A Birmingham man has been charged with multiple jewellery shop thefts totalling thousands of pounds.
Nick Dosanjh, from Simmons Drive in Quinton, has been charged with nine shop theft offences.
They are said to have taken place across the West Midlands including in Birmingham, the Black Country and Solihull.
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Eight of the charges are for jewellery shop raids where more than £16,000 of jewellery was allegedly taken.
The 33-year-old was stopped when West Midlands Police traffic officers stopped a 'suspicious vehicle' in Oldbury this week.
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A spokesperson for the force said: 'A man has been charged after multiple thefts from jewellery shops in the West Midlands.
'Nick Dosanjh, aged 33 from Quinton has been charged with nine shop theft offences in the West Midlands.
'These include in Solihull, Wolverhampton, Brierley Hill, Smethwick, Walsall and Birmingham.
'Eight offences relate to thefts from jewellery stores where more than £16,000 of jewellery has been stolen.
'This comes after officers from traffic officers stopped a suspicious vehicle in Oldbury earlier this week.
'Following enquiries the driver was fined for driving without a licence and insurance.'
