‘Magpie’ teams swoop to return stolen goods

Hundreds of stolen goods have been seized and returned to their rightful owners due to the success of an on-going West Midlands Police operation.Mobile phones, laptops, jewellery and power tools are part of a £100,000 haul of items recovered in Wolverhampton in just over 18 months.More than 400 items have been recaptured across the city through Operation Magpie − a dedicated police initiative to trace and return stolen goods.The majority of this property - around 75 per cent - has be