Tyre Thieves Target West Midlands Businesses

The Express & Star reports that a tyre centre in the West Midlands town of Tipton has become the latest to be targeted by tyre thieves in the regions. On the evening of January 6 the criminals smash through a wall at Addison Tyre Centre and destroyed the building’s alarm system before seeking out premium tyres. While they only escaped with two tyres before the police arrived on the scene, business owner Jason Addison had found the expense of guarding against such break-ins so expensive that he’s posted a £1000 reward for any help that leads to the culprit’s conviction.

“This is awful, it’s a really big problem,” Addison told the newspaper. “It must be a local gang and someone must know who they are. They know what they are doing, they are going for the most expensive tyres. They knocked a huge hole in the wall and set the alarms off which are linked directly to the police station.

“Business is hard enough as it is at the moment, this is making it near impossible to stay afloat,” he added.

At least three other tyre retailers in the area have been targeted, including Fast Eddie’s, also in Tipton, which has received unwelcome attention three times in the previous three months, on one occasion by ram raiders who drove a lorry through the centre’s roller shutters. A recently acquired rotweiler will now be spending his nights on-site in order to deter further thefts.