Three people arrested after sheep found in people carrier during police pursuit

Police have shared a bizarre image of three sheep after they were stolen and found in the back of a people carrier.

West Midlands Police posted the photograph of the young sheep with their faces pixelated after the discovery this morning.

Officers were on patrol in the Yardley area of Birmingham when they saw the farm animals in the back of a Ford Galaxy.

The driver was pursued by officers until the people carrier hit a parked car.

Three Romanian nationals, aged 22, 27 and 28, were arrested on suspicion of theft and remain in custody.

Inspector Paul Southern said: "It's not every day we recover live stolen property, but the lambs seem none the worse for their adventure.”

"We are now trying to trace where they came from and are asking farmers to check their flocks to see if they have any missing."

The lambs have since been rehomed while officers attempted to trace their rightful owner.

Anyone with information to help trace the owner should call police on 101.