Four arrests made following protest in Shenstone

We have arrested four people as part of our response to planned protest activity in Shenstone today (27 February).

Officers were deployed proactively to ensure the safety of employees, members of the community and protestors at the site in Lichfield.

We worked to balance the rights to peaceful protest against the rights of those affected by it.

Four people have since been arrested on suspicion of using violence and intimidation to compel activity or abstention from lawful activity:

• A 20-year-old woman of no fixed address
• A 23-year-old woman from Smethwick
• A 33-year-old woman from Uttoxeter
• A 27-year-old woman from Burntwood

All four remain in custody this afternoon while our enquiries continue.