A 'family' car is being targeted by criminals and was described as the 'flavour of the month' in a police warning, it can be revealed.

In a single night in one of Birmingham's car crime hotspots, three Nissan Jukes were snatched. One driver was recently stopped behind the wheel of a motor wearing gloves with his hood up.

Small Heath is currently swarming with police as Operation Skybridge, a proactive crime team, move into the area for a focused crackdown.

We joined PC Wilkes and PC Stevens for four hours of their shift this week for a behind-the-scenes look at their targeted work.

The team, made up of plain clothes and uniformed officers, were deployed to the area two weeks ago following fears over a recent rise in robberies, burglaries and vehicle crime.

During a brief before their

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