THE POLICE helicopter was circling over the city centre following reports of a stolen car on cloned plates.

Officers arrested two men on suspicion of having stolen a car in Worcester after a search for the offenders.

A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: "Officers were called at around 10am yesterday (Monday 19 September) in relation to a car with cloned licence plates that was believed to be stolen.

"Police attended, including the helicopter, and the car was stopped on Foxwell Street, Worcester.

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"Two men from Worcester, aged 27 and 28, were arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and remain in police custody."