A suspected burglar fell through the ceiling of a jewellery shop in Birmingham and into the hands of police.

Police officers were called to Crown Jewellers in Sparkbrook at 2.30am on Wednesday following reports of a break-in. When they arrived the suspect fell through the ceiling.

Birmingham East response police tweeted about the incident explaining what had happened, saying the suspect had been detained on foot “with pockets full of swag”.

C Team - Burglary suspect arrested following a Jewellers break in Sparkbrook. After they dropped through a ceiling...we dropped them off in custody. Detained on foot, with pockets full of swag. #stopandsearchworks #droppedtheball #NightShift pic.twitter.com/VkSpDnrEZa — B'ham East Response (@ResponseWMP2) August 8, 2018

A police spokesman said: “An offender had scaled the roof and gained access through the ceiling. Officers arrived a few minutes later and arrested a man near the scene and recovered a quantity of jewellery.

“A 46-year-old man from Sparkhill remains in police custody on suspicion of burglary.”