{"success":true,"data":{"id":"8eaecb03-0bc3-4726-878f-e5b5357d3e21","title":"Dramatic moment armed police smash BMW windows and pull out gang members from car loaded with weapons","summary":"Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Not now Yes please US Edition Change Support Now × \"Clear search box\") Custom Search Sort by Relevance Date NewsNews World CupWorld Cup SportsSports CultureCulture LifestyleLifestyle MoneyMon...","content":"## Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent\n\nNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.\n\nNot now Yes please\n\nUS Edition Change\n\nSupport Now\n\n[×](javascript:void(0) \"Clear search box\")\n\nCustom Search\n\nSort by\n\nRelevance\n\nDate\n\n*   News[News](https://www.independent.co.uk/us)\n\n*   World Cup[World Cup](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup)\n\n*   Sports[Sports](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport)\n\n*   Culture[Culture](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment)\n\n*   Lifestyle[Lifestyle](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style)\n\n*   Money[Money](https://www.independent.co.uk/us/money)\n\n*   Travel[Travel](https://www.independent.co.uk/us/travel)\n\n*   Premium[Premium](https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium)\n\nMore\n\nMore\n\n### Thank you for registering\n\nPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in\n\n## Showing now |News\n\n01:02\n\n[Holly Bishop](https://www.independent.co.uk/author/holly-bishop)Tuesday 14 July 2026 19:14 BST\n\n*   Copy link  \n\n## Bookmark popover\n\nRemoved from bookmarks\n\nClose popover\n\n# Dramatic moment armed police smash BMW windows and pull out gang members from car loaded with weapons\n\nBodycam footage shows the moment that armed police smashed through the windows of a [BMW](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/bmw) and pulled out its occupants.\n\nVideo shared by West Midlands Police on Monday (13 July) shows officers stopping the vehicle on the Black Country route in [Wolverhampton](https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/wolverhampton) last September.\n\nThe car had been linked to an attack three days prior, where a construction worker was hit by metal poles, breaking his legs and left arm.\n\nOfficers can be seen hauling four men out of the vehicle, which contained a handgun, swords and other weapons. “Get on the floor now,” one officer shouts.\n\nHarpandeep Singh, 23, of Hackney, London, Harshehajdeep Singh, 21, of Ealing, London, Zorawar Singh, aged 31, of no fixed address, and Gurwinder Singh, 25, of Ealing, London, were jailed for a combined total of 24 years and 21 months.","source_name":"The Independent","source_url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/wolverhampton-bmw-police-smash-windows-video-b3014818.html","url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/wolverhampton-bmw-police-smash-windows-video-b3014818.html","author":"Holly Bishop","author_name":"Holly Bishop","published_at":"2026-07-14T18:14:26.000Z","publication_date":"2026-07-14T18:14:26.000Z","image_url":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/AqoTVipe/poster.jpg?width=720","category":"world","topic":"world","tags":[],"political_bias":null,"bias_score":null,"confidence_score":null,"credibility_score":null,"factual_quality":null,"reading_time":2,"word_count":263,"view_count":0,"breaking":false,"breaking_news":false,"ai_analysis":null,"fact_check_status":"unverified","archive_status":"hot"}}