West Midlands Police say they have seized and analysed more than 4,000 phones and computers to help them solve wide-ranging crimes, from shoplifting to rape and murder.
The force says 95% of the cases they deal with have a connection to the online world.
Sky’s Lisa Dowd joins officers on a raid to find out more.
Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/birmingham-inside-the-west-midlands-police-team-helping-investigate-crimes-in-a-digital-age-13279689
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