To be honest, I thought the BBC had just reported that he had 'driven from' the Birmingham area the night before not that the suspect was literally from Birmingham but I may be mistaken.
Edit - ok I went back and read the article;
Yes... they added to it the next day... and I note that they haven't mentioned that it's edited...
My dog doesn't comprehend lots of stuff... I don't waste time explaining it to him either. I told you already, if you're too thick to understand, I can't help you.