Overview
- All five defendants were found guilty at Wolverhampton Crown Court of conspiracy to burgle, handling stolen goods and possession of criminal property
- Investigators tracked the network after an officer spotted a stolen Audi on a low loader and linked members through CCTV, mobile data and forensic evidence
- The group carried out nine attacks between August 2024 and spring 2025 across seven counties, netting about £700,000 including £128,000 in a three-day Cumbria spree
- Police uncovered the use of angle grinders, jaws of life tools and a reinforced flatbed truck alongside fake number plates on getaway vehicles
- Sentencing is scheduled for the coming weeks amid praise for the cross-jurisdictional operation that dismantled the agile, tech-savvy network