Overview
- Lee Harris, 55, was jailed for seven years and four months for stealing two motorhomes, attempting a third, criminal damage and going equipped.
- Alexander Ross, 29, received a further 21 months to be served after an existing five‑year‑four‑month drug sentence for admitting the theft.
- Thomas Bennett, 33, who had pleaded guilty to theft and dangerous driving, failed to attend sentencing and is now subject to an arrest warrant.
- The £85,000 vehicle was taken from a Claxton driveway on January 27, 2024, after wheel locks were cut with an angle grinder and plates were swapped in a layby near Hutton‑le‑Hole.
- Live tracking and dashcam footage guided officers who used a stinger with NPAS support to capture three suspects after a 20‑mile chase, while a fourth offender remains unidentified and victims later faced distress and £3,600 in security costs.