Overview
- The two 23-year-olds, Mohammed Khan and Mohammed Haydar, were each jailed for four years and three months after pleading guilty to conspiracy to steal from motor vehicles at Birmingham Crown Court on Friday, June 26.
- Khan admitted 98 offences and Haydar pleaded guilty to 20, with the pair accused of stripping bumpers, bonnets, headlights and other parts from almost 100 cars across the West Midlands between December 2022 and October 2024.
- Investigators used hundreds of hours of CCTV footage, forensic examinations and multiple warrants to identify and charge the suspects, who police say sometimes offended while on bail.
- West Midlands Police released video from social media showing the men bragging about their thefts and said the estimated total value of reported losses was about £500,000.
- Birmingham City FC supporters were among the victims, prompting the force to keep visible matchday and neighbourhood patrols, share intelligence with the club and work with car-park operators on crime-prevention measures.