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Ringleaders of car theft gang who stole more than £2m worth of cars are jailed
The gang used signal boosters to steal 107 high-end cars worth over £2 million across Dorset, Hampshire, and Wiltshire, with multiple members sentenced for conspiracy and possession.
- On Thursday at Southampton Crown Court, George Berry was jailed for 56 months and Benjamin Cross for 64 months after a gang stole more than £2million of cars.
- Using specialist kit, police found that the gang used signal boosters and signal jammers to trick keyless ignition vehicles at night, according to Detective Constable Paul Beasley.
- Police say the thefts targeted 107 high‑end vehicles across Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire, taken to a chop shop to be stripped for parts.
- Other defendants received sentences including Bradley Paddick jailed for 36 months and suspended terms of 12 months for Rachael Moran and 18 months for Charlotte Traves.
- Authorities say five defendants were sentenced today, with a further seven members to be sentenced on November 21, and Prosecutor Gemma White called it a highly sophisticated organised crime group.
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One News PageRingleaders of car theft gang who stole more than £2m worth of cars are jailed
The gang used technology to access the vehicles before returning in the middle of the night to drive them to "chop shops" where they were stripped for parts.
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Gang members jailed after stealing more than £2m of cars
Members of a criminal gang who stole more than £2million worth of cars from three different counties have been jailed
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