Members of a car theft gang who is responsible for stealing nearly £ 1 million in vehicles were imprisoned after they have scooped up on their crimes on social media.
Between 2022 and 2023, the five men founded luxury SUVs, campers, cars and motorbikes in and around Coventry in the West Midlands.
Their offenses include car key bleeding and carjackings, with the defendants being accused a total of 47 separate violations.
Tyrone Henn, 23, Jason O'Farrell, 20, Deacon Cumberbatch, 19 and Kian O'Shea, 19, were convicted earlier this month for their parts in the Gulf of thefts.
Now the fifth suspect, Keegan Judge, 18, can be named after a judicial order that has limited his identification.
In total, the five thieves have stolen vehicles worth more than £ 800,000, but they were caught after placing some of the saying cars and engines on their social media accounts.
Officers of Coventry Local Policing Area investigated hours of images of mobile phones and hundreds of pages with messages that the thieves sent to each other during their insulting while the team compiled the identity of those involved.
The perpetrators also posted photos and videos on social media – including photos of a number of stolen vehicles.
A shot placed by the Coventry Car Theft Gang on social media that show them in possession of a stolen vehicle
Four of the members of the Coventry Car Theft Gang were convicted earlier this month for their crimes: (LR) Tyrone Henn, 23, Jason O'Farrell, 20, Kian O'Shea, 19 and Deacon Cumberbatch, 19
A fifth defense of Keegan Judge, 18, can now be named after a judicial order that is reduced his identification
Messages sent from Henn to the other members of the group were found in which the 22-year-old complained about the low share of money generated after one of the thefts.
Henn complained that the splitting of £ 2,000 from a theft left only £ 400 of the unjust profit of the group in five ways.
During their offensive, the group even contacted the people whose cars they had offered to sell them back.
The five were all arrested after extensive investigations in Coventry in 2023 and 2024, where O'farrell, O'Shea and judge argue guilty on the second day of their trial.
Cumberbatch originally did not argue, but changed his plea to the court guilty.
Henn also did not argue, but was convicted on 12 February at Leamerton Crown Court.
Henn was imprisoned for 10 years and six months, with a 12 -year -old driving ban and O'Farrell was imprisoned for 10 years and five months, with a 14 -year driving ban.
Cumberbatch received six years and nine months, with a driving ban of 10 years and O'Shea was sentenced to three years and nine months, with a driving ban of eight years.
Four of the Coventry – thieves pose with stolen motorcycles – shots as they helped the police of West Midlands to follow their identities
A shot of the possessions of the thieves seized by the police shows countless sets of car keys, scanning devices – and forbidden weapons such as fightwearers
A close-up of the police found by the police when they invaded the car theft gang
When the police finally fell over the gang, they found them in possession of scan devices used to control the vital systems of a vehicle – which may have been used to gain illegal access
The youngest of the men, judge, was imprisoned for four years and five months, with a nine -year -old driving ban.
Chief Superintendent Paul Drover, commander of the local police area of Coventry, said: “These five young men were among the most wanted perpetrators in Coventry and were responsible for a stunning amount of violations.
'The thefts, burglaries and carjackings that this group had performed had a devastating impact on the victims, not only financially, but mentally.
'During the investigation we really saw how brutal they were all and their informal attitude towards their insult.
'Officers of teams in the LPA of Coventry, especially from our Investigations department, played a major role in identifying and bringing these five.
'All officers involved can rightly be proud of the work they have done to secure this result.
“Taking these five productive perpetrators of the streets will send a strong message about how seriously we take vehicle crime.”
