Keyless car theft gang stole vehicles worth £215,000

2024-12-14 1,411

A gang of thugs who nicked more than £215k worth of high-value cars in a keyless theft spree have been jailed.

A police probe found that between June and August 2023, the group burgled multiple homes, assaulted one of their victims, and stole vehicles across Surrey and south-west London.

Police said the crooks would scope out a target vehicle and then either break into homes to steal the keys or use illegal devices to carry out a keyless car theft.

They caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to homes during their thefts - and on one occasion, three group members seriously assaulted a homeowner.