Bowie69 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Finally, a decent sentence as well. Well done plod. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 great news, maybe they will keep there mitts off other peoples vehicles from now on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Brilliant news. And even better that they were done by their own cctv 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stobbie Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Quite fitting that their own CCTV grassed on them 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=jon= Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-46841831 Now with CCTV footage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L19MUD Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 15 hours ago, CwazyWabbit said: Lol, I just logged on to post that Love how he was caught out by his own cctv Me too, beaten to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Four years. They'll be out in two, with more connections to make a bigger gang. The sentence should have included a lump hammer to their hands thoroughly enough that they'd never be able to pick up any kind of tool again and a lifetime ban on any kind of benefits, be it income, housing, NHS or pensions. This sort of scum only deserve pain and misery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Well the prison sentence maybe small BUT they have a proceeds of crime to face. That could hurt more than the prison sentence 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Yes, it could Mike (and I hope it does), but the taxpayer then has to spend a fortune on their benefits at the cost of the more deserving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Plus of course, they will all be disqualified from being directors again, meaning it will limit the size of any future operation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy50 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sparkes Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 I'm more intrigued that someone (the owner?) located their stolen motorhome to the premises. How did that happen? Was it someone with personal contacts, who by inference could be taking part in similar anti-social activities, but who had fallen out with this operator? Was it a tracking device? (If so you'd expect that retailer to be publicising the fact). There are different sorts of trackers, working on different principles and at different costs. Some more detail here would be welcome. Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Was a tracker, ITV Westcountry has a better article : Gang jailed for stolen Land Rover 'conspiracy' https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2019-01-11/gang-jailed-for-stolen-land-rover/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sparkes Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Thank you. I still think there is more to be told. They collect Land Rovers then immediately break them or sell them on, but the motorhome was stolen in April 2017 and 'the GPS tracker activated in June'. It's not a consistent MO. Barrington wasn't convicted of stealing the vehicle, rather of handling stolen goods. Given the 3 month delay, was it bought for personal use, and therefore not subjected to the usual checks? It's good they have been taken out of circulation, for a while, but it seems they weren't 'caught', rather tripped over their own feet by moving away from what they were experienced at. Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy50 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 I have been informed today of a well known local Land Rover thief having had a visit from a few fed up locals , apparently bones were broken ! I won’t give names or locations but I was glad to hear it . 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Good to see a solid conviction and the fact they were hung by their own CCTV is hilarious, but the real question is why, when it first appeared on this forum in 2010, has it taken nine years to finally put this bunch of reprobates behind bars when they've apparently been nicking and breaking stuff for nearly a decade? Is "the system" really that inefficient? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy50 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Yes is the short and simple answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 The slightly longer answer is that there were other convictions/disqualifications but they all appear to have not involved incarceration. It is a bit pathetic though, I agree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveturnbull Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Do any other Newbury Sortout regulars think they recognise some of those faces from one of the stalls in recent years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 I think they mainly peddled stuff through ebay and faceache. The benefits of anonymity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon_CSK Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 The proceeds of crime can be painful but it really depends on what assets the crown can prove that they own. On a drugs case locally the convict was found guiting of benefiting of £1.4m yet after everything was finalised his due amount was £117k as available funds. If they have been involved and prosecuted before then eveything will be in the names of wives and family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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