VIDEO: Police in car key burglary gang chase and arrest

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
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Police have released video footage showing the chase and arrest of two members of a gang of six car key burglars who targeted high-performance cars around Leicestershire, Warwickshire, and the West Midlands.

The footage shows police capturing the burglars after they targeted a family home in Long Itchington, in Warwickshire.

The robbers had threatened a father of two and reversed the stolen Range Rover into a police car, injuring two officers.

Last week 20-year-old Simon Edward Badger, of Coventry, was jailed for eight years after admitting conspiracy to commit burglary, conspiracy to rob and dangerous driving.

Terrance Harris, 22, of Coventry was sentenced to eight years after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary and conspiracy to rob.

Footage of the police chase and arrest

They were caught after Warwickshire Police mounted an operation to catch them and the gang was jailed for a total of 36 years on Friday. Detectives from Warwickshire worked closely with Detectives from Leicestershire Constabulary.

See the full list of pleas and sentences of the car key theft gang here.

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  • Profile image for sorryunlucky

    by sorryunlucky

    Tuesday, February 21 2012, 12:08AM

    “We hardly ever have any car chase action in Leicester, even that one was from Warwickshire.

    I remember Braunstone in the early 2000s used to always see stolen cars and the odd pursuit through the estate.”

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