Saturday, February 1, 2020

Gang who stole diggers then ripped cash machines off the wall jailed for 22 years

ATM raiders have been jailed for 22 years
A gang of ATM raiders have been jailed for 22 years

Dramatic bodycam footage shows the moment police caught a gang of thieves who used stolen diggers to rip ATMs from the walls of businesses across the south east of England

Five men have been jailed for a total of 22 years after their cash machine heist was foiled by detectives.

They were arrested after using a crane to pull an ATM from the side of a building in Brentwood, Essex in July last year.

They fled the scene in a van but were stopped by police who found £100,000 in cash in their getaway vehicle, which had a specially gouged hole in the roof to allow them to quickly drop machines into.

Undated Kent Police handout photo of the scene of an ATM raid in Dartford, Kent. Members of a criminal gang have been jailed for a combined total of over 22 years for raiding cash machines across the South East. PA Photo. Issue date: Saturday February 1, 2020. See PA story COURTS Atm. Photo credit should read: Kent Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Photo of the scene of an ATM raid in Dartford, Kent (Picture: PA)
Undated Kent Police handout photo of money recovered from an ATM raid in Essex. Members of a criminal gang have been jailed for a combined total of over 22 years for raiding cash machines across the South East. PA Photo. Issue date: Saturday February 1, 2020. See PA story COURTS Atm. Photo credit should read: Kent Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
The gang stole £100,000 of cash and caused £700,000 in damage
Undated Kent Police handout photo of an ATM machine in the back of a van recovered by police. Members of a criminal gang have been jailed for a combined total of over 22 years for raiding cash machines across the South East. PA Photo. Issue date: Saturday February 1, 2020. See PA story COURTS Atm. Photo credit should read: Kent Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
They used stolen diggers to rip the machines off the wall (Picture: PA)

Detectives were then able to link the incident to an organised crime network that had carried out  four similar thefts in Kent over a six month period.

The gang of criminals caused almost £705,000 in damages to businesses and stole tools and vehicles worth £30,000.

DI James Derham said his officers worked with ‘sheer tenacity’ to ‘painstakingly’ piece together the gang’s involvement.

He said this left the accused ‘with no other option but to admit their part in the conspiracy’.

He added: ‘These men had absolutely no regard for the damage their crimes had on the communities they targeted.

‘They put the public in danger with their reckless actions, crippled businesses, caused hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of damage and stole plant machinery which prevented businesses from moving forward with building works.

Undated Kent Police handout photo of David Eves, a member of a criminal gang who have been jailed for a combined total of over 22 years for raiding cash machines across the South East. PA Photo. Issue date: Saturday February 1, 2020. See PA story COURTS Atm. Photo credit should read: Kent Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Ring leader David Eves, was jailed for five years (Picture: PA)
Undated Kent Police handout photo of the scene of an ATM raid in Dartford, Kent. Members of a criminal gang have been jailed for a combined total of over 22 years for raiding cash machines across the South East. PA Photo. Issue date: Saturday February 1, 2020. See PA story COURTS Atm. Photo credit should read: Kent Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
£705,000 in damages to businesses and stole tools and vehicles worth £30,000 (Picture: PA)

‘In short, their selfish actions had severe consequences for many people including the local communities who relied upon these facilities’.

Ringleader Adrian Gowers, 55, from Gillingham, was sentenced to seven years and two months in jail at Woolwich Crown Court.

Phillip Barnard, 25, from Chelmsford was jailed for three years and seven months, while David Eves, 48, from ,Dartford, got two years and three months.

John Lee, 49, from , Basildon, was sentenced to five years and nine months.

Meanwhile, Billy John Lee, 28, also from Basildon, received three years and seven months.



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