A gang of teenagers who stole up to 100 cars last year have been jailed after they were linked them to a string of burglaries and violent carjackings.
The teenagers were arrested after a police chase exceeding 130mph
He was alongside a 16-year-old in the car and were in convoy with two more 16-year-olds in a stolen VW Golf. Police recovered the BMW from behind flats in Acocks Green and later found messages on their phones asking where to find a tracker on a BMW M3. Detectives were initially looking into 15 car thefts but as the investigation developed and the group’s phones were examined, police linked them to a wider series incorporating 97 offences.Also in the early hours of November 11 they broke into a house in Hall Green. This time they stole a Mini Cooper and cruelly squirted ketchup over the walls and threw red wine over the carpets and sofa before leaving.
CCTV footage from a house in Solihull shows the teenagers tiptoeing through the lounge before taking keys to an Audi RS6. Photo: West Midlands Police.
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