Gang sentenced for roles in car thefts across north Worcestershire
The gang of four committed 11 offences in total, including six in the Redditch and Bromsgrove area
Four men have been sentenced for their roles in a campaign which involved stealing vehicles across north Worcestershire.
The gang of four were responsible for 11 offences in total, including six in the Redditch and Bromsgrove area, four in Solihull, and one in Leamington.
They were arrested from a vehicle that was linked to the offences.
The four men have each been found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit burglary dwelling and one count of conspiracy to steal motor vehicle offences in November and December 2023, including several in Redditch and Bromsgrove.
Eid Ajam, 20, of Blenheim Road, Solihull, and Sufian Younis, 21, of Sandy Hill Road, Solihull, were convicted at Worcester Crown Court on 14th November.
Ajam received a sentence of two years and 11 months for conspiracy to steal motor vehicle, alongside a concurrent sentence of two years and eight months for conspiracy to commit burglaries.
Younis was jailed for two years and seven months for conspiracy to steal motor vehicles, with a concurrent sentence of two years and four months for conspiracy to commit burglaries.
Another member of the group, a 16-year-old from Birmingham who cannot be named for legal reasons, and Alfie Flynn, 18, of Grimshaw Close, Birmingham, were sentenced on 17th October.
The 16-year-old was issued with a two-month curfew, a rehabilitation requirement, and and told not contact the others for a period of 12 months.
Flynn was handed a one year and three-month sentence for conspiracy to commit burglaries, and a one year and 10-month sentence for conspiracy to steal motor vehicles. These were both suspended for two years.
DC Jodi Lothian, of north Worcestershire CID, said: “We are pleased to get these custodial sentences and guilty verdicts for this car key burglary gang who targeted the north Worcestershire area in 2023, concluding our investigation.
“West Mercia Police take vehicle crime seriously and will continue to hunt down and prosecute those stealing vehicles from our force area.”