Cov man jailed for role in gang who terrorised homeowners

A COVENTRY man has been jailed for the role he played in a gang who targeted expensive cars and jewellery across Warwickshire, Coventry and Leicestershire.

David Lee Bradley, aged 29, was involved in 12 break-ins across Southam, Wolston, Long Lawford, Cawston, Nuneaton, Lutterworth, Warwick, Brandon, Hatton, Sharnford and Coventry over just the space of a month.

Bradley, formerly of Wappenbury Road, Coventry was handed a nine year nine month jail sentence after admitting conspiracy to burgle.

These offences took place between December 2018 and January 2019.

Warwick Crown Court heard how four Audis were stolen as part of the conspiracies and in one burglary jewellery of great sentimental value was stolen.

The court heard a man’s car was taken after offenders broke into his home in Lutterworth and threatened him with a knife.

The vehicle was used in a ram raid in Coventry a few days after and was later seized from a shipping container bound for the Middle East.

In another offence, a homeowner in Brandon was punched to his face and body, and forced to hand over his car keys.

Police enquiries managed to place Bradley at the scenes of all the offences and he was arrested at the end of January 2019.

Police Staff Investigator Simon Hutton from Warwickshire Police Proactive CID said: “Bradley was part of a highly organised gang of criminals who terrorised homeowners across three counties.

“Where people got in their way they were threatened them with violence.

“The length of the sentence reflects the severity of the offences and the terror Bradley caused in our communities.”

The list of offences: 11 December 2018 - Attempted burglary at a petrol station in Kineton Road Industrial Estate, Southam.

11 December 2018 - Attempted robbery in Wolston16 December 2018 - Attempted burglary at a house in Long Lawford.

17 December 2018 - Car stolen in robbery in Cawston.

17 December 2018 - Car key burglary in Whitestone, Nuneaton.

19 December 2018 - Aggravated car key burglary in Lutterworth.

22 December 2018 - Car key burglary in Heathcote, Warwick.

5 January 2019 - Car stolen in robbery in Brandon.

7 January 2019 - Car and jewellery stolen in burglary in Hatton.

8 January 2019 - Car, cash and jewellery stolen in burglary in Sharnford.

8 January 2019 - Car and jewellery stolen in a robbery in Stivichall, Coventry.

13 January 2019 - Car and jewellery stolen in a robbery in Brownsover, Rugby.

Anyone with any information about crime in their community should call Warwickshire Police on 101.

Details can also be passed on via the independent charity Crimestoppers, which is free to call from a landline and confidential, on 0800 555 111.