In a brazen series of crimes, a gang led by Darren Eastaugh used stolen Range Rovers to conduct a crime spree across southern England.
Their audacious attacks and disregard for law and order led to devastation totalling £4.5 million, casting a long shadow over affected communities.
These criminals relied on stolen Range Rovers to carry out aggressive attacks on businesses, causing not only property damage amounting to £1.8 million but also forcing many to shut down for repairs.
The combination of stolen goods, business closures, and repair costs totalled an astounding £2.7 million.
After months of surveillance, officers from the Metropolitan Police Flying Squad finally apprehended the culprits in August 2022, marking the end of their reign of destruction.
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These thugs will be out in a few years and back at it. After all, that amount of money ‘earned’ in a year is not to be sneezed at.
They should have been locked up for at least a couple of decades and released after 20 years only if they behaved. If they are locked up, they cannot go thieving. It is as simple as that.