Three Coventry men convicted of caravan thefts
Three Coventry men who were part of an organised crime group and stole £250,000 worth of caravans and transit vans have been jailed.
During a four year police investigation, the thieves were found to be using ten different cloned number plates on stolen vehicles across a string of areas, with offences dating back to 2012 which saw Seamus McDonagh and his son David steal 17 caravans from Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire, the West Midlands, and Worcestershire.
Seamus McDonagh was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for conspiracy to steal caravans and stealing from motor vehicles from as recent as 2016 – even whilst he was on bail for previous offences. McDonagh’s son, David, was given a nine-year sentence for conspiracy to steal caravans, motor vehicles, robbery, and another conspiracy to steal from motor vehicles from this year. Lastly, Seamus McGuire was sentenced to eight years for conspiracy to steal vehicles and robbery.
Investigating officer, detective constable Richard Zarcone from Rugby CID, told the Rugby Advertiser: “I am pleased with the result from Friday, which demonstrates that we take reports of vehicle theft very seriously and will deal with offenders robustly.”
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