List of locations where £300,000 burglary gang struck and what they stole

A nine-strong burglary gang who broke into large houses across Nottinghamshire and beyond and stole £300,000 of high-value cars has been jailed for a combined total of over 35 years. During a four-month crime spree, the group snapped the door handles of the homes to gain access, took the keys and then the vehicles from the driveways and from outside the addresses.

Jewellery and electronic items were also taken and in most cases the victims were asleep upstairs, including one woman who was 38 weeks pregnant and whose two children were also in their beds. Following two-day sentencing hearing at Nottingham Crown Court here is what each of he gang were handed:

Cameron Mickle - Two years and eight months; Jamie Bentley - Six years and four months; Declan Russell - Six years and two months; Aynsley Rayner - Two years, suspended for two years.; Cory Heald - Four years and 10 months; Jordan Chaplin - Three years and five months; Dylan Stone - Five years and 10 months; Reece Stephens - Two years and eight months; Benjamin Wild - Six years and two months.

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But where did they strike, when and what was stolen? Below is the full list of the crimes they committed:

1. Burglary at Wadebridge Drive, Nuneaton, on September 26, 2020. Stolen was an Audi Q5 S-line with £12,000, a £5,000 Breitling watch and other items.

2. Burglary at Kingfisher Walk, Worksop, October 2, 2020. A BMW was taken which was later recovered in Stockwell Lane, Cropwell Bishop.

3. Theft of a Mercedes outside Crunch Munch takeaway in Carrington Street, Nottingham, on October 10, 2020.

4. Burglary at Clumber Drive, Radcliffe-on-Trent, October 11, 2020. BMW 11d and a Seat Leon were stolen.

5. Burglary at Ebennezer Street, Ilkeston, on October 14, 2020. Stolen was a £6,000 Ford Focus and a wallet.

6. Burglary at a second property in Wadebridge Drive, Nuneaton, on October 16. The keys to two Mercedes cars were stolen but the vehicles were not as the gang was disturbed. The Ford Focus stolen from Ilkeston was found crashed and abandoned nearby.

7. Attempted burglary at Hills Road, Woodthorpe, on October 23. A patio door lock was found snapped, but the offenders fled from the scene empty-handed.

8. Burglary at Woodview, Cotgrave, on October 30, 2020. Kia Ceed was taken.

9. Attempted burglary at Wychwood Road, Bingham, on November 2, 2020. Occupants woke and disturbed the offenders before a Mercedes could be stolen.

10. Burglary at Brackmills Close, Forest Town, Mansfield, on November 23, 2020. An Audi S3 was taken as well as jewellery worth over £6,000, which was inherited by the owner from their mother.

11. Incident at Covert Close, Radcliffe, on November 26, 2020, where offenders were spotted before they could commit a crime.

12. Attempted burglary at Cliff Way, Radcliffe, on November 26, less than 30 minutes after the Covert Close incident. An unsuccessful attempt to enter the property.

13. Burglary at Brookside Road, Ruddington, also on November 26. Stolen was a Mercedes E220 and a Peugeot 207.

14. Burglary at Blaydon Road, Ruddington, on December 1, 2020. A BMW 3 series and a games console were taken.

15. Burglary at Highcroft, Woodthorpe, on December 8, 2020. A Mercedes E class with £25,000 and a wallet were stolen. The victim’s dog was also found locked out of the property.

16. Theft of a BMW from outside the victim’s property in The Glebe, Cossall, Ilkeston, on December 8.

17. Burglary at Catherine Avenue, Mansfield Woodhouse on December 11, 2020. A Mercedes B class and a Skoda Fabia. As well as jewellery, a purse and a decorative dagger were taken.

18. Burglary at Peacock Close, Ruddington, on December 13, 2020. A BMW 320i and an Audi A3 were stolen from the victim, who were both pensioners. A 100mph police chase took place after the two cars were spotted driving in convoy and the Audi was later found abandoned close to the Beechdale pub, in Beechdale Road, Bilborough.

19. Attempted burglary at Valley Drive, Newthorpe, on January 5, 2021. The pensioner victims woke and disturbed the break-in. There was a £20,000 Mercedes on the driveway.

20. Attempted burglary at Dovecote Road, Eastwood, also on January 5, less than half a mile from the previous address. Two men were spotted trying the door handles and the front and rear of the property by the occupants who were notified by their Ring doorbell that someone was on their driveway.

21. Burglary at Greenhills Road, Eastwood, also on January 5. A Mercedes A200 was stolen.

22. Burglary at Northcliffe Avenue, Mapperley, on January 10, 2021. An £18,500 Mercedes A200 was stolen from outside the property as well as a designer handbag worth £1,400.

23. Incident at Kenrick Road, Mapperley, on January 17, 2021. The victim woke and saw a male trying to climb over his gate armed with a screwdriver.

24. Attempted burglary at Rowland Avenue, Mapperley, also on January 17. The occupant disturbed males trying to break into her property at 2.50am.

The following burglaries were committed by Dylan Stone as part of a different gang, later in 2021. Those co-defendants are yet to be sentenced.

1. Burglary at Linby Lane, Papplewick, on July 28, 2021. An Audi Q5 S-line and a Mercedes C220 were taken as well as a Tag Heuer watch, Apple watch and two handbags.

2. Burglary at Weaving Gardens, Sherwood, on July 30, 2021. An Audu SQ7 and a rucksack containing items was stolen.

3. Burglary at Ryknield Close, Hucknall, on September 6, 2021. Taken was a BMW 218i M-sport, watches, cash, iPads and more.

4. Burglary at Meadow Rise, Nuthall, on September 8, 2021. A Mercedes AMG was stolen.