Nottingham teens part of burglary gang who stole and moved high-value cars

Harvey Hollingworth and Jahleo Golding
-Credit:Nottinghamshire Police


Five men were part of a second gang to this month be sentenced for a different conspiracy which deliberately targeted high-value cars during a spate of burglaries in and around Nottingham. Nottingham Crown Court heard how the group broke into mainly larger houses , taking the keys to the top-end vehicles and often expensive watches.

Harvey Hollingworth, Jahleo Golding, Lucas Wilkinson, Dylan Stone and Dean Jordan would either carry out the break-ins or would move the vehicles - BMWs, Audis and Mercedes - on in South Yorkshire. Now, the two youngest, who were just teenagers when they offended, have both been put behind bars.

Judge Steven Coupland said: “All of you played some part in a conspiracy or agreement to burgle other people’s homes to steal high-value cars ready to be disposed of for high profits. Those properties were either burgled when the families were in or away.

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“It is clear this was premeditated and a plan was already in place and I have read the victim impact statements which make clear the upset and distress these burglaries caused.”

Gareth Gimson, prosecuting, said Nottinghamshire Police launched Operation Pavolva as a result of four burglaries in and around the city between July and September, 2021. He said all of them involved “the theft of high-value vehicles using keys stolen from inside the properties”.

The prosecutor said the first was in Linby Lane, Papplewick, on July 28, when the householder went to bed and then woke the following morning to find his home had been broken into. Mr Gimson said: “A black Audi Q5 S line TDI Quattro and a white Mercedes C220 AMG Premium were stolen along with a Tag Heuer and two bags. At around 6.20am, there were reports of a road traffic accident in Monall Street, New Basford involving a Golf linked to Hollingworth. The occupants had fled but there was DNA.

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“The stolen Mercedes was recovered by the police later that morning from Courtleet Way, Bulwell.” The prosecutor said the next burglary was in Weaving Gardens, Sherwood, a four-bedroomed family home with four children inside it.

He said: “Parked on the driveway was a black Audi SQ7. The keys to the vehicle were in the pocket of (the victim’s) coat which was hanging from the banister of the stairs. At 9.30am on 31 July 2021, (the victim) discovered that the patio door at the rear of the house was open, as was the window next to the patio door. The patio door’s locking mechanism had been damaged during the burglary in order to force entry.

“He checked his coat pocket to find that the keys to his vehicle were gone. His car had also been stolen. The black Audi was recovered by police on December 3, 2021. It was found on West Street, Hemsworth, Pontefract. The Audi was displaying false number plates.”

Mr Gimson said the third break-in was in Ryknield Close, Hucknall, on September 6 where a six-month-old BMW 218i M-Sport was taken.

Dylan Stone, 22, of Manor Road, Eastwood
Dylan Stone, 22, of Manor Road, Eastwood -Credit:Nottinghamshire Police

He said: “During the burglary an untidy search was carried out in the living room, the kitchen, a downstairs bedroom, the marital bedroom, their mother’s bedroom, a child’s bedroom and the garage. In addition to the key to the BMW and the vehicle itself, the following property was stolen - two jewellery boxes, both of which contained jewellery; an Omega watch, a Rolex watch; £1,400 cash, a laptop, a PlayStation, three Apple iPads, a Nintendo Switch and games.”

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He said the car was parked the following day at Jordan’s home address in Linton Rise, Sneinton. The prosecutor said the fourth burglary was in Meadow Rise, Nuthall, on September 8.

Mr Gimson said: “At 2.15am, one of the occupants was woken by the sound of an engine starting, looked out of the window and saw his partner’s red Mercedes AMG CLA45 being driven off the driveway, towards the main road and out of the estate. Also parked on the driveway was a BMW X3 which belonged to a friend.

“He went downstairs and saw that the kitchen had been untidily searched. The property had been entered via the side door, the locking mechanism to which was snapped during the burglary. The key to the red Mercedes had been stolen from the mantelpiece in the living room. The keys to the BMW were also taken during the burglary, however that vehicle was not stolen.”

Hollingworth, 21, of Bridgnorth Road, Clifton, and who was 17 when he carried out these offences, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to burgle and conspiracy to dispose of vehicles. He was jailed for four-and-a-half years.

Golding, 19, who was 16 when the conspiracy ran, of Cinderhill Road, Bulwell, also pleaded guilty to both counts and was sent to a young offenders institution for four years and three months.

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Wilkinson, 28, of Shearwater Crescent, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, and who served in the military for seven years, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to dispose of vehicles. He was handed a 21-month sentence, suspended for 18 months, with five rehabilitation sessions and a three-month curfew from 7pm to 7am.

Jordan, 50, of Linton Rise, Sneinton, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to dispose of vehicles. He was handed a seven-month jail term suspended for 18 months.

And Stone 22, of Manor Road, Eastwood, has already been jailed for five years and 10 months, following an earlier hearing also involving a similar but different group who earlier this month were sentenced for more than 35 years for an almost exact same type of conspiracy during 2020. A sixth gang member will be sentenced on February 28.