The chase and arrest that ended car key burglary gang’s reign of terror

The robbers had threatened a father of two and reversed the stolen Range Rover into a police car, injuring two officers.

Last week 20-year-old Simon Edward Badger, of Coventry, was jailed for eight years after admitting conspiracy to commit burglary, conspiracy to rob and dangerous driving.

Terrance Harris, 22, of Coventry was sentenced to eight years after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary and conspiracy to rob.

The two were part of a gang that targeted high performance Audis, Range Rovers and BMWs around Warwickshire, Leicestershire and the West Midlands.

Wielding machetes, axes, hammers and scaffold poles and force their way they would demand the keys and if challenged would often use violence in order to secure they keys and make their escape.

They were caught after Warwickshire Police mounted an operation to catch them and the gang was jailed for a total of 36 years on Friday.

• Click here to see footage of the chase and arrest and read the full report in Friday’s Courier.