A drugs gang was brought to justice thanks to footage from the home CCTV system of one of its members, police have revealed.
09.05.2023 - 17:49 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A gang of burglars targeted a Salford rugby club and Asian families during a three month crime spree. But they were caught when police surrounded their getaway vehicle on the M56.
The four-strong group commuitted burglaries in Ellesmere Port, Warrington, and Greater Manchester between October and December 2022. Their downfall came following a burglary at an address on Westminster Road, Ellesmere Port in October 2022.
Detectives recovered CCTV footage which showed the offenders gaining entry to the address through a window, before stealing cash from inside. The gang then made off in a Ford vehicle, which was later found abandoned nearby. The vehicle had been stolen from the Merseyside area. Officers got a DNA match to Thomas Berry from a screwdriver found inside the car.
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Further enquiries into Thomas and his associates, resulted in police stopping a black Audi A3 owned by Phillip Berry, on the M56 near junction to 12, on Wednesday December 14th.
Thomas, Phillip, Purcell and the 17-year-old boy, were all arrested at the scene. Upon searching the car officers discovered a quantity of cash, face coverings, gloves, and mobile phones.
Further enquiries revealed that the items had been used in two burglaries in Warrington earlier that day; one at a residential address on Pasture Lane, and another of a take-away restaurant on Padgate Lane, where the offenders stole cash.
Officers also linked the gang to a stolen BMW which was found abandoned in Warrington. The vehicle had been reported stolen from the Rochdale area on Monday 12 December .
The same car was also used in a burglary in Cadishead, Greater Manchester, on Tuesday 13 December, where the gang
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