Moment prolific car thief gang busted by cops after dramatic 100mph chase
17.03.2023 - 00:37
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
This is the moment a gang of car thieves was busted by cops after leading officers on a dramatic 100mph chase.
Declan McClusky, Alan McCabe, Kade McEwan and Christopher Ward were all arrested following the high-speed pursuit through Gatley. Footage showed officers chasing a stolen car they were in as it weaved through streets and careered onto the wrong side of the road.
The thieves then fled the car, before they were all detained by officers with sniffer dogs. One of the gang members was found hiding under a sofa.
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McClusky, McCabe, McEwan and Ward were all busted as part of an investigation by detectives from GMP's Serious Organised Crime Group into burglaries and car thefts across Manchester. Police linked them to 13 incidents that saw a range of cars, including Audis and Porsches, being stolen from car parks, town centres and from private driveways.
The stolen cars would then be used in other burglaries, police said. When police seized the phones from the four suspects, they found pictures of some of the stolen cars being flaunted on social media.
All four defendants appeared via video link at Minshull Street Crown Court for a sentencing hearing beginning last Friday and concluding yesterday (March 15). Prosecuting, Hugh McKee told the court that at some time after 1.40am on December 26, 2021, the keys to a Nissan Qashqai and Ford Fiesta were taken from a property in Bowden, Trafford.
Both cars were stolen. Three weeks later, on January 19, 2022, a burglary was interrupted at a property in Hale Barns, Trafford.
No items were taken but the Qashqai was seen with different number plates,