West Midlands man jailed over luxury car thefts across across the country

Hughie Bradley, also known as Hughie Das, has been jailed after helping to steal more than £600,000 worth of luxury cars from across the country. 

Bradley was identified during an investigation with the Solihull Neighbourhood Crime team, who linked the 31-year-old to a number of relay thefts in the West Midlands. 

Bradley would steal the cars using relay kits he had ordered from contacts in Poland, which allowed him to start the cars without having access to keys. 

From there, the cars would be taken to different sites in Essex, with the intention of sending them on to countries in Africa. 

Bradley was spotted on CCTV at a location in Essex and was caught when he used his own car, a Volkswagen Golf, to drive in convoy in some of the stolen cars. 

Following an investigation with Essex Police and Hertfordshire Police, the total value of the cars taken was totalled at £654,664.

Bradley was arrested and charged in November of last year, with messages showing that he had paid £25,000 for one of the devices he had bought. 

There was also video footage filmed by Bradley showing him carrying out reconnaissance of houses where luxury SUVs were parked. 

Bradley, from Sutton Coldfield, was sentenced to eight years and nine months in prison for conspiracy to steal motor vehicles and conspiracy to steal goods. 

Detective Sergeant Daniel Wilson, from the Solihull NCT, said: "This is an excellent result made possible by working together with colleagues from other police forces.

"We know how distressing it can be to have your car stolen, which is why we investigate all reports we receive and use every method at our disposal to catch and prosecute those responsible."