Ram raiders jailed for Shrewsbury store break-in
Two men who took part in a ram raid which saw nearly £5,000 worth of clothing taken from a sports shop in Shrewsbury have been jailed for a total of nearly five years.
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Kyren Hale and Ian Bevan claimed they were "recruited" to take part in the raid on The Locker Room in The Square.
Shrewsbury Crown Court heard a stolen Vauxhall Carlton car with fake Lithuanian number plates was used to plough through the front window of the store on December 13 last year.
Mr Phillip Beardwell, prosecuting, said police also received a hoax call from a phone linked to Hale diverting them to the other end of town to investigate a non-existent rape and reports of gunshots. He said Hale denied making the call.
