Police find teen car thief hiding in a cupboard after he stole a BMW and Ford from owners' driveways in Shropshire in one night found
A car thief is behind bars after stealing two cars in one night from owners' driveways.
Elliot Brook, aged 19, stole a BMW 1 Series and a Ford Puma with an accomplice from homes in Shrewsbury and Wem.
The cars had a combined value of around £40,000.
Shrewsbury Crown Court, sitting at the Telford Justice Centre, was first told how the Ford, worth £15,000, was stolen from a home in Squinter Pip Way, Bowbrook, Shrewsbury.
The car was parked on the front of the owner’s drive when he locked up at around 8.30pm on January 2 this year. He left the keys in the kitchen.
When he got up for work at around 4am the next day, he found the lock to his patio door had been drilled and the car was gone.
Ring doorbell footage from a neighbour's house at around 1.35am showed two figures, one wearing white and the other in dark clothing, paying attention to a Mercedes.
The car’s location tracker showed it had been taken to Wem, which was where the £28,000 BMW was then stolen from.
The owner of the BMW woke up and found the patio door had been forced and the car had been stolen. As well as the car, a woman’s handbag and a man’s wallet containing £500 were taken.
