Watch moment police caught gang behind £600,000 Land Rover theft spree
The four men were imprisoned last week
Police have released footage showing the moment justice caught up with the gang behind more than 600k of Land Rover thefts.
Last week saw the sentencing of a gang of men who stole 33 Land Rover Defenders across six police force between September 2024 and May 2025.
The cars, collectively worth more than £600,000, were stolen from across the UK, including at the Shropshire and Mid Wales border at Churchstoke, as well as Clyro in Powys, Tenbury Wells, Tewkesbury and Bromyard, as well as several other locations in Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and Worcestershire.
On Friday, September 18, Leonard Hodgkins, 50, of Marlborough Gardens, Malvern, was jailed for four years and nine months and Jimmy Butler, 41, of Pershore Lane, Hindlip, was jailed for three years and eight months. Benjamin Hobbs, 35, of Beesmoor Road, Bristol, was jailed for four years and four months while David Hodgkins, 40 of The Furlong, Powick, was jailed for three years.
Police have now released CCTV and bodycam footage showing the gang carrying out the crimes, as well as the moments justice finally caught up with them.
In the video, the gang can be seen using an angle grinder to access a locked car park and steal a Defender.
Bodycam footage shows police arresting some of the gang, including Jimmy Butler who was arrested at his caravan in November 2025, and Leonard Hodgkins who was chased through a cemetery after being followed by a police helicopter.