The locks of patio doors were burned with a blowtorch by burglars who broke into houses and stole several high end cars.
One victim had only purchased his BMW hours before it was taken from outside his home in the early hours. Marcus Lawrence and Regan Harte were caught after they crashed a stolen Mercedes following a high speed chase with police.
Liverpool Crown Court heard yesterday, Thursday, that a string of burglaries targeting properties in the Woolston area of Warrington saw "high-powered vehicles" pinched on two dates in July 2020. Ken Grant, prosecuting, described how the offenders used a Mercedes A Class which had been stolen the previous month and driven on cloned registration plates in order to transport themselves to and from the scene.
