Police have released video footage of a getaway driver mooning at witnesses through a car window while his accomplice swiped tools from a nearby van.
Officers hope the “bare-faced cheek” of the crook will help identify thieves who took items valued at around £600 from a van parked in Fred Lee Grove, Coventry, on the morning of August 11. The men, who smashed a window to gain access to the van, are believed to be part of a wider group that has targeted more than 40 tradespeople across Coventry in recent weeks using vehicles on cloned registration plates.
West Midlands Police also issued a CCTV appeal showing two men opening a white van in Torrington Avenue, Coventry, two days earlier, before making off when they were disturbed. Other video footage shows a larger group armed with crowbars stealing from a van in Broad Lane, Coventry, before driving away in a black Audi.
