Four members of a crime gang who carried out at least 100 burglaries over three years have been jailed. The gang used chainsaws to cut through metal shutters and stole around £2 million worth of items from shops across London and the Home Counties.
CCTV footage captured one raid, showing sparks flying as the gang cut through shutters and smashed windows with a hammer. They used a large bag, similar to those used for construction materials, to empty shelves of vapes and tobacco products before dragging it to a waiting car.
The Metropolitan Police linked the gang to more than 100 offences, but fear the true number could be higher. The four members – Lewis Northover, Scott Logan, Sean Bennett and Sachon Morgan – were caught by the Met's Flying Squad.
Between January 2020 and September 2022, Northover, Logan and Bennett used high-powered stolen vehicles to raid commercial premises. Then, between April 2024 and January 2025, Northover, Logan and Morgan targeted over 35 convenience stores, electronics shops, a department store and several jewellery stores. Stolen property was often stored in the grounds of a church.
Detectives placed the suspects under surveillance and followed stolen vehicles to a barn near Waltham Abbey, Essex. On January 9, Northover, Logan and Morgan targeted an electronics store in north-west London. When they returned with stolen goods to the storage location, they found officers waiting. Logan and Morgan were arrested in possession of stolen goods, an angle grinder and high-powered electric bikes. Northover was arrested in the following weeks.
When Bennett was arrested, officers found £80,000 worth of stolen silver from a venue in Golders Green at his home. He claimed he was paid to store them. All four pleaded guilty at Kingston Crown Court in June 2025. Detective Chief Inspector Scott Mather said: 'They thought acting quickly and escaping in high-powered vehicles meant they were above the law. They were wrong.'
