Five people charged in connection to West Midlands car key burglaries
The burglaries took place in Birmingham, Solihull and Warwickshire.
Connor O'Keefe, 18, Ryan Allen, 20, Cody Morgan, 25, and two teenage boys who cannot be named for legal reasons, have been charged with conspiracy to burgle.
All five are from the Birmingham area.
Between July last year and February 2023, officer from Birmingham's Serious and Organised Crime Team investigated and linked 44 offences where thieves broke into houses to locate car keys - before stealing the cars.
Thieves targeted houses in Birmingham, Solihull and Warwickshire for high value vehicles like BMW, Audi and Mercedes cars.
Detective Inspector Matt Underwood, from Birmingham's Serious and Organised Crime Team said: "We will continue to investigate this case and have already linked 44 crimes.
“This has been a complex investigation which we continue to unravel. We believe this to be an organised crime on a significant scale, with thieves targeting properties across the region for high value vehicles.
"This isn’t the end of our investigation as we continue to gather evidence.”