Five burglars jailed for a total of 50 years at Winchester Crown Court
The group were conspiring to burgle homes and blow up cash machines
A group of five men who were conspiring to burgle homes and blow up cash machines across Hampshire, Dorset and Surrey have been jailed for a combined total of over 50 years.
Winchester Crown Court heard that David Patrick Hughes, Cameron Chivers, Colin Golding, Adam Jones and Jesse Matthews would meticulously plan their attacks on cash machines, including stealing cars to use as getaway vehicles.
14 ATM incidents occurred as well as 31 burglaries which totalled to £375,000 in value of stolen goods and damage.
Ringleader David Patrick Hughes, 31, of Street End Close, Hook, pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiring to steal, conspiring to burgle and conspiring to cause an explosion. He was jailed for 17 years.
The four others pleaded guilty to the following offences:
- Cameron Chivers, 24, of Lydgate Road, Southampton, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to cause an explosion, two counts of conspiracy to steal, and conspiracy to burgle. He was jailed for eight years and four months.
- Colin Golding, 26, of Reading Road, Farnborough, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to cause an explosion, conspiracy to steal, and conspiracy to burgle. He was jailed for nine years.
- Adam Jones, 31, of Little Abshot Road, Fareham, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to cause an explosion, two counts of conspiracy to steal, and conspiracy to burgle. Jones also pleaded guilty to failing to disclose a key contrary to Section 49 RIPA, namely failing to provide a PIN for a mobile phone. He was jailed for 13 and a half years.
- Jesse Matthews, 21, of Coniston Road, Bordon, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to cause an explosion and conspiracy to steal. He was jailed for six years and eight months
Hughes, Jones, Chivers and Golding must serve at least two thirds of their sentence and it was ordered that Matthews must serve half of his.