14/05/2010
Motorbike 'Ringers' Jailed
Stolen motorbikes have led to prison sentences for two thieves.
The two men were this week sentenced to a total of five years and four months in prison for handling stolen motorcycle parts and selling them on eBay.
Both 33-year-old Paul James of Lincoln Close, Erith, Kent and 26-year-old Seamus McGlynn of Miles Drive, also London appeared at Southwark Crown Court charged with handling stolen motorcycles and parts. They both pleaded guilty on the 5 March this year.
Following a proactive intelligence led investigation by the MPS Stolen Vehicle Unit, James and McGlynn were arrested at an industrial estate in Tilbury, Essex in September 2008.
They were caught 'ringing' a Suzuki GSX1300 motorcycle in order to disguise the fact that the vehicle was stolen.
Other ringing equipment such as grinding tools and stamps were also found in the unit that they were renting, along with £265,000 worth of stolen motorbikes and motorcycle parts. Both men were arrested and charged with handling stolen goods.
Further financial enquiries into the two suspects revealed that they had been operating four eBay accounts since January 2007. Working closely with eBay, officers were able to determine that they were selling on the stolen parts as genuine items.
They identified 47 motorcycles that were handled by James and McGlynn and countless victims who thought they were buying safe, genuine motorbikes and motorcycle parts.
James and McGlynn were even changing the identities of some of the motorbike engines to sell them on as parts of racing bikes. They succeeded in fooling motorcycle racing enthusiasts as well as the general public.
Detective Sergeant Malcolm Ellis, from the Economic and Specialist Crime Command, said: "McGlynn and James were persistent in their criminal activity.
"They continued to trade in stolen motorcycles and parts whilst on police bail. Not only did they con innocent victims out of thousands of pounds, they were also selling vehicles that were highly unsafe and could have resulted in the death of a buyer.
"We will now be looking to confiscate the monetary value of their criminal assets," he said.
(BMcC/GK)
The two men were this week sentenced to a total of five years and four months in prison for handling stolen motorcycle parts and selling them on eBay.
Both 33-year-old Paul James of Lincoln Close, Erith, Kent and 26-year-old Seamus McGlynn of Miles Drive, also London appeared at Southwark Crown Court charged with handling stolen motorcycles and parts. They both pleaded guilty on the 5 March this year.
Following a proactive intelligence led investigation by the MPS Stolen Vehicle Unit, James and McGlynn were arrested at an industrial estate in Tilbury, Essex in September 2008.
They were caught 'ringing' a Suzuki GSX1300 motorcycle in order to disguise the fact that the vehicle was stolen.
Other ringing equipment such as grinding tools and stamps were also found in the unit that they were renting, along with £265,000 worth of stolen motorbikes and motorcycle parts. Both men were arrested and charged with handling stolen goods.
Further financial enquiries into the two suspects revealed that they had been operating four eBay accounts since January 2007. Working closely with eBay, officers were able to determine that they were selling on the stolen parts as genuine items.
They identified 47 motorcycles that were handled by James and McGlynn and countless victims who thought they were buying safe, genuine motorbikes and motorcycle parts.
James and McGlynn were even changing the identities of some of the motorbike engines to sell them on as parts of racing bikes. They succeeded in fooling motorcycle racing enthusiasts as well as the general public.
Detective Sergeant Malcolm Ellis, from the Economic and Specialist Crime Command, said: "McGlynn and James were persistent in their criminal activity.
"They continued to trade in stolen motorcycles and parts whilst on police bail. Not only did they con innocent victims out of thousands of pounds, they were also selling vehicles that were highly unsafe and could have resulted in the death of a buyer.
"We will now be looking to confiscate the monetary value of their criminal assets," he said.
(BMcC/GK)
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