getaway driver mooned witnesses while his accomplice stole tools from a nearby van. Police have released video footage of the incident in the hope that the “bare-faced cheek” of the crook will help identify the thieves who took items valued at around £600 from a trades van.
The men, who smashed a window to gain access to the van parked in Fred Lee Grove, Coventry, West Midlands, on the morning of August 11, are believed to be part of a wider group. READ MORE: Girl, 9, shot dead in her home with gunman still on run - hours after woman stabbed The group is believed to have 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. To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here . Coventry Police Detective Inspector Stew Lewis said: “We’ve had a bit of fun with the video in the hope it will be widely shared and generate information about who might be involved."But these offences are no laughing matter."These brazen thieves have stolen tools worth thousands of pounds; tradespeople have been left out of pocket and badly inconvenienced."They’ve also brandished crowbars and metal batons during some of the thefts and we’re concerned they may be prepared to use violence.DI Lewis added: “We need to find these thieves.
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