Sign up to the MyStockport newsletter to keep up with all the top stories A thief who was part of a car crime gang which toured the suburbs of south Manchester to steal 15 catalytic converters in one night has walked free from court.
Jason Mongan, 27, a traveller from Leicestershire, was only caught by police following a 100mph chase through Stockport. The father of three was part of a gang of four car thieves who were touring the suburbs of south Manchester and Stockport in a Mercedes, armed with a trolley jack, an electric drill and an electric saw to remove catalytic converters from parked vehicles.
Today (Wednesday) he walked free from court after a judge imposed a jail term equivalent to the four months he had already spent in custody
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