Members of Black Country gang jailed after trying to blow up cash points, including one in Telford
Members of a Black Country gang who stole vehicles and tried to explode cash machines across the region have been jailed for more than 13 years in total.
Six men targeted six cash points across both the West Midlands and West Mercia, Birmingham Crown Court heard. Three have now received immediate jail terms and three received suspended sentences.
West Mercia Police confirmed one of the incidents took place in Telford with the group "stealing items from a retail premises in the town on December 9, 2018."
The gang took money, caused more than £80,000 in damage and stole several vans and cars, some of which were used during the offences.
Those who have been sentenced were Craig Everitt, Matthew Stokes, Mark Harrison, Alexander Blakemore, Jake Parkes and Christopher Rock, all from the Wolverhampton, Coseley and Walsall area.
