A GANG of eleven men have been sentenced after a six week crime spree.

Operation Dynamite, a West Mercia Police operation, centred on six weeks of offending between December 17, 2019, and January 27, 2020.

It resulted in prosecutions relating to conspiracy to burgle, conspiracy to steal cars and handling stolen goods.

The method of operation involved using a blow torch to lock snap a door to gain entry to properties in order to steal car keys and then the vehicle.

Some of the defendants were sentenced by Worcester Crown Court at the same time for other offences committed in the West Midlands and Warwickshire area which were in addition to Operation Dynamite.

  • Haydn McCarron, 20, of HMP YOI Featherstone, was jailed for a total of four years for conspiracy to burgle and conspiracy to steal vehicles.
  • Drew Bravington, 23, of Clunbury Road, Birmingham, was jailed for three years for conspiracy to steal vehicles.
  • Ibraheem Khan, 24, of Somerville Road, Small Heath, was jailed for 30 months for conspiracy to steal vehicles.
  • Gavarni Henry, 21, of Woodcock Lane, Northfield, Birmingham, was jailed for two years and nine months for conspiracy to burgle and conspiracy to steal vehicles.
  • Javarne Sawyers, 20, of Vinnall Grove, Birmingham, was jailed for two years and three months for conspiracy to burgle and conspiracy to steal vehicles.
  • Jordan Lewis, 22, of Titania Gardens, Frankley, was jailed for two years for conspiracy to burgle and conspiracy to steal vehicles.
  • Bailey McIlroy, 23, of Lysander Road, Birmingham, was jailed for a year for conspiracy to burgle and conspiracy to steal vehicles.
  • Adam Stanfield, 29, of Prince Andrew Crescent, Frankley, was given a two year sentence suspended for 18 months and ordered to do 100 hours unpais works and pay £200 costs for conspiracy to steal vehicles.
  • Lewis Whitmee-Craig, 32, of Barnsbury Gardens, Newport Pagnell, was given a 14 month sentence suspended for 18 months for handling stolen goods. He was also ordered to do 150 hours unpaid work and undertake 25 days rehabilitation activity with 12 sessions of mental health treatment as well as pay £500 costs.
  • George Syner, 22, of Woodbrooke Road, Birmingham, was given a 14 month sentence suspended for 12 months for conspiracy to burgle and conspiracy to steal vehicles. He was also ordered to do 100 hours unpaid work and pay £300 costs.
  • Camron Kain, 18, of Long Nuke Road, Weoley Castle, Birmingham, was ordered to do 280 hours unpaid work for conspiracy to burgle and conspiracy to steal vehicles. He was also ordered to undertake 25 days rehabilitation activity.

All defendants pleaded guilty to all offences with the exception of Sawyers, who was convicted after a trial in December.