10 men face sentencing after gang broke into 17 Three mobile stores across north and east LondonA moped gang who broke into 17 mobile phone shops and caused £1m of damage is facing time in prison. Two other gang members were found guilty of the same offence at a previous trial, and four others pleaded guilty to their part in the burglaries in August. During the chase, one of the suspects discarded a mobile phone containing correspondence about the raids and the weapons they planned to use. Mohammed Ali, 24, pleaded guilty to the same offence. Speaking after the convictions, Det Supt Sean Yates said: “These men are very dangerous criminals who have targeted a chain of mobile phone shops across central and east London.

Source: The Guardian November 23, 2017 18:45 UTC