A 19-year-old man was sentenced to six years in youth custody on 30 January 2026 after stealing high-performance cars from homes across Hinckley and wider Leicestershire. Theo Ramsey, of New Fields Avenue in Leicester, admitted a string of offences including 12 counts of burglary and 10 counts of vehicle theft, committed primarily between January and March 2025.
Leicestershire Police said Ramsey operated as part of a masked gang that targeted homes in the early hours. Officers and court reporting say the group took keys from inside properties (for example from kitchen drawers) or forced entry before stealing cars. At sentencing the judge estimated the stolen vehicles — which included BMWs and Mercedes — were worth more than £200,000.
Local reporting (Fosse 107, HFM and Leicestershire Live) lists offences in multiple towns and villages across the county, including Syston and Narborough; Leicestershire Live also reports incidents in the Loughborough area. In one incident near Loughborough, dashcam and CCTV footage shown in court captured a getaway vehicle driving into a homeowner who had attempted to block it; the person survived but was injured.
At Leicester Crown Court on 30 January, Judge Timothy Spencer KC described Ramsey as “the scourge of the householders of almost all of this county.” Ramsey, who had 49 previous offences on his record, admitted 12 burglaries, 10 car thefts, five attempted burglaries, one theft from a vehicle (dashcam) and a possession offence. His defence counsel, Derek Johashen, told the court Ramsey would not give a clear indication of what lay behind his offending and would not identify associates or the operation used to sell stolen vehicles.
Police and local outlets say the sentence follows a sustained investigation by local officers into a spike in burglaries and vehicle thefts. Victim statements reported in court described long-lasting distress — including prescribed medication for anxiety and severe emotional impact — coverage which has been carried by Leicestershire Live and regional outlets such as HFM and Fosse 107.
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