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'Born again Christian' guilty of £200k crime spree
By WMNAGreenwood | Posted: January 17, 2017
By Herald Reporter
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Daniel Small senior
A father from Plymouth has been found guilty of at the hub of a family-run theft ring which targeted farms and small businesses all over Devon and Cornwall.
Daniel Small was a key link between his two sons Daniel and James and other members of the gang who helped dispose of the Land Rovers and other farm vehicles which they stole in 28 raids.
He used a farm near his home in Plympton to store some of the stolen property so nothing incriminating was found at his own yard, where he bought and sold cars and vans.
Small, aged 60, claimed to be a born again Christian who had found God and turned his back on a life of crime but mobile phone evidence showed he was linked to many of the burglaries and thefts.
He was found guilty after a two week trial at Exeter Crown Court and will be sentenced alongside his two sons, who both admitted their parts in the conspiracy last year.
The gang targeted farms and businesses during a six month crime wave in which at least £200,000 worth of goods were stolen.
Read more at http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/fat...0064836-detail/story.html#dLLUGbhK8F96zX8K.99
By WMNAGreenwood | Posted: January 17, 2017
By Herald Reporter
0 COMMENTS 43 SHARES
image: http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/ima...51/Article/images/30064836/15803878-large.jpg
Daniel Small senior
A father from Plymouth has been found guilty of at the hub of a family-run theft ring which targeted farms and small businesses all over Devon and Cornwall.
Daniel Small was a key link between his two sons Daniel and James and other members of the gang who helped dispose of the Land Rovers and other farm vehicles which they stole in 28 raids.
He used a farm near his home in Plympton to store some of the stolen property so nothing incriminating was found at his own yard, where he bought and sold cars and vans.
Small, aged 60, claimed to be a born again Christian who had found God and turned his back on a life of crime but mobile phone evidence showed he was linked to many of the burglaries and thefts.
He was found guilty after a two week trial at Exeter Crown Court and will be sentenced alongside his two sons, who both admitted their parts in the conspiracy last year.
The gang targeted farms and businesses during a six month crime wave in which at least £200,000 worth of goods were stolen.
Read more at http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/fat...0064836-detail/story.html#dLLUGbhK8F96zX8K.99
