Sentence: 18 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months
Charlotte Traves, 24, from Bursledon, Southampton, was involved in an organised crime gang that stole 107 high-value vehicles worth over £2 million from driveways in Hampshire, Dorset, and Wiltshire between February and October 2023. The gang used signal boosters to trick keyless ignition vehicles and signal jammers to prevent locking, returning at night to drive away the unlocked cars. The vehicles, including Land Rovers, Range Rovers, Jaguars, Mercedes, Audis, Bentleys, Lexuses, Hyundais, Citroens, Fords, motorcycles, and vans with tools, were taken to a chop shop to be stripped for parts. Of the 107 vehicles, 76 were stolen in Hampshire, 28 in Dorset, and 3 in Wiltshire.