Ringleader of young car thieves gang jailed after Black Country crime spree
The ringleader of a gang of young car thieves who stole cars throughout the Black Country has been locked up.
Corey Brown, 19, of Albert Street, Lye, was sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court with Cameron Callaghan, 22, of Reservoir Road, Rowley Regis, and a teenager who cannot be named due to his age.
After graduating from stealing cars the gangs moved on to car jacking and stealing electric scooters from scared owners.
At Baggeridge Social Club, Lower Gornal, on November 4, 2023, they used a knife to threaten a Range Rover driver to hand over the car keys. They stole two Lexus cars and a Toyota Prius whose owner relied on for his small business to operate.
Corey Brown, who has six convictions for 20 offences including burglary and driving offences, committed his crimes last year whilst on bail and on a suspended sentence for thefts the previous year.
