Shameless gang post heist footage after stealing five supercars worth nearly £500,000
A brazen gang who stole five supercars[1] worth nearly £500,000 at an airfield boasted about their audacious heist[2] online.
The red Lamborghini Huracan, white Porsche Cayman, bronze Audi R8, white and blue Volkswagen golf[3] GTI and a Mercedes AMG GT were taken from Car Chase Heroes, a company which offers racetrack driving experiences at Tibenham Airfield in Norfolk.
Disappointed racing fans were turned away from the attraction after the thugs struck between midnight and 4am on Saturday. Norfolk Police[4] are “conducting a number of enquiries”.
These are thought to include footage showing the gang remove the keys to the vehicles from a cupboard in a secure building on the airfield. The yobs filmed this themselves and, hours later, recorded footage of themselves sitting in two of the cars in a street in Barking, east London. They since posted the clips online.
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Footage shows the cars tearing down residential streets (
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James, 40 and a professional racing driver at Car Chase Heroes, said: “It was premeditated – they came prepared. There were at least 5 of them that night.
“It was all very bizarre, people would think the keys were kept in a tray but the thieves went straight to the little towing trailer to take the keys and even some tools too. It was not opportunistic, it was very clearly a planned heist, they knew very well there was a back entrance and planned it from there.”
The thieves somehow managed to drive off in the cars without being detected. Villagers say they heard the vehicles being driven through Tibenham at around 4am on Saturday.
Other witnesses have since claimed that they saw the cars being driven in convoy southwards down the A11 and M11 a short while later. There were also reports of the Lamborghini and another sports car being driven “erratically” on the A505 near Baldock, in Hertfordshire.
Five supercars were stolen along with 30 other keys (
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The cars, which are worth a combined £450,000, are all distinctive. The Mercedes has an unusual orange and black paint job and the VW is decorated in the livery of the Sale Sharks rugby team.
Referencing the Hollywood car theft film starring Nicolas Cage[6], Nik Coleman, a spokesman for Car Chase Heroes, said: “I don’t know if they were gone in 60 seconds or in six minutes. But realistically, if you have stolen a supercar you’re not going to hang around.”
A spokesperson for Norfolk Police told The Sun[7]: “Police received a report of theft on 28 September 2024. The incident happened between midnight and 4am on Saturday when five supercars were stolen from Tibenham Airfield.
“Officers are conducting a number of enquiries and would like to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the incident or who may be able to assist the investigation. Anyone with any information is asked to get in touch via the following channels quoting crime reference 36/69420/24.”
References
- ^ supercars (www.mirror.co.uk)
- ^ heist (www.mirror.co.uk)
- ^ golf (www.mirror.co.uk)
- ^ Norfolk Police (www.mirror.co.uk)
- ^ Skechers £40 nurse-approved trainers are great for long shifts and walks (www.mirror.co.uk)
- ^ Nicolas Cage (www.mirror.co.uk)
- ^ The Sun (www.thesun.co.uk)