Cable gang admit £650,000 theft from railways

3:58pm Friday 25th January 2013 in Local News By Gina Marden

FOUR men, who were part of a six-strong gang, admitted stealing £650,000 of cable from the railway.

The thefts, which affected train lines in Essex, Leicestershire, Buckinghamshire and London, caused havoc on the railways.

Christopher Cruz, 33 of Mellow Purgess Close, Laindon, Kris Kreuder 36 of Elizabeth Way, Laindon, Shaun Nembhard, 44 of Coopersales, Basildon and John Newton, 36 of Newberry Side - Laindon, admitted the theft at Blackfriars Crown Court alongside two others.

The gang are now awaiting sentence.

*Full story in Monday's Echo

Comments(9)

Cosmo Spring says...
4:11pm Fri 25 Jan 13

slapped wrists and 'don't do it agains' all round

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mr_happy says...
4:20pm Fri 25 Jan 13

Electroute them.....

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mr_happy says...
4:20pm Fri 25 Jan 13

I meatnt electrocute them.

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mr_happy says...
4:22pm Fri 25 Jan 13

Oh what is wrong with me today and my spelling?

I meant electrocute them.

Thats better.....

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pwharley says...
4:35pm Fri 25 Jan 13

Seize all their property as compensation.

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r6keith says...
8:32am Sat 26 Jan 13

If they stole £650,000 worth of cable what has been the knock on effect with no trains running because of signal problems etc and normal people not getting to work ? Must be millions Lock them up !!!!!

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Nebs says...
9:47am Sat 26 Jan 13

Who were the other two members of the six strong gang?

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Cosmo Spring says...
10:53am Sat 26 Jan 13

Nebs wrote:
Who were the other two members of the six strong gang?
attached to a cable somewhere fried beyond recognition perhaps

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nicknows says...
2:43pm Mon 28 Jan 13

Bill Lee, 60, who is already serving a jail sentence, and Simon Scott, 45, of no fixed abode but originally from Leeds, West Yorkshire, also pleaded guilty to the same charge.

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