Operation Hindland: Four Jailed For Total Of More Than 20 Years

*Friday 28 February 2025*

Four males who stole over a million pounds worth of cars and motorbikes from homes across West Yorkshire have been jailed.  

Ellis Ashley, Luke Linden, Reece Southern and Simon Hamilton appeared at Bradford Crown Court on Friday 28 February, after pleading guilty to conspiring to steal motor vehicles and handling stolen goods.  

Linden, aged 22, of Pemberton Drive, Bradford was sentenced to seven years for conspiracy to steal motor vehicles and conspiracy to handle stolen goods.  

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