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iPod catches born-again Christian BMW theft mastermind

'Where shall we put the evidence showing we've nicked a Porsche? The iPod… of course…'

By Jo Best

Published: 30 July 2004 12:05 BST

Organised car theft and iPods don't mix, if the case of Oludayo Adeagbo is anything to go by.

The head of car crime gang know as the "iPod crew" had been using identity-theft tactics to get finance agreements and use them drive off with posh cars - Jaguars, BMWs and the like - that were then sold on.

Police estimate that other members of the gang - who have yet to be caught - made off with 70 cars costing more than £1m in their 10-month spree

The gang attracted the attention of a local bobby by parking all the hot motors outside their council estate. When the police raided one of the men's houses, they discovered a range of documents pertaining to the thefts stored on an iPod, including forged letters claiming the cars were paid for.

Adeagbo has since found God, saying he is "happy" and is "trading crime for Christianity". He was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison at Southwark Crown Court.

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