A motor thief who committed a string of thefts across Brent and Harrow has been jailed. David Berry, aged 39 of Ashdon Road, Harlesden, went on an eight-month spree between April and November 2020, as he used his recovery vehicle to steal 11 other vehicles parked on the street. The court heard that he then took the stolen motors to a scrapyard in Buckinghamshire and sold them using a scrap metal licence. Berry targeted cars that were parked in the streets of Harrow and Brent for a while, or in some cases reported as SORN - statutory off road notification – to the DVLA.
Car thief David Berry
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A prolific car thief from Harlesden who went on an eight-month offending spree has been jailed.
David Berry, 39, of Ashdon Road, stole 11 cars parked on streets across Brent and Harrow between April and November last year.
He used his recovery vehicle to steal the cars then took them to a scrapyard in Buckinghamshire, and sold them using a scrap metal licence, Scotland Yard said.
He was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment at Wood Green Crown Court on April 20.
Police Serg Rob Clarke, from Wembley Emergency Response Team D, said: “The impact of Berry’s offending should not be understated. Many of the vehicles he stole and sold for scrap were of sentimental value to their owners.
Saffron Walden s Anglo-American War Memorial. Picture: Will Durrant
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Saffron Walden s Anglo-American War Memorial has been added to a list of socially and culturally important local landmarks.
District councillors agreed to add 60 Uttlesford landmarks to its Local Heritage Assets list at a meeting on Thursday, April 22.
The memorial near Bridge End Gardens, which was built in 1954 to recognise the deaths of British and American airmen from World War II, became a heritage asset for the first time.
Debden 4th Fighter Group remembered at Saffron Walden s Anglo-American War Memorial. Picture: Will Durrant
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It is built on land purchased by Saffron Walden Town Council.
Public notices
Bushey Country Club is one of the car parks where charges are due to increase from April 1. Photo: Google Street View The cost of local authority residents’ parking permits and car parks in Bushey is set to increase from April 1. A notice from Hertsmere Borough Council in this week’s edition of the Watford Observer outlines the full schedule of charges that are due to take effect from the start of next month. These apply to on-street permit holder parking places, pay and display and on-street parking charges, off-street car parking areas and permits for business and school parking.