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Two 'calculated criminals' jailed for stealing £200k worth of GPS kits

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Two 'calculated criminals' jailed for stealing £200k worth of GPS kits

Humberside

Date of alert:

Friday, 1 December 2023

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Humberside Police

Two 'calculated criminals' have been sentenced to prison after stealing over £200,000 worth of high-value tractor GPS kits.

Tomas Staukauskas, 32, of Hull and Mantas Palionis, 31, also of Hull, were sentenced after pleading guilty of handling stolen goods and going equipped for theft.

Humberside Police recovered 48 GPS units and screens that the pair had stolen.

An investigation was launched after officers located a car that had been identified as being involved in multiple high value thefts on 30 September.

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Two 'calculated criminals' jailed for stealing £200k worth of GPS kits
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