Crime boss sent cash back to his family in Romania

A thief who masterminded a series of high value raids across south London and sent £47,000 back to his family in Romania was jailed for 16 and a half years. The eight-strong gang used ladders to gain access to properties, then destroyed security systems and cut power supplies. If they could not crack a safe open they would take it away with them, Croydon Crown Court heard. On one occasion the thugs attacked a member of staff and when he…