This is the moment a prolific burglar parades his fleet of stolen cars in a gloating TikTok videos.
Reece Callum Davidson stole 12 cars in a series of car-key burglaries in York and the surrounding villages between May and October in 2022.
The crook, 25, was handed a four-year jail sentence on top of a five-year sentence he was handed in March last year by York Crown Court yesterday. He had pleaded guilty to 13 burglaries, 12 car thefts, two counts of handling stolen goods, a burglary at Tadcaster Yorwaste site, and one attempted house burglary.
The brash criminal posted videos of the stolen cars, which tended to be high performance hatchbacks, on TikTok.
North Yorkshire Police’s York and Selby Expedite Team launched Operation Zinc, an investigation into a series of car-key burglaries that took place in York and the surrounding villages between May and October 2022.
Reece Callum Davidson, 25, with a mask on in one of the videos posted to TikTok
Reece Callum Davidson, 25, stole 12 cars in a series of car-key burglaries in York and the surrounding villages between May and October in 2022
A Volkswagen stolen by the brash criminal which he decided to post on TikTok
In total, he stole seven VW Golf Rs, one Golf GTE, one Golf GTi, one VW T-Roc, a BMW M3, an Audi S3, and Seat Leon Cupra, along with goods from the properties that he burgled.
The defendant broke into his victims’ homes by damaging locks on the doors and windows, before searching for the car keys and stealing the cars parked on the drive or in the street.
While several cars have been recovered by North Yorkshire Police, some were sold to buyers from Bradford, Wakefield, Hull and as far south as London and number of them are yet to be found.’
Investigating officer, Detective Constable Oliver Dalby, said: ‘The victims of Davidson’s offending have been profoundly affected by his crimes.
Davidson in another clip which was posted onto TikTok
Another one of the cars stolen by Davidson in the York area
‘Some of them awoke in the middle of the night, to find him in their home wearing a balaclava. I can only imagine the fear that such an experience would cause.
‘I would like to thank them for their support and patience throughout the investigation.
‘Operation Zinc was a painstaking investigation that drew on the specialist skills of a number of departments across the force including response teams, crime scene investigation, intelligence, data analytics, forensics and the proactive specialist team known as Operation Expedite.
‘The successful outcome is a result of 100s of hours of work by dedicated officers and the strength of the evidence gathered has left Mr Davidson with no option but to admit his guilt.’