Two "prolific" thieves who snatched dozens of high-performance vehicles from upmarket homes have been jailed for eight years.
Nathan Dale, 30, of East Ham and Jordan McKenzie-Pryce, 31 of Streatham swiped BMWs, Audis and Porsches after they raided 26 properties across south London within the space of a year.
Police said the burglars crept into affluent homes while residents slept and swiped their car keys before they fled in the stolen vehicles.
The men were arrested at Dale’s home in St George’s Court in August after detectives identified them driving stolen cars on false registration plates.
McKenzie-Pryce was arrested when police arrived at the property but Dale fled to a nearby block of flats and made a bid to evade police five hours later before he was detained.
Three high-powered stolen motorbikes with plates were also recovered at the home.
Five months before the arrest, officers from the London Crime Squad launched Operation Chavanel in response to a series of linked raids across Merton, Kingston, Sutton, Wandsworth and Surrey.
On Friday, the pair were jailed for eight years after they admitted conspiracy to commit 26 residential burglaries and handling stolen goods at Kingston Crown Court.
The crimes took place between August 25 last year and August 2.
Detective sergeant Damian Hill, from the London Crime Squad, said: "Dale and McKenzie-Pryce were prolific burglars, creeping into homes across south-east London while the occupants were asleep to steal expensive and powerful vehicles.
"They caused a great deal of distress and inconvenience to their victims and I am pleased they have been imprisoned."
