Sutton car thief behind bars after stealing Range Rover, Mercedes and motorbike

A car thief is behind bars after a string of thefts in south London and Surrey. Billy Raddon, 22, from Sutton, was jailed for nine years at Guildford Crown Court on Friday (May 17) after a string of offenses including vehicle theft and robbery. The light-fingered car enthusiast was caught with £3,000 in cash, keys and cocaine during a raid in Morden.

The bust came after an investigation launched by Surrey Police in response to a Range Rover that had been stolen from Sutton. The four-by-four was stopped by the Traffic Police Unit and the driver was arrested. It later emerged that he had been paid to transport the stolen vehicle. The police then determined that Raddon was involved and had stolen a motorcycle in London.

As well as the money and drugs, during the Morden raid police also found an electronic device used in relay thefts. This is a keyless car theft technique where criminals use technology to trick the car into thinking the keys are physically present. Organized crime gangs receive the signal from a key inside a house and transfer it to a handheld device, allowing them to unlock and drive the car within minutes.

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After further investigation, Raddon was linked to the knifepoint robbery of a Mercedes in Caterham in December 2022. Police found videos on Raddon’s phone which showed him inside the stolen Merc as it was being driven towards Sutton, where the vehicle was eventually recovered. In all, Billy Raddon was eventually linked to six murders.

Detective Constable McBain, from Surrey’s Proactive Investigation Team, said: “Thanks to the hard work of everyone involved, we have been able to piece together his crimes over several months. Vehicle theft can have a huge financial impact on the victim and Raddon didn’t consider how their crimes could affect the lives of their victims.

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