Video: Smash-and-grab gang jailed for raiding 42 mobile phone stores A gang of youths who stole mobile phones and tablets worth £150,000 have been jailed. The gang raided 42 stores across London in large groups over a six-month period. CCTV footage of one of their raids shows innocent shoppers and members of staff caught up in the melee as the gang members violently wrench stock from display stands. In one clip a frightened mother is shown rushing to pick up her son before he is caught up in the gang's dash for the exit. The males, aged 15 to 22 years old, targeted 42 Carphone Warehouse stores and caused over £50,000 worth of damage between July and December last year. They typically operated in a large group, travelling together to the shop they planned to steal from. They were sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on Friday after admitting conspiracy to commit burglary.