{"id":599452,"date":"2025-11-28T15:25:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T15:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/599452\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T15:25:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T15:25:17","slug":"london-burglars-speeding-at-85mph-caught-after-high-value-break-in-and-m25-police-chase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/599452\/","title":{"rendered":"London burglars speeding at 85mph caught after high value break-in and M25 police chase"},"content":{"rendered":"

All three were sent to prison<\/p>\n

15:14, 28 Nov 2025Updated 15:15, 28 Nov 2025<\/p>\n

\"LiamLiam Madgwick bombed down the M25 and ended up to 85mph in a 30mph zone(Image: Kent Police)<\/p>\n

Two serious burglars were caught after a high speed chase which saw them go down the M25<\/a> and drive at 85mph in a 30mph zone. Liam Madgwick and Michael Allison were nabbed minutes after stealing an Audi, a Mazda, jewellery, cars keys for an Audi, and expensive watch, and a wallet, from a home in Swanley, Kent.<\/p>\n

Police were called at 12.55am on February 12 this year, to a break-in. Officers <\/a>quickly found the stolen Mazda, which was heading towards the Dartford Crossing<\/a> at speed. They made it out of the other side of the tunnel and continued to try and escape by heading to Purfleet in Essex.<\/p>\n

Madgwick dangerously tried to get away from police, but was out of luck after hitting a dead end. He was taken in at 1.09am, 14 minutes after a member of the public dialled 999.<\/p>\n

\"MichaelMichael Allison was in another car in convoy with Madgwick during the high speed chase(Image: Kent Police)<\/p>\n

A Vauxhall seen travelling in convoy with the stolen Mazda was also followed, by a lone female police officer into Barking<\/a>, East London. She blocked it after it pulled into a petrol station and then arrested Michael Allison and another man.<\/p>\n

Items stolen during the burglary were seized. Although the stolen Audi was never found, an the three were convicted. Allison, 21, of Kingswood Road, Ilford <\/a>pleaded guilty at Maidstone Crown Court to burglary and theft offences.<\/p>\n

On November 24, he was sentenced to two years and four months inside. Madgwick, 18, of Valence Circus, Dagenham<\/a>, pleaded guilty to the same offences, as well as charges relating to dangerous driving and having no licence or insurance.<\/p>\n

\"KianKian O\u2019Conner, 20, of Romford Road, Aveley, South Ockendon, handed himself into a police station the day after the burglary(Image: Kent Police)<\/p>\n

He was sentenced to 16 months. Kian O\u2019Conner, 20, of Romford Road, Aveley, South Ockendon, who handed himself into a police station the day after the burglary, was also jailed. He admitted burglary and two counts of vehicle theft and was sentenced to 18 months at a young offender institution.<\/p>\n

\u2018Burglary makes people feel vulnerable\u2019<\/p>\n

Detective Constable Rosie Acton said: \u201cBurglary and car thefts cause huge upset and anxiety to victims and often have a lasting impact on people\u2019s lives. These crimes don\u2019t just result in financial loss – they take away people\u2019s sense of security in their own homes and can leave entire communities feeling vulnerable.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are relentless in targeting those who travel to our neighbourhoods with the sole intention of committing crime, and this case illustrates the determination and speed of our officers to bring offenders to justice.’From rapid response patrols to intelligence-led investigations, we have teams dedicated to disrupting these criminal networks and preventing further harm.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking for more from MyLondon? Subscribe to our daily newsletters here<\/a> for the latest and greatest updates from across London.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"All three were sent to prison 15:14, 28 Nov 2025Updated 15:15, 28 Nov 2025 Liam Madgwick bombed down…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":599453,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[141,748,188,131807,95205,393,4884,140,257,8087,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-599452","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-barking","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-crime","11":"tag-dagenham","12":"tag-dartford-crossing","13":"tag-england","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-ilford","16":"tag-london","17":"tag-m25","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115628024016735813","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=599452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599452\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/599453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=599452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=599452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=599452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}