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£600,000 car theft conspiracy suspect goes AWOL despite being electronically tagged
Suspect goes missing whilst on bail
A man charged with conspiracy to steal motor vehicles worth £600,000 has gone missing despite being subject to bail conditions that included wearing an electronic tag and surrendering his passport. Karolis Tauckela, 27, was arrested in Haslingfield, near Cambridge, in the early hours of 19 June by road policing officers.
He was later charged in connection with a series of keyless car thefts across Cambridgeshire and neighbouring counties.
“Tauckela was released on court bail and has since failed to attend hearings,” Cambridgeshire police said in a statement today.
They are appealing for people’s help to find him.
Karolis Tauckela, 27, from Spalding, has been charged with offences across the region – he’s gone missing whilst on bail
Anyone who has seen Tauckela, of Cross Street, Spalding, or knows of his whereabouts should report it through the force website using reference 35/NT/14940/24.
Anyone without internet access should call 101.
The charges relate to the following thefts:
- Theft of a BMW X4 from Burghley Close, Crowland, Lincolnshire, on 6 August
- Attempted theft of a Volvo XC90 from Osier Road, Spalding, Lincolnshire, on 28 February
- Attempted theft of an Audi Q8 from Woolrom Wygate, Spalding, Lincolnshire, on 28 February
- Theft of an Audi Q5 from Larkspur Way, Spalding, Lincolnshire, on 28 February
- Theft of a BMW X4 from Carrington Close, Crowland, Lincolnshire, on 28 February
- Attempted theft of a BMW X5 from Westerly Way, Spalding, Lincolnshire, on 28 February
- Theft of a BMW 330E from Spalding Road, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, on 5 June
- Theft of a BMW 330E from Glenfields North, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, on 8 June
- Theft of a Mercedes GLE from Snowley Park, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, on 13 June
- Theft of a BMW 530D from Byron Way, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, on 14 June
- Theft of a Mercedes E220 from Headlands Close, Crowland, Lincolnshire, on 18 June
- Theft of a Porsche Cayenne from Orchard Close, Harston, Cambridgeshire, on 19 June
On Friday (21 June), he was charged with conspiracy to steal motor vehicles estimated to exceed £600,000 within Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire between August 2023 and June 2024, handling stolen goods and going equipped for theft – namely being in possession of two vehicle frequency relay devices and an antenna booster.
