Article: Jailed: the notorious family who stole millions from stately homes

FIVE members of an infamous criminal family are today serving jail terms of up to 11 years each for a string of raids on stately homes - including Britain's biggest ever burglary.

The men, all part of the notorious Johnson family of Travellers, stole priceless antiques worth tens of millions of pounds during a year-long spree.

Described as "ruthless and organised", the gang brought terror to a number of wealthy homes across Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Worcestershire where they knew there would be "rich pickings".

Country mansions would be staked out, sometimes for weeks, while the group pinpointed the best means of entry and escape.

Then they would strike - often smashing their way ...

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