As families ate together in restaurants, tracking devices were attached to their cars

While families sat together at a restaurant to eat, a gang of unscrupulous burglars silently attached trackers to their cars.

A "sophisticated, carefully planned and executed conspiracy" saw tens of thousands of pounds worth of jewellery and cash stolen from homes on the outskirts of Liverpool. Six homes were targeted in September and October last year.

The masterminds behind the brutal plot are said to have lingered outside Merseyside eateries as they select their next victims. Today (5 July) a court heard how they deliberately targeted members of the Asian community, who had "a reputation for keeping large amounts of ...