Career criminal, who targeted high value sports cars in Cambridgeshire, caught by lip balm mistake

A burglar who conspired to steal high-value cars in Cambridgeshire was caught after his DNA was found on a lip balm left in one of the stolen motors.
JAILED: Sheridan FayomiJAILED: Sheridan Fayomi
JAILED: Sheridan Fayomi

Sheridan Fayomi, 27, was found guilty following a trial and was jailed at Harrow Crown Court on Thursday (18 October).

In the early hours of 31 May last year, a Mercedes worth £20,000, was stolen from Curlew Place in St Neots and a Mercedes A220, worth £32,000, from nearby Heron Court. Later that day the Mercedes A220 was found abandoned in Barnet.

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A mobile phone and camera equipment worth £10,000 were also stolen from the property in Curlew Place.

JAILED: Sheridan FayomiJAILED: Sheridan Fayomi
JAILED: Sheridan Fayomi

Then, at about 3.40am on 14 June last year, an Audi S3, worth £45,000, and a handbag containing bank cards were stolen from a different property in Heron Court. The cards were used to complete three transactions in the Barnet area worth a total of £88.55.

When officers discovered the Audi abandoned in Barnet five days later they found the stick of lip balm which forensic tests linked to Fayomi.

When he was arrested by the Metropolitan Police two months later a mobile phone was seized. Information from this linked him to the scenes of the burglaries.

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Fayomi, who is from North London, was sentenced to five years and six months in prison.

Detective Constable James Howard said: “Fayomi is a career criminal and targeted high value vehicles to further fund his lifestyle.

“He targeted hard working successful people and had no regard for the devastating impact burglary has on its victims.

“This was a challenging investigation. I am particularly grateful to the support and hard work of my team and also the Metropolitan Police. I hope the sentence handed to Fayomi serves as a reminder that we will work tirelessly to bring burglars who target our county to justice.”