THREE Barnsley men have been jailed for nearly 30 years after a string of burglaries earlier this year.
David Sage, 33, from Acre Road, Cudworth, and Paul Cooper, 35, of Pleasant View, Cudworth, went on a month-long crime spree from March 19 to April 20.
Lee Wood, 36, also from Pleasant View, joined them until April 3 when they were arrested by detectives.
A total of 19 homes, mainly in the Barnsley and Wakefield areas, were broken into by smashing a window.
Eight cars were stolen after the vehicle keys were snatched. The gang used these to reach other target locations.
Four of the cars - a Nissan Navara, Honda Jazz, Golf TDi and a BMW Z4 - were sold.
But the offenders also took thousands of pounds worth of jewellery and a laptop, which contained around 7,000 family images that have now been deleted.
On the opening day of the trial on November 25, Wood pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary and theft from a motor vehicle.
Wood received a jail term of six years and four months.
Both Sage and Cooper stood trial, but a jury found them guilty of conspiracy to commit burglary and they were each sentenced to 11-and-a-half years in prison.
Superintendent Liz Watson, of South Yorkshire Police, said: "This has been a very long and detailed investigation that has resulted in a fantastic outcome for residents not only in this county but across the border in West Yorkshire.
"A total of 19 burglaries have been solved and most of the key offenders have been handed lengthy sentences."
