Three men jailed for raid on phone shop in Newmarket

Three masked men who raided a phone shop in Newmarket have been sentenced.

The men, all from south London, entered the Vodafone store in High Street on Christmas Eve 2024, pushed staff into a storage area and threatened a female employee.

Two of the raiders loaded £30,000 of stock into a large grey bag and left the shop.

All three appeared at Cambridge Crown Court on Friday, April 11, after “swift and effective co-operation” between officers from Suffolk, Essex and the Metropolitan Police resulted in the men’s car being stopped and around 50 devices recovered.

All three were then arrested and charged.

Samuel Zebo, 21, of Gorman Road, Woolwich, pleaded guilty to burglary and was jailed for three years.

Jevan Davis, 26, of Gilbert Road, Belvedere, admitted burglary and was also jailed for three years.

Bobby Ezeoba, 26, of Plumstead Common Road, Plumstead, pleaded guilty to theft and was given an 18-month Community Order, 250 hours’ unpaid work, fined £1,000 and disqualified from driving for eight months for having no insurance.

Detective Inspector Cat Thompson, of West CID at Bury St Edmunds, said: “These defendants travelled to Suffolk to commit crime but were thwarted by swift and effective co-operation between ourselves and colleagues in Essex and the Met. Hopefully, this sentencing will send a strong message to others considering the same.”