A ram raid gang used JCBs to tear out cash machines in high streets across Britain , stealing more than £400,000 . Joseph Upton , John Smith , Albert Smith , John Christopher Smith and Alfred Stanley targeted 12 banks over a nine-month period , making off with more than £300,000 from the ATMs . They also burgled six homes , stealing cars and jewellery worth more than £100,000 as well as leaving a quarter of a million pounds worth of damage in their wake . A ram raid gang used JCBs to tear out cash machines in high streets across Britain , stealing more than £400,000 . Joseph Upton , John Smith , Albert Smith , John Christopher Smith and Alfred Stanley targeted 12 banks over a nine-month period . The raiders smashed into banks in Norfolk , Cambridgeshire and Suffolk as well as breaking into homes . One raid in Cambridge saw them steal £76,000 in one go after tearing into a shop and leaving a family homeless in the process . The five-man gang all face lengthy jail terms after admitting the burglaries across Lincolnshire , Norfolk , Cambridgeshire and Suffolk in 2012 . The men were only caught after they were convicted of another violent robbery . Upton , Stanley , John Smith and Albert Smith were each jailed for 10 years for an attack on an isolated farm in October 2012 . Police officers then discovered they were behind the cash machine smash and grabs , with the men hauled before court this week . John Smith ( left ) and Joseph Upton ( right ) admitted conspiracy to burgle and conspiracy to steal motor vehicles . Thug : Alfred Stanley also pleaded guilty and can expect a lengthy jail sentence for the smash and grabs . Albert Smith and John Christopher Smith both admitted being involved in the raids during a hearing at Cambridge Crown Court . Upton , 43 , John Smith , 39 , Albert Smith , 38 , Stanley , 37 , all pleaded guilty to conspiracy to burgle and conspiracy to steal motor vehicles . John Christopher Smith , 23 , pleaded guilty to conspiracy to burgle during the hearing at Cambridge Crown Court . They were then investigated by officers who were able to link them to the smash and grabs on the ATMS . Police have now released CCTV showing the thieves using a stolen JCB to tear into the wall of one bank to rip an ATM away from a wall . Upton , 43 , John Smith , 39 , Albert Smith , 38 , Stanley , 37 , all pleaded guilty to conspiracy to burgle and conspiracy to steal motor vehicles . The break-ins caused around a quarter of a million pounds worth of damage to banks and homes . Police discovered the men were behind the burglaries after they were convicted of a raid on a farm . And John Christopher Smith , 23 , pleaded guilty to conspiracy to burgle during the hearing at Cambridge Crown Court last week . Following the case , Detective Sergeant Stuart Dolan said the gang caused 'misery ' for the victims of their crime . 'This was an organised gang who targeted homes in order to steal vehicles to ultimately use as getaway vehicles after smashing into shops and banks to steal ATMs , ' he said . 'They caused misery for the burglary victims as well as causing a huge amount of damage to shops and banks across the region . 'This case shows we will relentlessly pursue those we suspect of being involved in organised crime and continue to put them before the courts . ' The five men will be sentenced on Tuesday .
Five-man gang made off with £400,000 from JCB raids on banks and homes . They stole more than £300,000 from cash machines over 2012 period . Men also burgled six homes , stealing cars and jewellery worth £100,000 . Raids took place in Lincolnshire , Norfolk , Cambridgeshire and Suffolk . All five men admitted involvement in burglaries that caused 'misery '