Cash Machine Raider Jailed Longer Over £108,000 Unpaid Loot
Anthony Pemberthy’s Sentence Boosted
Convicted cash machine crook Anthony Pemberthy, 46, from Maidstone, has had his jail time extended after dodging repayment of £108,000 in illegal gains. Initially locked up for 8 years and 9 months in November 2022, Pemberthy was behind a string of brazen ATM heists targeting petrol stations and supermarkets across KENT" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kent.
After a financial probe by Kent Police under the Proceeds of Crime Act, he was told to cough up £108,000 in October 2024. But come April 2025, his failure to repay meant an extra 18 months tacked onto his sentence.
Co-Defendant Settles Score, Escapes Extra Jail
Pemberthy’s partner-in-crime, Stephen Davenport, 63, from Maidstone’s Ashford Road, managed to pay back his £14,300 debt. That clever move saved him from an extended stretch behind bars on his already hefty 7 years and 5 months sentence.
Cash Machine Theft Spree Rocked Kent
The crime duo carried out six major ATM raids between November 2019 and March 2021. Their daring and damaging attacks involved using diggers to rip machines from shop fronts, causing chaos and tens of thousands in damage:
- 14 Nov 2019: Nearly £30,000 stolen from Co-op, Cranbrook High Street.
- 25 Jan 2020: £20,000 taken at Esso Petrol Station, Staplehurst, with £80,000 damage.
- 23 Mar 2020: Over £200,000 stolen at Tesco Extra, Whitfield, plus £40,000 damage and police cars rammed.
- 31 Jan 2021: Failed attempt at Morrisons, Northfleet; heavy property damage.
- 28 Feb 2021: Failed raid at Tesco Express, Dymchurch; significant damage.
- 1 Mar 2021: £50,000 stolen from Shell Lychgate Petrol Station, Thanet Way.
High-tech DNA work linked Davenport to the stolen pick-up trucks and Pemberthy to the diggers used in the daring thefts.
Kent Police Warn Criminals: Pay Up or Stay Locked Up
“Criminals should know our work doesn’t stop once they’re behind bars. We’ll keep chasing their dirty money and if they don’t pay, more time inside awaits,” said Stewart Ross-Cumming, Kent Police’s financial investigator.
“This is just part of how Kent Police fights organised crime daily to bring justice for victims.”
Kent Police are cracking down hard, using both jail and financial penalties to make sure crime pays nothing but prison.
