Robbers go on crime spree across Manchester - but are caught out by store manager's ingenious device
manchestereveningnews.co.ukhereNow three robbers, Craig Wilson, 27, Bradley Pitt, 25, and Kane Joyce, also 25, have been jailed.Wilson's lawyer said he committed the robbery because he was unemployed and in a 'difficult financial position'.Judge Nicholas Dean QC said the robberies 'must have been terrifying'.He said: "These small shops do a valuable service to the communities that they serve."They are not typically protected by security guards, the staff and shops are vulnerable."Manchester Crown Court heard that a One Stop Shop in Bramhall was attacked on April 17 as staff were closing the store at 9pm.Four men forced their way in, with two climbing over the counter and filling sacks they had brought with them with cigarettes.One man told the manager he would 'knock.
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