Six men convicted over a string of "SAS-style" robberies in East Anglia and London have been jailed
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Six men convicted over a string of "SAS-style" robberies in East Anglia and London have been jailed, police said.
The gang, dressed in black uniforms and balaclavas, armed themselves with machetes, firearms and Tasers to raid building societies, shops and a petrol station in east London, Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk.
During one incident in January 2008 they smashed their way into a Nationwide Building Society in Holt, Norfolk.
They escaped with £81,000 in cash and Snaresbrook Crown Court heard one startled witness said they looked like members of the SAS, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said. On another occasion they fired a Taser at a security worker as he delivered cash to a supermarket in Kings Lynn, making off with £21,000.
The ringleader, Danny Speed, 30, of Eisenhower Drive, Beckton, was jailed for 20 years after being convicted in January of four armed robberies and three counts of conspiracy to burgle between 2007 and 2009.
Mark Richards, 30, of South Hall Drive, Rainham, Essex, previously admitted three armed robberies and three counts of conspiracy to burgle between 2007 and 2009. He was jailed for 13 years.
Lee Watson, 43, also of Eisenhower Drive, was jailed for 16 years after being found guilty of four armed robberies. He had previously pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiracy to burgle. Andrew McCracken, 31, of Oglethorpe Road, Dagenham, was given a 15-year prison sentence for three armed robberies.
Scott Guy, 36, of no fixed abode, was jailed for nine-and-a-half years for one armed robbery, while 29-year-old James Cook, of Bush Grove Road, Dagenham, was sentenced to 20 months' imprisonment for one charge of conspiracy to burgle.
Paul Oughton, 31, of no fixed abode, was convicted of one robbery and two counts of possessing firearms. He will be sentenced on Monday.
James Sweeney, 30, of Laindon, Essex and Aaron Wiltshire, 23, of Downing Road, Dagenham, were acquitted of armed robbery.DISCLAIMER:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright holder.
The gang, dressed in black uniforms and balaclavas, armed themselves with machetes, firearms and Tasers to raid building societies, shops and a petrol station in east London, Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk.
During one incident in January 2008 they smashed their way into a Nationwide Building Society in Holt, Norfolk.
They escaped with £81,000 in cash and Snaresbrook Crown Court heard one startled witness said they looked like members of the SAS, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said. On another occasion they fired a Taser at a security worker as he delivered cash to a supermarket in Kings Lynn, making off with £21,000.
The ringleader, Danny Speed, 30, of Eisenhower Drive, Beckton, was jailed for 20 years after being convicted in January of four armed robberies and three counts of conspiracy to burgle between 2007 and 2009.
Mark Richards, 30, of South Hall Drive, Rainham, Essex, previously admitted three armed robberies and three counts of conspiracy to burgle between 2007 and 2009. He was jailed for 13 years.
Lee Watson, 43, also of Eisenhower Drive, was jailed for 16 years after being found guilty of four armed robberies. He had previously pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiracy to burgle. Andrew McCracken, 31, of Oglethorpe Road, Dagenham, was given a 15-year prison sentence for three armed robberies.
Scott Guy, 36, of no fixed abode, was jailed for nine-and-a-half years for one armed robbery, while 29-year-old James Cook, of Bush Grove Road, Dagenham, was sentenced to 20 months' imprisonment for one charge of conspiracy to burgle.
Paul Oughton, 31, of no fixed abode, was convicted of one robbery and two counts of possessing firearms. He will be sentenced on Monday.
James Sweeney, 30, of Laindon, Essex and Aaron Wiltshire, 23, of Downing Road, Dagenham, were acquitted of armed robbery.DISCLAIMER:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright holder.
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