Last Updated on: 6th September 2024, 10:07 am
I imagine emptying out a gun shop is the sort of thing that would make a fella pretty hungry, but next time, maybe try holding those cravings until you and your rented car are a little further from the scene of the crime.
A gang who stole firearms from a gun shop were caught when one used his mobile phone to order a takeaway from the scene.
The four men have been jailed for their part in the raid at Hardy’s Gunsmiths in Sheffield on 3 April 2020.
Police said they were charged after a “meticulous” two-year investigation.
Andrew Cross, Andrew Coy and Shabaz Ismail, all from Sheffield, and Musfer Jabbar, of no fixed address, were sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court.
South Yorkshire Police said CCTV from the area showed Jabbar making a phone call, placing an order with a local takeaway for two lamb burger meals.
“This crucially placed them at the scene of the burglary,” a force spokesman said.The CCTV footage also showed a distinct vehicle that turned out to have been rented by Coy.
Hopefully those lamb burgers were worth it, because they won’t be having them again any time soon.
- Cross, 40, of Frog Walk, Sheffield, pleaded guilty to burglary, possession of firearm without a certificate and possession of a firearm when prohibited and was jailed for nine years.
- Coy, 35, of Wood Road, Sheffield, pleaded guilty to burglary and possession of a firearm without a certificate and was jailed for five years and 10 months.
- Ismail, 22, Glover Road, Sheffield, pleaded guilty to burglary, possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of a firearm without a certificate and other weapon and drug offences and was jailed for eight years and one month.
- Jabbar, 22, was found guilty of burglary, possession of a firearm without a certificate and possession with intent to supply class A drugs and was jailed for nine years.
Even the shop owner had to pay a few hundred dollars in fines for not properly securing his business, so great work all around here.