Sunday, July 22, 2007

Inept thief fingered

Britain’s most inept robber thought that, at last, he had pulled off the perfect crime. His disguise was still intact and the cash was stuffed in his bag, Terence Cole prodded his finger against the security glass and warned the Nationwide cashier: “You had better not lock me in.”

Unfortunately for him he had forgotten to wear gloves. Kent Police quickly identified him from his fingerprint.

The Nationwide job was his fifth attempt to steal money from banks and building societies. In all five he wore a fluorescent workman’s jacket, which proved a visual aid for witnesses, who were then able to recall his features and pick him out in an identity parade.

He was arrested after police spotted him loitering outside the Chelsea Building Society wearing his trade-mark jacket as he planned his next crime.

Cole, 50, was jailed for 9½ years yesterday at Maidstone Crown Court.

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