Selfie links teen girls to robbery

[jhungary]

Police handout © Selfie links teen girls to robbery




Two teens suspected of robbing a hamburger restaurant in Sweden have been incriminated by a selfie on their own mobile phone.

The selfie - a picture taken of oneself - shows two people posing while dressed in balaclavas, with one of them holding a knife.

The Local news website in Sweden says the girls, who are cousins, are suspected of robbing a hamburger store in Halmstad, southern Sweden, in late March. During the robbery, the thieves had a large kitchen knife that they used to threaten the staff at the restaurant.

The robbers got away with 2420 kronor (about $350) but were traced by police dogs back to an apartment where police arrested them and seized the phone.

The seized pictures will be used as evidence against the 17-year-old older teen, as will DNA traces taken from her balaclava.

- Only in Sweden

Selfie links teen girls to robbery - The West Australian

 

[PakPrinciples]

They need a "Sweeden's dumbest criminals"

 

[jhungary]

They need a "Sweeden's dumbest criminals"

I think they do.

Well, at least those girls wasn't driving to a robbery with her own cars......

Promising young professional footballer,19, used his OWN Smart Car as armed robbery getaway vehicle | Mail Online

Promising young professional footballer, 19, used his OWN Smart Car as armed robbery getaway vehicle

A promising young footballer used his own Smart Car as a getaway vehicle after his friend carried out armed robberies.


Billy Lobjoit, a striker with League one side Leyton Orient, drove his friend away from the scene of two armed holdups and shops.

After the second police had a description that the robbers were using a distinctive white Smart Car.

As a result police responding to a 999 call quickly discovered the vehicle and Lobjoyt was arrested.

At St Albans crown court Lobjoit, 19, was given a suspended sentence when he appeared in the dock to admit two offences of robbery.

But judge John Plumstead also told him that for the next six months he would not be allowed to go into licensed premises on Fridays and Saturday after 7pm.

The judge said it meant he would not be able to go drinking with team mates after a match.

In addition Lobjoit was handed an 18 month jail sentence which was suspended for two years, disqualified from driving for two years and ordered to pay compensation of £395 to victims of the robberies.

His co defendant and friend Sam Rothery 19 who had actually gone into the shops with his face disguised behind a mask and wearing a beanie hat was jailed for 29 months and 27 days.

Judge Plumstead passed the sentence after being told Rothery wanted to rejoin the army and there was a chance he would be accepted if he received a sentence under 30 months.

Rothery of Borehamwood admitted four charges of robbery and two of possessing a bladed article.

The court heard it was on the 12th of November when on his own he carried out a knife point robbery at the Co-op store in Bishops Rise, Hatfield.

He was on his own and after jumping over the counter snatched £429 from the till and 12 packs of tobacco worth £50.

Then on November 15 he carried out a second lone robbery on the Co-op store in Organ Hall Road, Borehamwood, Herts


On this occasion he took a bottle of champagne and more cigarettes.

Twenty minutes later and having enlisted the help of his friend Lobjoyt he staged another robbery at the Londis Store in High Street, Elstree.

It was just after 8pm and on this occasion he took a bottle of Bells whiskey and more packets of cigarettes.

As he left the store he was seen to get into a white Smart Car driven by Lobjoit of Park Street, St Albans.

Then at 9.15pm that same evening Rothery staged another robbery at the Co-op store in park Street St Albans and took £450 from the till

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

here they are robbers of the future