Gun Crime in the UK
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None — 7 years ago(July 30, 2018 02:05 PM)
A robber who pretended he had a gun by sticking his finger in his pocket but was seen off by two businesses he tried to rob has been jailed.
Brian Cawley demanded cash from a Tesco and a bookmaker in Paignton, Devon, but fled when his bluff was called.
He also tried to break into a home but was confronted by the 87-year-old householder, Exeter Crown Court heard.
Cawley admitted two attempted robberies and a burglary and was jailed for three years and four months.
The court heard 53-year-old Cawley went into the Tesco and Betfred shops on 22 April and threatened to shoot staff unless they handed over cash.
In Tesco, a cashier told him: "If you're going to do it, get on with it."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-45007037