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JAIL FOR THREE VIOLENT ROBBERS WHO ATTACKED TWO STOKE-ON-TRENT CABBIES IN 10 HOURS
Three friends have been sen- tenced for their parts in terrifying robberies of two taxi drivers. Prosecutor Jonathan Dickinson told Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court: “On October 10 last year, Joshua Robinson Collier and Aiden Ryan - booked a taxi from Lucky Seven to pick them up in Longton at 2pm. “The pair were taken to Tunstall, got out and attempted to take the key to the car. There was a struggle. One of them took a plastic wallet containing £90 and attempted to punch the driver. “They demanded his mobile phone. He suffered no significant injury but was shocked, shaking and concerned.” Mr Dickinson said the second incident took place at 12.20am on October 11. He said: “Ryan Wibberley called Lucky Seven to
pick the three of them up to take them to Meir. The taxi driver was then grabbed by the throat from behind. The victim managed to break free and Mr Wibberley helped his co-defendants get out of the back of the car. Aiden Ryan attacked the driver punching him. “Ryan Wibberley left the scene and other two continued the attack. “After the defendants left, the taxi driver saw that his PDA and £250 had been stolen. “He suffered from neck pain, a possible fractured nose, and two of his teeth had been removed. “Collier and Ryan made their way back to Wibberley’s house. Police were quickly made aware of the incident and attended the scene. “The police arrested the pair in the garden. Wibberley was arrested in a nearby street.”
POLICE FOUND £180,000 CASH IN BOOT OF CABBIE’S CAR ON M6
A man who claimed to be a cabbie told police he had no knowledge of £180,000 officers found in the boot of his car. Carlisle Magistrates’ Court heard the man was stopped on the southbound M6 in north Cumbria shortly on August 22. The defendant was the car’s sole occupant. When officers searched it due to suspicions around drugs offences, they found the money mostly in Scottish bank notes. The driver provided police with a statement, in which he denied having any knowledge of the cash. The man, in his late 40s and from the Blackburn area, did not turn up
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for the brief hearing, where police made an application under the Proceeds of Crime Act, asking the Judge to hold the case for six months so police could investigate its possible source. Enquiries would also include checking to confirm the man is registered as a taxi drive and whether there was any evidence of money laundering. The application was not opposed. The ruling is the latest in a long line of such applications in Cumbria as the M6 is a popular route to
transport drugs and
criminal cash between cities in the North West and Scotland.
The court heard that Collier was also involved in an incident at M&M Vehicle Repairs in Longton on July 10. Mr Dickinson said: “The defendant and others caused damage estimated to be £60,000.” The court heard Ryan was involved in two burglaries, stealing goods to the value of £1,500. Collier, 21, from Bucknall, admitted two charges of robbery, two of criminal damage and one of theft. He was jailed for seven years with an extended licence of two years. After being sentenced, he pointed a gun finger at Judge Graeme Smith and said ‘suck your mum, d***head’. He received an extra 14 days in prison to run concurrently after admitting contempt of court. Judge Smith told him: “The most serious of these offences were those on October 10 and 11. Nobody should have to go through the sort of thing you put these taxi drivers through. I do consider you dangerous as you have established yourself as an anti-social lifestyle. “You have a high likelihood of reoffending. You have a prolific history of violent behaviour.” Ryan, 28, from Meir, pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary and two of robbery. Jailing him for six years and four months, Judge Smith told Ryan: “Your mitigation is in your mental health issues. Your aggravating features are your previous convictions.” Wibberley, 30, from Packmoor, pleaded guilty to one charge of robbery. Jailing him for 32 months, Judge Smith said: “You had no anticipation of the robbery therefore I can lower your starting point.”
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