A pensioner who tried to rob three banks by passing a threatening note under the counter has been jailed. Alan Slattery, 69, slipped the scrawled message to shocked workers at a string of banks in two seaside towns saying someone "will get hurt" if he wasn't given cash from the till.
The 'shameless' OAP walked into the National Building Society in St Leonards and in Bexhill as well as a Natwest in Bexhill, East Sussex, demanding staff hand him money in 10s and 20s notes. The note read: “'I'M NOT F****** ABOUT, JUST PASS ME THE 10'S AND 20'S NOW AND NO ONE WILL GET HURT."
Slattery’s demands were turned down by staff and he walked out of the branches empty-handed. CCTV released last week showed him strolling into the banks on February 10 and slipping a piece of paper across the counter and under the Perspex barrier.
Detectives described his attempts to steal cash as "shameless requests". Police said the suspect was recognised for other crimes he'd committed in the area and was arrested hours after the audacious attempted robberies.
At Lewes Crown Court April 5, Slattery, of Hastings, East Sussex, was jailed for just over two-and-a-half years (32 months) after he admitted three counts of attempted robbery. Inspector Olivia Carroll, of the Hastings and Rother Neighbourhood Policing Team at Sussex Police, welcomed his jail term.
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She said on Friday after he was sentenced: “Slattery is well-known for his previous offences in the area and could therefore be easily identified by staff who reported the incidents to us. This led to him being quickly arrested by officers and charged within just 12 hours. He was also remanded in custody to prevent him from re-offending and causing further harm to our communities. I welcome this custodial sentence.”
