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| Thieves took selfies in gambling machine raids | Thieves took selfies in gambling machine raids |
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| Two thieves who photographed themselves after stealing thousands of pounds from gambling machines have been sentenced at Bradford Crown Court. | |
| Benjamin Robinson, 30, and Daniel Hutchinson, 24, took posing and grinning selfies after the thefts. | Benjamin Robinson, 30, and Daniel Hutchinson, 24, took posing and grinning selfies after the thefts. |
| North Yorkshire Police found more than £3,000 in cash, balaclavas and a screwdriver when they were stopped in their car in Skipton in June 2014. | North Yorkshire Police found more than £3,000 in cash, balaclavas and a screwdriver when they were stopped in their car in Skipton in June 2014. |
| They admitted conspiracy to steal at a previous court hearing on 23 November. | They admitted conspiracy to steal at a previous court hearing on 23 November. |
| The duo wore balaclavas to disguise themselves during the fruit machine raids, which they carried out across the UK, the force said. | |
| Officers stopped them at about midnight on 27 June on the A65 at Gargrave after they were caught speeding. | Officers stopped them at about midnight on 27 June on the A65 at Gargrave after they were caught speeding. |
| Speaking outside court after their previous hearing, Robinson said: "I don't care that [I'm] guilty. I'm not bothered mate. I love it mate." | Speaking outside court after their previous hearing, Robinson said: "I don't care that [I'm] guilty. I'm not bothered mate. I love it mate." |
| 'Hit the jackpot' | 'Hit the jackpot' |
| During a search of their Vauxhall Insignia, police discovered more than a thousand £1 coins and £2,000 in notes. | During a search of their Vauxhall Insignia, police discovered more than a thousand £1 coins and £2,000 in notes. |
| Det Ch Insp Matt Walker, of North Yorkshire Police, said: "We knew we hit the jackpot when we investigated these lemons." | Det Ch Insp Matt Walker, of North Yorkshire Police, said: "We knew we hit the jackpot when we investigated these lemons." |
| "These offenders carried out a string of crimes with no thought for the businesses they were targeting - but ultimately their greed, arrogance and affinity for selfies proved to be their downfall." | "These offenders carried out a string of crimes with no thought for the businesses they were targeting - but ultimately their greed, arrogance and affinity for selfies proved to be their downfall." |
| Robinson, of Harrogate Road, Bradford, was jailed for 32 months while Hutchinson, of Damon Avenue, Bradford, was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for two years. | Robinson, of Harrogate Road, Bradford, was jailed for 32 months while Hutchinson, of Damon Avenue, Bradford, was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for two years. |
| Hutchinson was also ordered to carry out 120 hours of unpaid work. | Hutchinson was also ordered to carry out 120 hours of unpaid work. |