Hertford man sentenced for multiple security guard robberies
Hertford England Feb 1 2018 A Hertford man has been sentenced for his part in a series of robberies from cashpoint delivery drivers.
Reece Sayer, 24, of Copperwood, Hertford, and his father Paul worked with Darren Irving to carry out five robberies during a three-month period from April 14 to July 3 last year.
Cash boxes were stolen from security guards as they refilled cash machines outside commercial premises in north London and Hertfordshire.
In one robbery outside Boots at the Brookfield Centre in Cheshunt on July 3, a cash box was snatched by a robber who ran to a waiting black BMW 5 Series, which then drove off from scene.
During two of the other offences, the security guard was punched in the head after a hooded robber demanded the cash box.
Flying Squad detectives managed to identify the men responsible for the robberies through extensive analysis of CCTV as well as descriptions of the vehicles used to by the robbers to escape the scene.
Irving was found to be the person who committed the robbery while Paul Sayer, who is from Potters Bar, acted as the getaway driver on each of the offences.
Reece Sayer was linked to the robberies through investigation into the vehicles used in the offences.
At Irving’s home address, a small amount of dye-stained cash was recovered as well as a small amount of Class A drugs.
At Reece Sayer’s address, a stolen black BMW was found parked in the communal car park outside the premises with a cloned number plate.
Further investigation into the vehicle revealed it had been stolen on June 13 and was the same make and model seen in two of the robbery offences.
Green dye from cash stolen in two of the robberies was also found inside the stolen BMW.
Paul and Reece Sayer were both found guilty of conspiracy to commit robbery at a commercial premises after a four-week trial at Wood Green Crown Court.
Irving 43, of Spirgurnell Road, Tottenham, pleaded guilty to the same charge in November and was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment.
Paul Sayer, 48, of Cranborne Parade, was sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment, while Reece, 24, was sentenced to eight years.
Detective Constable Mark Waker, of the Met’s Flying Squad, said: “These men worked together to carry out a series of cashpoint robberies in a short space of time.
“Violence was used on the security guards and a large degree of planning was demonstrated by the use of stolen vehicles and cloned number plates.
“Flying Squad officers work tirelessly every day to track down and arrest those responsible for these types of offences.”
