An 18-year-old Nigerian man caught in the act of
committing an ATM robbery at local shops by police has been convicted at court.
The convict, Joseph Oluwasanni of Lucerne Way, Harold
Hill, Romford, pleaded guilty at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Wednesday, 23 June
of five counts of robbery.
According to a statement on Metropolitan Police website,
Oluwasanni was remanded in custody to appear for sentencing at the same court
on Tuesday, 7 September.
The robberies were committed against separate victims on
different days between Saturday, 24 April and Wednesday, 5 May at the TSB ATM
on Hilldene Avenue, Harold Hill.
In all cases, Oluwasanni approached the person using the
machine and either distracted them or pushed them out of the way to gain access
to the machine and steal cash.
In response to the robberies, detectives from the East
Area Command Gangs Unit were deployed to conduct plain clothed patrols in the
area around the ATM.
On 5 May the officers caught Oluwasanni as he attempted
to make off following his fifth theft of £200 (about N120,000) from a customer
at the machine. He was arrested and was taken to an east London police station
where he was charged on Thursday, 6 May with five counts of robbery.
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