Thieves 'dive like Superman' during robbery
Two robbers entered a post office and dove through a parcel hatch before making away with their loot.
A lot of planning goes into pulling off the perfect heist. Timing is everything and you have to make sure your point of entry into the establishment you'll be robbing is free of obstructions. And if there are any obstructions, you have to find the quickest way to clear them and get to your loot.
This is what these two robbers had in mind when they dove headfirst through a parcel window in a post office.
A robber who dived through a post office parcel hatch in West Norwood to steal a sum of cash has been jailed for 15 years. 41 year-old Cleon Perry from Mitcham and two accomplices pleaded guilty to carrying out a series of robberies. pic.twitter.com/L9VAJb2Dxm
— ITV London (@itvlondon) August 25, 2018
Cleon Perry and Edmund Brown dove into the parcel window and threatened staff with a crowbar while they stuffed bags full of money from the post office counters.
This was not the first post office that Cleon and Edmund robbed; the two are part of a group of thieves that has been shaking down post offices and currency exchange bureaus over a period of five months.
Officers from the Metropolitan Flying Squad apprehended the men, who have been jailed for a collective 37 years.
No injuries to post office patrons were reported.