A robber who carried out three knifepoint robberies on the identical stretch of highway was caught out by his recognisable tattoos and trainers.
Paul Rekia, 33, was sporting a pair of black and white Nike trainers throughout all three robberies on Gorton Highway, in Stockport, near the place he lives.
The criminal additionally has distinctive tattoos on his fingers, which had been noticed by Detective Constable Robert Shakespeare.
The detective has labored within the city for 14 years and had beforehand come nose to nose with Rekia.
(Picture: GMP)
This native information meant DC Shakespeare was capable of establish Rekia on CCTV footage captured throughout one of many robberies.
Rekia has now been jailed for seven years for 3 robberies, throughout which he threatened store assistants with a knife.
Rekia, of Gorton Highway, Stockport, was sentenced at Manchester Minshull Avenue Crown Court docket after pleading responsible to 3 theft prices and related possession of a bladed article.
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“This was a surprising sequence of knife level robberies in a brief house of time, the place one sufferer was ruthlessly focused, twice,” DC Shakespeare mentioned.
“It was a terrifying ordeal for these concerned, who had been left very shaken, so I’m happy with at the moment’s end result.
“Crimes of this nature is not going to be tolerated throughout Better Manchester. Our Neighbourhood policing groups have invaluable expertise policing their streets and can use their intensive information to make sure that anybody who takes half in this type of prison exercise shall be delivered to justice.”
Rekia first struck on the Go Native retailer, on Gorton Highway, in Reddish, simply after 5.30pm on Saturday January 2 this yr.
At the moment a workers member was working behind the until when Rekia entered the shop and rushed behind the counter.
He grabbed the shopkeeper across the neck, held a knife to him and demanded that the until be opened.
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Rekia took money earlier than turning his consideration to the cigarette cupboard and filling a black plastic bag with cigarette packets earlier than fleeing.
A couple of weeks later, simply earlier than 8.30pm on Sunday January 31, Rekia entered the identical retailer and picked up a bag of sweets earlier than approaching the identical workers member once more.
After a quick dialog during which Rekia tried to persuade them to purchase some crates of beer, he turned agitated, pulled out a knife, jumped over-the-counter and demanded that the workers member open the until.
Rekia took out a bag, emptied packets of cigarettes from the show into it and demanded the until be opened.
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He informed the workers member he was “going to stab him” except he cooperated.
He managed to open the until and once more stole money earlier than leaving the store.
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Each assaults had been captured on CCTV.
Rekia wore a hood and masks throughout each robberies – however he additionally wore the identical darkish jogging bottoms and black and white Nike trainers.
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Recognisable tattoos on his fingers had been additionally seen, and helped DC Shakespeare to establish him when he was reviewing the footage.
Better Manchester Police mentioned the detective “recognised Rekia because the offender, as he has spent 14 years working within the Stockport space, and Rekia was recognized to him”.
Simply days later, on Friday February 5, Rekia struck once more – this time at an off-licence on Gorton Highway.
At round 8pm, Rekia and an unknown male entered the shop the place a feminine workers member was working, joined by two mates.
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The unknown man ran across the counter and commenced pulling cigarettes from the show, earlier than demanding that the employee open up the until.
Rekia was once more sporting the identical black and white Nike trainers, with the identical tattoos seen.
He was brandishing a knife when he pushed the 2 mates of the feminine workers member right into a room on the rear.
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He then returned to the entrance of the shop and picked up a bottle of alcohol earlier than each males left.
Rekia was arrested on Thursday, February 11.
Throughout a search of his handle, officers discovered a black lock knife and a pair of black and white Nike trainers.
Anybody with any issues or details about against the law can name police on 101, or the impartial charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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