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| Bank robber Dean Smith jailed after giving Barclays his address | Bank robber Dean Smith jailed after giving Barclays his address |
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| A bank robber who gave a cashier his address 30 minutes before raiding the bank has been jailed. | A bank robber who gave a cashier his address 30 minutes before raiding the bank has been jailed. |
| Dean Smith, 27, of Treorchy, Rhondda Cynon Taf, went to Barclays to change his address and saw the money in the tills, heard Merthyr Crown Court. | Dean Smith, 27, of Treorchy, Rhondda Cynon Taf, went to Barclays to change his address and saw the money in the tills, heard Merthyr Crown Court. |
| He returned half an hour later to raid the bank dressed in a "terrible disguise" of sunglasses and wearing socks over his shoes. | He returned half an hour later to raid the bank dressed in a "terrible disguise" of sunglasses and wearing socks over his shoes. |
| Smith admitted attempted robbery and carrying a bladed weapon. | |
| The cashier refused to give him money and Smith ran away empty handed. | The cashier refused to give him money and Smith ran away empty handed. |
| South Wales Police quickly tracked him down because he told cashier Catherine Stockton his full name and address half an hour before the attempted robbery. | South Wales Police quickly tracked him down because he told cashier Catherine Stockton his full name and address half an hour before the attempted robbery. |
| "She could see he was holding a bread knife across his body as he demanded all the cash to be handed over," said Rachel Knight, prosecuting. | "She could see he was holding a bread knife across his body as he demanded all the cash to be handed over," said Rachel Knight, prosecuting. |
| "He was not shouting. He was rushed but not angry or agitated. He sounded desperate. | "He was not shouting. He was rushed but not angry or agitated. He sounded desperate. |
| "Ms Stockton raised the alarm by pressing the panic button." | "Ms Stockton raised the alarm by pressing the panic button." |
| Smith was jailed for two-and-a-half years. | |
| Stephen Jeary, defending, said: "He told the police it was stupid and he was very sorry but he was desperate for money." | Stephen Jeary, defending, said: "He told the police it was stupid and he was very sorry but he was desperate for money." |