Pictured is Ben Wright, aged 23, of Rodman Street, Woodhouse, Sheffield, who pleaded guilty to robbery and possessing a knife in public from December 13 and he also admitted two burglaries from December 15. Sheffield Crown Court heard in January how Wright, 23, demanded cash from the female shopkeeper when he raided the Ironbridge Convenience Store, on Retford Road, Sheffield, on December 13, with a knife and while wearing a plastic skull mask.Pictured is Ben Wright, aged 23, of Rodman Street, Woodhouse, Sheffield, who pleaded guilty to robbery and possessing a knife in public from December 13 and he also admitted two burglaries from December 15. Sheffield Crown Court heard in January how Wright, 23, demanded cash from the female shopkeeper when he raided the Ironbridge Convenience Store, on Retford Road, Sheffield, on December 13, with a knife and while wearing a plastic skull mask.
Pictured is Ben Wright, aged 23, of Rodman Street, Woodhouse, Sheffield, who pleaded guilty to robbery and possessing a knife in public from December 13 and he also admitted two burglaries from December 15. Sheffield Crown Court heard in January how Wright, 23, demanded cash from the female shopkeeper when he raided the Ironbridge Convenience Store, on Retford Road, Sheffield, on December 13, with a knife and while wearing a plastic skull mask.

The faces of 13 robbers who have been jailed for terrible raids in South Yorkshire

Judges have recently punished a number of offenders at Sheffield Crown Court after they were involved in robberies across the region.
By Jon Cooper
Published 4th Sep 2020, 13:35 BST

Below are some of the more serious and dreadful robbery cases to have passed through Sheffield Crown Court recently where victims have included shop staff and elderly people in their own homes.

In some cases, offenders have been armed with a variety of weapons including an imitation firearm, a machete, knives and even a bamboo cane.

Elderly victims who have been targeted in their own homes have also been left traumatised.

But judges have brought the full weight of the law down on these offenders and imposed a range of custodial sentences.

Elderly victims who have been targeted in their own homes have also been left traumatised.

Pictured is Michael Jankowski, aged 23, of Sharrow Vale Road, Sheffield, who pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery and two counts of possessing a knife. The robbery offences were committed at a shop and a hairdressing salon in March, according to the court. Jankowski was sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court in June to three years and four months of custody.

9. Michael Jankowski

Pictured is Michael Jankowski, aged 23, of Sharrow Vale Road, Sheffield, who pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery and two counts of possessing a knife. The robbery offences were committed at a shop and a hairdressing salon in March, according to the court. Jankowski was sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court in June to three years and four months of custody. Photo: South Yorkshire Police

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Pictured is Wayne Stead, aged 34, of St Edwin’s Drive, Dunscroft, Hatfield, Doncaster, who, according to a Sheffield Crown Court hearing, armed himself with a bamboo cane during a robbery and with a hammer during a second robbery at the same Tesco Express in Hatfield. Stead, who has previous convictions, pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery from March. Judge Rachael Harrison sentenced Stead in July to 40 months of custody.

10. Wayne Stead

Pictured is Wayne Stead, aged 34, of St Edwin’s Drive, Dunscroft, Hatfield, Doncaster, who, according to a Sheffield Crown Court hearing, armed himself with a bamboo cane during a robbery and with a hammer during a second robbery at the same Tesco Express in Hatfield. Stead, who has previous convictions, pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery from March. Judge Rachael Harrison sentenced Stead in July to 40 months of custody. Photo: South Yorkshire Police

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Sheffield Crown Court heard in April how Alan Kitchen, 53, of Raisen Hall Road, Longley, Sheffield, pictured, and his son Lee Kitchen, 31, of Wheldrake Road, Fir Vale, Sheffield, pretended to be returning owed money to their victim before they entered his flat and robbed him. Alan Kitchen and Lee Kitchen, who both have previous convictions, pleaded guilty to the robbery which happened on January 14. Judge Graham Reeds QC sentenced Alan Kitchen to 27-months of custody and Lee Kitchen to three-years of custody.

11. Alan Kitchen

Sheffield Crown Court heard in April how Alan Kitchen, 53, of Raisen Hall Road, Longley, Sheffield, pictured, and his son Lee Kitchen, 31, of Wheldrake Road, Fir Vale, Sheffield, pretended to be returning owed money to their victim before they entered his flat and robbed him. Alan Kitchen and Lee Kitchen, who both have previous convictions, pleaded guilty to the robbery which happened on January 14. Judge Graham Reeds QC sentenced Alan Kitchen to 27-months of custody and Lee Kitchen to three-years of custody. Photo: South Yorkshire Police

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Sheffield Crown Court heard in April how Lee Kitchen, aged 31, of Wheldrake Road, Fir Vale, Sheffield, pictured, was joined by his father Alan Kitchen, aged 53, of Raisen Hall Road, Longley, Sheffield, when they pretended to be returning money to a man before they entered his flat and robbed him. Alan Kitchen and Lee Kitchen, who both have previous convictions, pleaded guilty to the robbery which happened on January 14. Lee Kitchen was sentenced to three-years of custody and Alan Kitchen was sentenced to 27-months of custody.

12. Lee Kitchen

Sheffield Crown Court heard in April how Lee Kitchen, aged 31, of Wheldrake Road, Fir Vale, Sheffield, pictured, was joined by his father Alan Kitchen, aged 53, of Raisen Hall Road, Longley, Sheffield, when they pretended to be returning money to a man before they entered his flat and robbed him. Alan Kitchen and Lee Kitchen, who both have previous convictions, pleaded guilty to the robbery which happened on January 14. Lee Kitchen was sentenced to three-years of custody and Alan Kitchen was sentenced to 27-months of custody. Photo: South Yorkshire Police

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