The defendant “cleaned out” the safe with a vacuum cleaner after tying up the supermarket cashier. Photo: Shutterstock The defendant “cleaned out” the safe with a vacuum cleaner after tying up the supermarket cashier. Photo: Shutterstock
The defendant “cleaned out” the safe with a vacuum cleaner after tying up the supermarket cashier. Photo: Shutterstock
Crime
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Robber jailed after sucking US$73,000 from supermarket safe with vacuum cleaner

  • A German court sentenced the man to 4½ years in prison for assaulting a cashier during an armed robbery
  • He claimed the vacuum cleaner had been suggested by his accomplice, the manager of the supermarket that was robbed

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Updated: 1:29am, 26 Jan, 2021

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The defendant “cleaned out” the safe with a vacuum cleaner after tying up the supermarket cashier. Photo: Shutterstock The defendant “cleaned out” the safe with a vacuum cleaner after tying up the supermarket cashier. Photo: Shutterstock
The defendant “cleaned out” the safe with a vacuum cleaner after tying up the supermarket cashier. Photo: Shutterstock
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