Two men have been jailed for a combined total of more than 15 years after two knife-point robberies in Hucknall.
Samuel Jonathan Langley, 29, formerly of Chatsworth Drive in Hucknall, was jailed for nine years and four months after pleading guilty to two charges of robbery and possession of a blade.
Nathan Dean Ford, aged 26, formerly of Moor Street in Mansfield, was jailed for six years and six months after pleading guilty to charges of robbery, theft and perverting the course of justice.
DC Mark Dickson, the officer in the case, said: “Langley and Ford carried out these robberies at knife-point, putting female shop workers in extreme fear of violence.
“I hope their significant prison sentences send a clear message that we will do everything in our power to protect the public from this sort of offending and bring offenders to justice.”
Nottingham Crown Court heard Langley and Ford entered the Tipple and Tape off-licence, on Annesley Road, at 5.55pm on May 7.
Langley was carrying a knife as they forced their way around the counter, threatening two female workers, before taking £1,000 from the till.
A local businessman, who was alerted to the robbery, entered the store and challenged Langley and Ford but they ran away.
Langley robbed the Pepper’s convenience store on Watnall Road on April 26 after waving a knife in the direction of a female worker before leaving with a quantity of cash.
The court heard Ford perverted the course of justice by providing false details to police after being detained for a theft at Sainsbury’s on Waverley Road on May 30.
