Robber hid under rug with cash in socks

A hooded criminal, who robbed a service station at knifepoint, was found by gardaí hiding under a rug with the cash stuffed in his socks.

Gary Long, aged 34, of St Ita’s Street, St Mary’s Park, Limerick, pleaded guilty to carrying out the crime on Apr 23, 2012.

Judge Carroll Moran heard how Long entered the Applegreen service station shop in Corbally at around 8.30pm.