Serial armed robber jailed after targeting Aldi and Texaco in Coventry spree

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A serial armed robber who targeted B&M, Aldi and a Texaco petrol station in Coventry has been jailed



Ryan Ledger was planning his third raid in a week when he stormed into B&M in Ansty Road, Walsgrave, and threatened a staff member with a crowbar.

However, unbeknown to the 31-year-old, he had been followed by two undercover cops who were on patrol and suspicious of his appearance.

Ledger was donning gloves and had his hood up – despite the warm weather on May 23 this year – as he wielded the weapon and demanded cash from a worker.

Police bravely wrestled Ledger to the floor and with the help of a member of the public he was detained and the crowbar seized.

Enquiries were able to match Ledger’s description to two other armed robberies where staff were threatened with a hammer.

Cash was taken from Texaco Service Station in Hinckley Road on May 16 and a till from Aldi, on the same road, on May 22.

But the till was found to be empty and dumped.

Ledger, of Wigston Road, Coventry, admitted two counts of robbery, an attempted robbery and possession of an offensive weapon.

He was sentenced to seven years in jail at Warwick Justice Centre yesterday (Monday, June 24).