TWO men who robbed a driver they claimed had run over the feet Christian Louboutin Wedges Shoes of one of them have been spared jail. Aaron Head and Christopher Wright threatened and assaulted the man, emptied his wallet of cash wholesale Christian Louboutin Shoes and took his car keys, Breguet Watches Nottingham Crown Court heard.
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Agang of robbers who targeted a vulnerable man have been jailed after they were named and shamed in the press.
Members of the group burst into the home of Kenneth Santillo, who has mental health problems, brandishing a weapon and ordering him replica Versace Handbags to hand over his money. The men fled after snatching Pounds 30, his mobile phone and wallet in October last year.
But when our sister paper the Evening Post ran CCTV stills of the suspects, they chose to do the right thing and handed themselves in.
Four men admitted robbery.
They were: David Atkins, 21, of Gibbsfold Road, Hartcliffe; Luke Gosling, 20, of Portbury Grove, Shirehampton; Matthew Atkins, 20, of Culverwell Road, Hartcliffe and Kevin Davis, 33, of Gibbsfold Road, Hartcliffe. Mark Gosling, 25, of Moxham Drive, Hartcliffe, admitted attempted fraud. Sentencing them at Bristol Crown Court yesterday, Judge Simon Darwall-Smith said: "This was a disgraceful incident and something which all members of the public fear.
"He was a vulnerable victim, a man with mental health difficulties, and you were acting as a group or a gang."
The judge handed Davis three years' jail and David Atkins three- and-a-half years. Mark Gosling was jailed for 18 months while Matthew Atkins and Luke Gosling each received 33 months' detention in a young offenders institution.
Kirsty Real, prosecuting, said Mr Santillo was alone at his flat when the front door buzzer sounded and he youth-jerseys let someone in after they offered to sell him cigarettes.
Three men then entered his ralph lauren flat, with David Atkins holding a knife and demanding money. Mr Santillo handed over Pounds 30 and the intruders searched the flat and took his phone and wallet before leaving.
Police found CCTV showing the Gosling brothers at the front door with the others.
Stills were published in the press and the defendants contacted police to say they were involved.
Ramin Pakrooh,, defending Matthew Atkins, said the men had intended a distraction burglary.
Ian Halliday, defending Mark Gosling, said the father-of-six admitted attempted fraud on the basis he thought it would be a con trick and the victim would be sold empty cigarette cartons.
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A SCANNING system developed by an Edinburgh-based technology company has been used to find oil buried beneath the American state of Oklahoma.
Tory Burch ShoesOil tycoon Jim McKenny - who set up the US operations of Caithness Petroleum before buying its shale resources - led a syndicate of investors that used the imaging technology to locate the oil and now plan to develop the site.
Adrok managing director Gordon Stove expects the US success to help his company reach its target of doubling turnover this year to GBP1 million. Investors who have backed Adrok include Lonmin chairman Sir John Craven, EADS co-chairman Manfred Bischoff and London-based corporate finance firm Barchester Partners.
wholesale Christian Louboutin ShoesStove said: "Six companies have already signed up to use our technology in the field. They've already tested it against known hydrocarbon and mineral deposits and are now using it for exploration work."
On average, Adrok believes it can cut the cost of drilling by about 70 per cent.
The company's technology sends radio waves and microwaves down into the earth and determines the proportion of absorbed and reflected energy. Adrok can then identify and catalogue the substances below the ground, such as oil, gas or minerals.
In total, the company thinks it can save the oil and gas sector millions of pounds by using its "virtual" drilling technique.
The technique - known as atomic dielectric resonance (ADR) scanning - was developed by Stove's father, Colin, who serves as the company's chairman and scientific director.
Adrok is the third company he has set up, having sold his previous businesses to BAE and an international drilling group.
Tissot WatchesThe ADR scanner was launched commercially in 2007 following seven years of development work.
PILGRIMS attending the Pope's Mass in Glasgow are expected to fork out four times as much as those attending his prayer vigil in London.
While organisers continued to deny that a suggested pound(s)20 donation for the Bellahouston appearance was a charge to go to Mass, it has been announced Christian Louboutin Evening Shoes the charge for his prayer vigil in London's Hyde Park has been cut to just pound(s)5.
Some 100,000 people are due at Bellahouston Park on September 16 to see Pope Benedict XVI, and they are expected to pay the pound(s)20 donation to cover transport and the cost of a pilgrim pack.
However, 130,000 pilgrims going to London will only now pay pound(s)5 instead of pound(s)10 for their pilgrim pack admission.
State visit co-ordinator Monsignor Andrew Summersgill, said the decision was made to cut the suggested contribution for those going to Hyde Park "after listening Miu Shoes to a lot of feedback".
Mens Skinny JeansOne would-be pilgrim who planned to go to Bellahouston but has been put off, said: "My husband and I would have to pay pound(s)40. I really do not understand why I have to pay so much more in Glasgow than those in London.
"It is supposed to be a donation, but I know and many others know that you won't get in without a pilgrim pack and you only get one when you pay."
The cost of the four-day state visit to England and Scotland is estimated at about pound(s)20 million.
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I bought it in-store at Coast and accessorised it with a purple clutch and hat. Then, I splashed out on a lovely pair of shoes from Kurt Geiger which co-ordinated perfectly.
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