BMW FAIL!

daixloxbmw · 12-15-2009, 10:54 AM

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...ml?=&ATTR=News

A GANG of robbers have been jailed after one used his car with a personalised plate to set up a job.

Blundering James Snell was spotted in his BMW with the registration "J4MES" as he nicked a heavy drain cover.

The cover was used to smash a bank window in a £104,000 raid - and Snell was tracked down after a witness remembered seeing the number plate and told cops.

Snell, 27, his brother Wayne, 34, and two other crooks have now been jailed for a total of 38 years over the robbery in Cardiff.

The city's Crown Court heard the gang struck as security guards were refilling a Halifax branch cash machine around midnight.

Two raiders used metal drain covers to shatter the window while a third threatened the guards with a bat and the fourth waited in a stolen getaway car.

A council highways official later identified one of the covers. The witness had seen it being pinched by a man in a sporty blue BMW with a personal plate.

The car was found at a house where the Snell brothers were caught red-handed with £30,000.

Prosecutor Daniel Williams said: "It was the distinctiveness of the car which contributed to the robbers' undoing."

The Snells and Adam Abbot, 38, admitted robbery. Carl Campion, 44, had denied the charge but was found guilty at a separate trial.

Scorpion · 12-15-2009, 11:26 AM

Lol wow, I'd roll the CI though lol.

808six · 12-15-2009, 11:38 AM

another moron in a bmw

Bols · 12-15-2009, 11:43 AM

lol fail! you'd think they would have atleast made a fake personalised plate :'D

i want to see pics of the car! sporty (montenego) blue looks awesome

Kroy · 12-15-2009, 12:17 PM

Such a fail.... Why did it seem like a good idea to commit a crime in your individualized car...

solefald · 12-15-2009, 12:24 PM

i fail to see how this was a BMW fail...

escobar929 · 12-15-2009, 12:39 PM

^bmw owner fail, happy?

pmeloche · 12-15-2009, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bols

lol fail! you'd think they would have atleast made a fake personalised plate :'D

i want to see pics of the car! sporty (Montego) blue looks awesome

Fixed.

12-15-2009, 10:54 AM	#1
daixloxbmw Lieutenant 141 Rep 571 Posts Drives: Corvette Grand Sport Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	BMW FAIL! http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...ml?=&ATTR=News A GANG of robbers have been jailed after one used his car with a personalised plate to set up a job. Blundering James Snell was spotted in his BMW with the registration "J4MES" as he nicked a heavy drain cover. The cover was used to smash a bank window in a £104,000 raid - and Snell was tracked down after a witness remembered seeing the number plate and told cops. Snell, 27, his brother Wayne, 34, and two other crooks have now been jailed for a total of 38 years over the robbery in Cardiff. The city's Crown Court heard the gang struck as security guards were refilling a Halifax branch cash machine around midnight. Two raiders used metal drain covers to shatter the window while a third threatened the guards with a bat and the fourth waited in a stolen getaway car. A council highways official later identified one of the covers. The witness had seen it being pinched by a man in a sporty blue BMW with a personal plate. The car was found at a house where the Snell brothers were caught red-handed with £30,000. Prosecutor Daniel Williams said: "It was the distinctiveness of the car which contributed to the robbers' undoing." The Snells and Adam Abbot, 38, admitted robbery. Carl Campion, 44, had denied the charge but was found guilty at a separate trial.
	Appreciate 0 Tweet Quote

12-15-2009, 11:26 AM	#2
Scorpion Major 162 Rep 1,210 Posts Drives: Nothing Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Nowhere iTrader: (0)	Lol wow, I'd roll the CI though lol.
	Appreciate 0 Quote

12-15-2009, 11:38 AM	#3
808six Second Lieutenant 16 Rep 274 Posts Drives: AW 335 COUPE Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: HAWAII iTrader: (1)	another moron in a bmw
	Appreciate 0 Quote

12-15-2009, 11:43 AM	#4
Bols Captain 231 Rep 982 Posts Drives: F36 AW 6MT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Belgium iTrader: (0)	lol fail! you'd think they would have atleast made a fake personalised plate :'D i want to see pics of the car! sporty (montenego) blue looks awesome
	Appreciate 0 Quote

12-15-2009, 12:17 PM	#5
Kroy Brigadier General 173 Rep 3,032 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (1)	Such a fail.... Why did it seem like a good idea to commit a crime in your individualized car...
	Appreciate 0 Quote

12-15-2009, 12:24 PM	#6
solefald Nigerian Prince 385 Rep 2,180 Posts Drives: '11 F25 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Diego, CA iTrader: (2) Garage List '11 BMW F25 [0.00]	i fail to see how this was a BMW fail... __________________ http://soundcloud.com/djtchort
	Appreciate 0 Quote

12-15-2009, 12:39 PM	#7
escobar929 Brigadier General 154 Rep 4,528 Posts Drives: M2 CS Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hollywood, FL iTrader: (14) Garage List 2020 M2 CS [10.00] 2020 M240i [0.00]	^bmw owner fail, happy?
	Appreciate 0 Quote