Man admits ‘screwdriver’ travel agency thefts
A 49-year-old man is facing a prison sentence after he admitted to robbing six travel agencies in Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Lancashire of a total of £73,000 using a screwdriver as a weapon.
Gary Gilboy of Liverpool pleaded guilty in court in Stoke-on-Trent to all six counts of robbery.
His case was adjourned for sentencing.
Gilboy raided Co-op Travel agencies in Leek, Newcastle-under-Lyme and Buxton, Althams Travel branches in Nelson and Colne and The Co-operative Travel in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent.
Most of the robberies took place between March and July this year, but the latest one, in Hanley, occurred earlier this month and led to Gilboy’s arrest.
By Linsey McNeill
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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