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   Salford man jailed following robbery
A man has been sentenced for his part in a break-in that resulted in a robber being stopped from stealing a newly bought car by having the victim smash its window in his face.
Aaron Brannan (born 18/3/91) of Great Cheetham Street, Higher Broughton, Salford, pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court. Today, Monday 30 January 2012, Brannan was sentenced to five years in jail. The victim bought a brand new Seat Leon on Friday 3 April 2011. The car was outside his house on Gerald Road in Charlestown when he went to bed that night. He was woken up at about 6am to the sound of banging at his door. He went downstairs to check and found three men downstairs. They tried to leave but the victim rugby tackled one of the offenders to the ground. The other two ran off. This man, who had taken the keys to the car, managed to wriggle free and run outside. The victim grabbed a metal bar from his toolbox and chased him as the offender got into the car and locked himself in. In an effort to apprehend the offender, the victim used the bar to smash the driver⿿s window. The man then punched the robber in the face. Despite pulling out a knife and threatening him with it, the offender managed to get out of the car from the passenger door and ran off. The victim tried to chase him but the offender managed to get away. The victim’s girlfriend then found a Samsung phone which had been left behind on the garden path. The police managed to link the phone to Aaron Brannan. The investigation has also featured on BBC Crimewatch. Police Constable Michelle Ingham from the Volume Crime Team said: “Having just bought this car, this victim was in no mood to give it up easily and he rightly defended his home and property when faced with these men. “He was even willing to smash the window of his own car to prevent anyone from taking it away. “We have worked hard to match this man’s bravery with a thorough police investigation, including by taking the case to Crimewatch. “We hope that this outcome demonstrates that we will work hard to bring offenders to justice. “Our investigation, however continues and we would urge anyone with information to call us.” Anyone with information is asked to call police on 0161 856 5250 or call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. Due to problems with spam only SalfordOnline members can now leave comments. Becoming a member of SalfordOnline only takes a minute, just hit the red Join Us button at the top right hand side of the page to create your Personal account. Got a news story? Need help with publicity for an event in Salford? Send it to newsdesk@salfordonline.com or call the SalfordOnline newsdesk on 0161 789 5377. |
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