A ‘pretty hopeless’ bandit who tried to hold up 2 Nov 1992 A ‘pretty hopeless’ bandit who tried to hold up a building society with his finger stuck in his coat was jailed today (Tues) for three and a half years. James Ballard’s ploy cut no ice wit This Content is for Members only Please register or login to access it Login Username Password Remember me Enter your email address or username Cancel Register A late night bar customer who could not afford to A drunk involved in a bizarre mugging of a medical MORE FROM SURREAL Recent PostsJail for Karen Baker who attacked partner on flight after drinking 16 cans of wine Chaplain punched bank workers while high on mind-bending drugs Ballet trips and holidays paid for by patients who could not enjoy them THE HEAD ON THE BUS THIS CASE MAY TAKE SOME TIME Recent PostsJail for Karen Baker who attacked partner on flight after drinking 16 cans of wine Chaplain punched bank workers while high on mind-bending drugs Ballet trips and holidays paid for by patients who could not enjoy them THE HEAD ON THE BUS THIS CASE MAY TAKE SOME TIME MORE FROM THE CRIME VAULTS Recent PostsThe gay serial killer who should have been stopped after his first murder Fiona Beal gets life sentence with a minimum of 20 years 42 years for ‘bodies in a suitcase’ killer Yostin Mosquera Deveca Rose gets ten years for leaving her four sons to die in a house fire Derek Brown:THE MODERN DAY ‘JACK THE RIPPER’ Recent PostsThe gay serial killer who should have been stopped after his first murder Fiona Beal gets life sentence with a minimum of 20 years 42 years for ‘bodies in a suitcase’ killer Yostin Mosquera Deveca Rose gets ten years for leaving her four sons to die in a house fire Derek Brown:THE MODERN DAY ‘JACK THE RIPPER’