Robber thwarted by office cleaning company

Robber thwarted by office cleaning company - 24/04/2008

A cleaner has thwarted the robbery attempts of a recently released felon in Wales, it has been revealed.

The cleaner had begun the office cleaning morning shift at the Ferris Coaches on Cardiff Road in Pontypridd, Wales, when she spotted boxes of cash on the floor.

Noticing something was amiss from the usual carpet cleaning routine prompted the cleaner to call the police, who subsequently arrested 30-year-old Geraint Llewellyn Wills.

Mr Wills, of Rhydyfelin, had just been released from prison prior to his office robbery venture and would have succeeded had he not been thwarted by the cleaning company staff.

Ian Kolvin, prosecuting, described the events leading to the robbers apprehension.

He said: "She found drawers emptied out and money and papers scattered on the floor.

"She phoned her boss and while she was on the phone she heard a large bang - it was the burglar running out the fire escape door."

The thief was sentenced to a six-month custodial sentence.