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Bookie bandit jailed for 15 years

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Video: CCTV of the
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A man dubbed the "bookie bandit" has been jailed for a total of
15 years today after robbing a series of banks and
bookmakers across Kent.

Gary McMeekin
Gary McMeekin

Gary McMeekin, 35, of Kingswear Gardens in Strood,
admitted six charges of robbery and possession of an imitation
firearm.

His sidekick, 31-year-old Robert Blackburn, of Copperhouse
Road in Rochester, was handed four years behind bars for
his role in one of the incidents.

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