A Derbyshire man has been jailed for more than a decade after carrying out a string of robberies across the county border. Patryk Slepowronski, 22, of Marston Montgomery , carried out a number of offences in Upper Tean, Uttoxeter, Hixon, Stafford and Bentilee between November 2024 and January 2025 - where he is believed to have pocketed around £7,000 in cash.

He targeted Co-ops, Tesco Express stores, Morrisons and One Stops . He went inside armed with a knife and would threaten staff members before emptying the tills of cash and leaving the scene. He also forced staff to open safes for him in a number of the robberies.

Detectives from Staffordshire Police's criminal investigations department (CID) had been working to investigate the reports and identify the person responsible. Th

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