A man wearing a balaclava which covered only HALF his face robbed a pawnbrokers of £19,300 - then spent the stolen cash on two drones.
Gareth Park, 41, and another unknown male, were captured on CCTV at the store in the Spindles Shopping Centre in Oldham, both wearing black face coverings as they demanded the money.
The other male, who has not been caught, was also holding a screwdriver, Minshull Street Crown Court heard. READ MORE:Husband and wife stole more than £100,000 from community football club As the clerk handed over cash in sterling, they demanded even more in dollars and euros.
In total, £19,358 was taken. That afternoon Park, of Oldham, went to Currys and bought himself two drones worth £2,298 in cash.
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