Two men and teenager jailed after raiding 'struggling shops' with sledgehammers and crowbars in Tameside

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direct to your inboxTwo men and a teenager have been jailed after they raided a shopping centre in Droylsden armed with sledgehammers and crowbars.Jordan Owens, 27, David Jones, 22 and a 17-year-old boy who can't be named, smashed a glass window to access the shopping centre on Queen's Walk.Minshull Street Crown Court heard how the trio made their way inside by forcing through a wooden door at the rear of a vacant shop - causing substantial damage.Once inside the centre, the three men were spotted on CCTV attempting to enter a number of shops armed with sledgehammers and crowbars.They stole drinks worth £338, which were placed into a green wheelie bin and wheeled to a white van in a nearby car park, the court heard.Police were called at.