Serial criminal racks up 100th conviction after toy gun shop raid
55-year-old Kevin Hook raided a Greenock shop on 2024-12-23 with a toy rifle, threatened the lone assistant, stole ~£60, later handed himself in, pled guilty and was jailed.
Kevin Hook carried out the raid at the U Save store in Greenock two days before Christmas 2024.
The 55-year-old had gone in around 8pm, picked up a bottle of milk and initially asked a worker - who was in alone - what his cheapest cigarettes were before trying to escape with a packet.
The shop assistant grabbed him, but Hook then lifted his top appearing to show he was armed with a shotgun.
He threatened: "If I pull this out, you are f***ing dead.