
In the annals of crime, Jamie Neil is unlikely to be troubling anyone compiling a list of renowned masters of disguise. For the hapless 41-year-old could not even rustle up a balaclava or hoodie for his hold-up of a petrol station and instead carried out the raid with a clear plastic bag pulled over his head. To make matters worse, Neils accomplice, Gareth Tilley, pretended his mobile phone was a gun, only to have its screen light up and give the game away.