Five men arrested in dawn raids last year have admitted involvement in a £1.5m bank robbery conspiracy.
Police burst through doors in Aigburth , Garston, Dingle and Toxteth last November as part of an investigation into 22 robberies between 2009 and 2015.
Today at Liverpool Crown Court , Kieron Anthony Whittle, 35, of Little Parkfield Road, Aigburth; John Paul Stewart, 30, Waverley Road, Aigburth; Alan Robert Lea, 38, of Verney Crescent, Toxteth and Shaun James McDonald, 38, of Charleston Road, Toxteth, all pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit robbery.
Ian John Stewart, 48, formerly of Stonegate Drive, Toxteth , pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing, while Gary Thomas McNeil, 35, formerly of Upper Pitt Street, Liverpool city centre, entered a not guilty plea today.
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McNeil is due to stand trial at Liverpool Crown Court on May 25, with proceedings estimated to last five days.
According to the charges the men are accused of conspiring to rob banks, building societies and post offices between September 24, 2009, and November 25, 2015.
The arrests were the end result of a joint 12 month investigation by Merseyside and Cheshire Police into the robberies, in which a total of £1.5m was stolen.
The five guilty men will be sentenced at the conclusion of McNeil’s trial, and all six were remanded in custody.
Source: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/