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CCTV has captured two terrifying raids carried out by a robbery gang who were helped by an inside man - and the moment their getaway car crashed, leaving police with crucial clues to their identities.
The footage shows the Salford-based thugs brandishing machetes, and sparks flying from an angle grinder as they use it to break into an ATM in one bank.
But their crime spree started to unravel when they crashed a Ford Focus in the picturesque village of Ramsbottom moments after one raid.
Now a G4S security guard who was the 'inside man' in the gang's three armed bank raids across Greater Manchester has been jailed for 20 years.
Thomas Keane, 52, had denied any involvement in raids at two Santander branches and a NatWest, but was convicted of conspiracy to commit robbery by a jury at Manchester Crown Court.
His information enabled a Salford-based robbery gang to escape with £165,000.
Sentencing Keane to 20 years on Friday, Judge Anthony Cross QC told the gang: 'Each of the defendants played their part in the conspiracy, which when executed struck fear into the hearts and minds of your victims.