RM investigators laid a trap for postal worker, court told

[POSTMAN]

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Royal Mail investigators laid a trap for postal worker, court told

Royal Mail investigators who set a trap at a Suffolk sorting office after a postal worker was seen acting suspiciously found bank notes which had been placed in a test package inside his bag, it has been alleged.

A supervisor at the Felixstowe delivery office where Timothy Flynn was employed to sort mail saw him put a blue envelope that had clearly been opened in the wrong sorting area, Ipswich Crown Court heard.

“It should have been placed in a different area for mail that has been opened or damaged,” said Robert Fitt, prosecuting.

As a result of what the supervisor saw on May 2 last year three test packages in the form of greeting cards were placed into post due to be sorted by Flynn on June 26, said Mr Fitt.

Cash was put into each of the cards and a record was kept of the serial numbers on the bank notes.

Two of the cards were dealt with in the correct manner but one of the cards in a pink envelope allegedly disappeared and then reappeared in an area for damaged post.

When it was checked the card was still in the envelope but a £10 note and two £5 notes that had been inside it were missing, said Mr Fitt.

When investigators spoke to Flynn and searched a black bag belonging to him they allegedly found the missing bank notes in his bag.

Flynn had denied having anything to do with stolen bank notes and said he didn’t know how the got there.

Flynn, 57, of Chester Road, Felixstowe has denied stealing the £20 contents of a postal package belonging to Royal Mail on June 26 last year.

The trial continues today.

[blackadder]

well if hes found guilty then not only has he lost his job but hes got a criminal record, and for what 20 quid. was it realy worth it ??

[DB1100]

well if hes found guilty then not only has he lost his job but hes got a criminal record, and for what 20 quid. was it realy worth it ??

Yes,but how long has he been doing it,I've no sympathy for thieves.I hope he gets a long time inside.

[knackeredneedadayoff]

They dont get long enough like most pond scum on the news

[IloveMYredTROLLEY!]

But Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones told us entrapment was a legal minefield.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

But Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones told us entrapment was a legal minefield.

Entrapment Law is different in the UK to the US - In UK Law entrapment is Okay but certain factors should be considered in deciding whether proceedings against a defendant should be stayed. These include:
Whether the police acted in good faith;
Whether the police had good reason to suspect the accused of criminal activities;
Whether the police suspected that crime was particularly prevalent in the area in which the investigation took place (Williams v. DPP);
Whether pro-active investigatory techniques were necessary because of the secrecy and difficulty of detection of the criminal activity in question;
The defendant's circumstances and vulnerability; and
The nature of the offence.

[blackadder]

well if hes found guilty then not only has he lost his job but hes got a criminal record, and for what 20 quid. was it realy worth it ??

Yes,but how long has he been doing it,I've no sympathy for thieves.I hope he gets a long time inside.

totaly with you mate. think i may have given the impression i was with the thief. people who nick the mail are giving us all a bad name

[TrueBlueTerrier]

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