Cucumber Robbery
Vegetable Weaponry
In a bizarre robbery attempt, Gary Rough tried to hold up a Glasgow bookmakers with a cucumber wrapped in a sock. The female worker at Ladbrokes wasn’t intimidated and refused to hand over any cash. An off-duty police officer tackled Rough to the ground, ending his vegetable heist. Rough’s claim that it was all a joke didn’t save him from being jailed for the offense.
From Cucumber to Custody
Rough’s choice of weapon turned what could have been a serious crime into a laughable failure. His misguided attempt at armed robbery with a cucumber highlights the sometimes absurd lengths to which criminals will go. The image of an off-duty officer wrestling a man armed with a vegetable is both amusing and emblematic of Rough’s folly.
