A bungling thief has been jailed after police found eyeholes cut out from a homemade balaclava used in a robbery. Daniel Bale, 37, of Station Road, Maidstone, wore a mask made from a hat while stealing cash and cigarettes from a petrol station. On May 8, 2022, Daniel and his partner in crime, Karl Evans, put on the homemade balaclavas to rob a petrol station in Rugby, Warwickshire. Bale was seen on CCTV going into the shop and aggressively waving his arms at a member of staff, who retreated into the back office for safety. He grabbed around £300 from the till and £70 worth of cigarettes. Evans…
