Knife-wielding robber jailed following two garage raids
Last updated 28th Jul 2025
A knife-wielding robber who demanded cash from workers at two petrol stations in the Scottish Borders, in separate incidents less than a fortnight apart, has today (Monday) been jailed for a total of 493 days.
Wayne Todd also stole a car and mobile phone from Gattonside Toll, and attempted to rob a Chinese takeaway in Langlee between December last year and January this year.
Jedburgh Sheriff Court heard the 34-year-old's life had taken a "nose-dive" and he was using drugs to a "significant extent".
And, while the phone was later recovered, his solicitor, Mark Harrower, said: "He has no recollection of what happened to the car."
But he added, his client apologised for the distress he caused.
India McLean, prosecuting, revealed Todd had entered the first garage - Morrisons in Earlston - on December the 29th.
He had his head down and his hands in his pocket, before pulling out a seven-inch knife, with a serrated blade.
The court was told Todd presented the knife towards a member of staff and demanded he open the till and give him £100.
Later that night, he also stole a car and mobile phone from an address in the Gattonside area - around five miles away; with the owner only finding out when he awoke the next morning to find his back door open.
Around 1am, Todd turned up at the home of a 78-year-old woman at Kenilworth Avenue in Galashiels and asked to use her phone.
When the pensioner asked who it was, he replied: "Someone that needed help."
Ms McLean said he loitered at the property for some time before leaving, with doorbell footage later appearing to show him still in possession of a knife.
Around 6pm, on January 11th, Todd - after being released on bail for the earlier offence - also attempted to rob Fei Wong in Marigold Bank, Galashiels.
He demanded cash from a woman working there while in possession of the weapon, but left before any money was handed over.
Later that night, around 11pm, the armed robber launched a second garage raid - at nearby Dalgleish’s garage, also in Langlee.
But the court heard the worker, who was behind a security shield, refused to hand over any cash, and he later left.
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Todd previously pled guilty to a total of seven charges - assault and robbery; robbery; attempted robbery; theft; theft of a vehicle; threatening or abusive behaviour and possession of a knife in a public place.
His sentence was backdated to January the 13th, when he was remanded.
He will also be subject of a supervision order for six months on his release.
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