An image was released by police after Prodger robbed the Co-Op in Middleton-in-Teesdale.
A CROSSDRESSING clown who robbed a rural village store has been jailed.
Thomas Prodger terrified staff when he entered the Co-op store in Middleton-in-Teesdale store, County Durham, clad in a dress and clown mask at 9.20pm on September 21.
Thomas Prodger has been jailed for 20 months
Prodger, of Jubilee Terrace, Middleton-in-Teesdale was sentenced to 20 months in jail after pleading guilty to robbery at Durham Crown Court on Friday.
Judge Christopher Prince handed down the sentence along with a restraining order with conditions that included he should not enter the Co-op until further notice.
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