Bobby Cummines
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Robert Cummines
Early life
Robert Cummines was born in Islington, London, the youngest of eight children. His father was a builder.[3]
He described the moment he decided to get into crime, saying as he was walking through the park, he noticed two individuals he had previous encounters with and two police officers allegedly mistreated the two during interrogations, which led Cummines to speak up, saying that as the two involved were minors, an adult had to be present during questioning. According to Cummines, the two officers then left for a short period and returned with a
Career
Cummines began a criminal career at the age of 16, beating up those who owed associates money, but quickly moved on, becoming Britain's youngest
Cummines was sentenced to 18 years when an arms dealer (referred to as "Ernie" in his autobiography) informed and told the authorities almost everything Cummines and his gang had done. Ernie worked with the police to entrap Cummines, telling him he had an Uzi sub-machine gun for sale, allowing multiple armed police to ambush and arrest him. He went to prison and within the first few months he had taken a governor hostage for being "unreasonable". This led authorities to designate him as a class "A" prisoner, causing him to be frequently moved from one prison to another. In his autobiography, Cummines details how he met a broad range of people, from members of the Irish Republican Army to American gangsters.[citation needed]
Cummines turned his life around in prison after a conversation with
Cummines has criticised the system of high-security prisons, which places many brilliant criminal minds in one location and thus enables them to teach each other tricks and establish connections. He has said that if he had not wanted to escape criminal life he would have used these techniques, such as building bombs or smuggling illicit goods.[4] He then studied for a degree with the Open University whilst in prison.[5][6]
His autobiography, I Am Not A Gangster, was published 15 May 2014 by
References
- ^ Elkes, Neil (17 February 2010). "Ex-con Bobby Cummines in talks to create 'criminals village' in Birmingham". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d London Gangster On The One Killing That Haunts Him. LADbible. 16 October 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ ISBN 9780091958589.
- ^ Matthews, Tanita (21 September 2013). "From Organised Crime to OBE: How London gangster Bobby Cummines became a model citizen". Real Crime Daily. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Youngest armed robber: 'University changed my life'". BBC. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Interview: my life behind bars". The Guardian. 2 February 2001. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ James, Erwin (11 July 2011). "Former bank robber dreams of academies to help prisoners go straight". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 November 2014.