Armaguard employee who stole $285,000 from van in daring daylight heist is jailed - and you won't believe what he did with the money after pulling off the crime
- Dale Jason Grosser, 43, stole almost $300,000 from an Armaguard van last year
- Armaguard employee & father of three planned the crime in meticulous fashion
- After arrest, Grosser told police in Western Australia he 'wanted to get caught'
A former security guard stole almost $300,000 in a brazen daylight robbery then stashed the loot with a teenager neighbour.
Dale Jason Grosser, 43, planned the daring heist in in Shoalwater, in Perth's south, in meticulous fashion before carrying it out on September 8 last year.
The father-of-three first stole two sets of keys from a his job at an Armaguard depot and replaced them with fake keys to avoid detection.
After a dry run on September 4, where no money was left in a security van, Grosser then tried his luck four days later.
Placing duct tape over an internal security camera, the trusted health, safety, and training officer helped himself to $285,000 stuffed in a black duffle bag.
Father-of-three Dale Jason Grosser, 43, has been jailed after stealing $285,000 from a Armaguard security van in September last year in Western Australia
Mr Grosser (pictured right) was employed by Armaguard at the time of his bungled heist, where he stole almost $300,000
He then asked a teenage neighbour to 'hold on to' the bag of loot - instructing him: 'Don't tell your mum', the West Australian reported.
Prosecutor Ashooja Chandra told the Western Australia District Court the youngster noted Grosser was 'stressed and nervous', so he took the bag 'straight inside and told his mother'.
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'They opened the bag and found some clothing, gloves, pliers, two keys and a white plastic conveyance bag,' she said.
On September 9, the security guards noticed the duct tape over the camera and reported the incident to police.
Grosser was soon arrested and told arresting officers he 'wanted to get caught because he needed a way out'.
The WA District Court heard Grosser's criminal offending in Perth last year was a 'cry for help' (stock image)
Initially, he told police he threw the duffel bag, full of the stolen cash, into a nearby vacant block.
That version of events was dismissed when Grosser's neighbours contacted police, and the money was quickly recovered.
Cameron Cole, Grosser's defence lawyer, said his client was suffering from severe anxiety and depression at the time of his crimes.
He also described the crime as a 'cry for help', with the court told Grosser had attempted suicide in the lead up to the heist.
Judge Michael Gething jailed Grosser for two years and six months, but he will be released after six months, with the rest of the sentence to be suspended.
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