A BANK robber who dropped a bag containing more than #3000 was jailed

for three years yesterday at the High Court in Edinburgh.

Derek Carr, 26, of Beechwood Road, Blackburn, West Lothian, was

recognised by a girl as he left the bank.

Police caught him within half an hour of the robbery and recovered all

the money which he had taken from the bank.

He pled guilty to assaulting a woman member of staff at the Royal Bank

of Scotland, Sycamore Walk, Blackburn, West Lothian, menacing her,

placing her in such a state of fear and alarm for her safey that she

handed over #5553 of money, and he robbed her of the money onJune 1.

Mr Edgar Prais, prosecuting, told the court that Carr came into the

bank, pushed a plastic bag across the counter and shouted to the woman

teller: ''Fill it, fill it.''