Doveton FoodWorks robbery: Narzzouli Togo jailed for robbing with pregnant girlfriend
A dimwitted wannabe gangster arrested for theft at a Doveton supermarket didn’t learn from his mistake — instead returning the next day with his pregnant girlfriend and an accomplice for another crack.
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A dumb crook returned to rob Doveton FoodWorks the day after he was nabbed for theft and possession of a weapon at the same store.
Narzzouli Togo acted as a “lookout” for his girlfriend Heather Calgaret and a third person when the trio entered the Autumn Pl supermarket before 2pm on February 3.
Togo demanded cigarettes from two female employees, telling them someone at the store had promised to give him smokes the day before.
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Calgaret, armed with a metal pole, and the third person, who had a stove lighter, walked up to the counter as Togo repeated his demand for cigarettes from the doorway.
One of the employees left to call police while the other, who remained at the counter, copped abuse from Calgaret and spit from the third offender.
The frightened employee hit the emergency button after Calgaret told her, “I’ll kill you”.
Calgaret stole phone credit cards and cigarettes before the trio fled.
Togo was sentenced in the County Court on September 18 to a minimum 18 months in jail after pleading guilty to armed robbery.
Judge Felicity Hampel said the female employees or “soft targets” must have been scared, especially with Togo “guarding and keeping watch”.
Togo, 25, wasn’t arrested until May despite clear CCTV footage of the robbery.
Togo had been arrested by police and fined for theft and possession of a controlled weapon at the same store only the day before.
“Imagine the fear they must’ve been placed in,” she said.
“You saw them enter, armed, and approach the counter and make their demands.
“Even if you didn't know until they entered that they were planning to do what they did … you did nothing to stop them.
“Significantly you shared in the proceeds.”
Judge Hampel said Togo had a “troubling” criminal record which included theft, drug possession, bail breaches and property damage.
“This is a sorry history,” she said.
Calgaret was pregnant with the couple’s third child when they robbed the FoodWorks.
The court heard Togo was uncertain if his “unstable” relationship with Calgaret would continue.
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He was given a maximum three-year jail term.
He had spent 134 days in custody at the time of sentencing.
Calgaret pleaded guilty to armed robbery and threat to inflict serious injury at a Magistates’ hearing at the County Court on September 25.
She will next face court on October 9.