A fugitive who has been on the run for weeks appeared on a YouTube podcast where he revealed how he uses a "bumbag" to avoid police.
Greggor Grey claimed he gave armed police the slip after "setting them up" and was humiliating two police forces as he remained at large. Speaking on the 'Blue Tick' YouTube channel, Grey - who absconded from an open prison in May - explained "the reason I'm causing a mayhem" and revealed his technique for evading officers.
He said he was "lifting up the skirts" of two police forces and "exposing their underwear" - even calling West Midlands Police to complain after alleging an officer wrongly called him a killer, Birmingham Live reports.
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Derbyshire Police, which has taken the lead on tracking down the convicted robber, said it would not comment on operational policing matters. During the one-hour interview, which is available on YouTube, Grey, 42, told hosts Bugsy and Deego about his Birmingham upbringing. He said he was born at Dudley Road Hospital and grew up in Balsall Heath.
At the beginning of the episode, host Deggo told the convicted robber: "Call it a disclaimer, call it what you want, but I truly do advise that, after you leave the mandem, you go and hand yourself to the closest police station possible."
Between drags of a cigarette, a Liverpool-shirt wearing Grey told the hosts: "They sent 30 police officers to a pub to look for me and four gunners. I set this up. And let me tell you how I set it up.
"I walk with a bum bag. You don't know what's in this bum bag but you have to make an assessment. I can go from one building ... to this pub and you have to make a whole new assessment. That call takes five to ten minutes. I only need half-a-minute. I'm gone. On to the next one."
He claimed an armed officer falsely labelled him a "murderer" during the incident - prompting him to ring West Midlands Police's Birmingham HQ to put them right.
He went on: "I then phone up Lloyd House ... and tell them 'look, mate, tell your gaffer that what he did was bang out of order'. If he thinks he can justify sending four gunners to a man who has been in prison for robbery - not murder, not gun crime, not nothing - then you have got a sad mistake because I'm on to you."
Derbyshire Police has warned the public not to approach the 42-year-old.
During his stint as a wanted man, Grey also appeared on The Chop Shop Podcast talking about his experience, which made headlines nationwide. He said he had been crying himself to sleep every night due to the "injustice" of his sentence.
His initial term was just four years but he remains in jail because he is the subject of a controversial IPP (Imprisonment for Public Protection), which have since been scrapped by the courts. He said: "Right now you've got a man talking to you on the run. I'm not hiding from nobody, you understand? My name is Greggor Grey."
On May 17, Derbyshire Police said in a statement: "We are appealing for information after a convict absconded from HMP Sudbury. Greggor Grey left the open prison on Sunday, May 15. The 42-year-old who is serving a life sentence for robbery is described as Black, 5ft 11ins tall and of stocky build. He is known to use the aliases of Moses Blake, McGreggor Gray and Marcus Osbourne and has links to the Leicester and Birmingham areas.
"Anyone who has seen him or knows of his whereabouts is asked to contact Derbyshire police quoting reference 688-150522. If you see Grey, please do not approach him, but contact police immediately."
Yesterday, June 20, the force added: "Greggor grey remains outstanding. Anyone with information can contact the force at any time in confidence. We will not comment on operational policing matters."
