JOHANNESBURG South Africa January 7 2024 Thamsanqa Mothobi was going about his life in Johannesburg when he was carjacked and taken to an informal settlement where robbers accessed his mobile banking apps. “They had guns and demanded the PIN codes for my apps. They increased the withdrawal limits in my accounts and emptied them. I was […]
Shanghai China November 8 2023 This was Bed, Bath and Beyond insane. This is one way to combat skyrocketing rents: A Shanghai man redefined setting up shop after living undetected in a mall for six months — during which he evaded security guards by hunkering down in a tent under the stairs. A video depicting […]
Birmingham UK September 7 2023 An American national has been found guilty of murdering a security guard who was trying to evict him from his flat due to unpaid rent Chad Henderson stabbed Nathan Burton four times in the chest at the property in Woodhurst Road, Moseley, Birmingham, shortly before 11pm on April 7 2021. […]
England July 17, 2023 A hospital security officer who suffered a stroke has returned to work at King’s College Hospital – marking an “incredible recovery”. Colleagues feared Carlos Moonsam, 62, from Greenwich, might never return to work. They say it’s “fantastic” to have the hospital’s longest-serving security guard back in the fold. The Denmark Hill […]
Reading England June 13, 2023 A security guard has been jailed for six years for fatally injuring a shoplifter after chasing him from a branch of Marks & Spencer. Sabeur Trabelsi, 45, a former Tunisian international footballer, struck Jason Page in Lower Earley, Reading, on 31 March 2021. Mr Page, 51, hit his head on […]
London England June 10, 2023 Hundreds of security guards at a London university will have to reapply for their roles in a major shakeup that could see them lose £13,500 per year, a union says. Up to 40 security officers who are contracted by Bidvest Noonan to work at UCL could lose their jobs or […]
Vancouver Canada June 9, 2023 A one-time employee of GardaWorld Security used a master door key, alarm codes and combinations for ATMs issued for his work to steal more than $400,000 from Fraser Valley banks, a new lawsuit filed by the B.C. government alleges. Christopher Eldred-Ascolese and his wife Tianna Della Rosa then used the cash […]
Paris France June 5 2023 Today marks the third strike at Disneyland Paris for Cast Members demanding better wages. The strike was not met peacefully as Disney third-party security personnel and Cast Members clashed at one of the entrances to the Park this morning, leading to multiple injuries, according to reports. Today marks the next Cast […]
Sydney AU May 28 2023 A security guard has helped police make a 120-kilogram cocaine bust at a port in south-east Sydney last Thursday, which lead to the arrest of two men from Greece. NSW Police were called to a break-and-enter at a logistics company at Port Botany after the security guard found a 27-year-old […]
South Africa May 24, 2023 South Africa’s police force is facing a personnel crisis, while private security guards continue to grow in number. The latest annual performance plans from the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) have presented the latest situational analysis on security in the country. According to […]