London UK May 9 2018 A private ‘police force’ is expanding nationally after success in three affluent London areas. For £100 to £200 a month, staff from My Local Bobby will meet with people, discuss any concerns and investigate crimes. ‘Bobbies’ patrol neighbourhoods and let people who pay track their progress on an iPad app. […]
Honeydew, Roodepoort, South Africa May 9 2018 Honeydew Police Spokesperson Captain Balan Muthan explains why security companies aren’t allowed to pull over vehicles. Honeydew police spokesperson Captain Balan Muthan has detailed why officers in a security vehicle with flashing lights are not allowed to pull over a suspicious-looking vehicle as this causes unnecessary panic to […]
South Africa May 9 2018 Police spokesperson Kay Makhubela says an unknown number of suspects pounced on security guards who were collecting money from a butchery on Commissioner Street. Makhubela says one guard was collecting cash while ten others were waiting inside the vehicle. The suspects opened fire before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of money. […]
Auckland NZ May 7 2018 Two men have appeared in court charged with robbery after allegedly assaulting a security guard outside an Auckland bank and stealing a cash box. Ivan Douglas Carr, 37, and Steven George Anderson, 36, both appeared in the Auckland District Court this morning. The did not enter pleas to their charges and […]
Canada May 7 2018 Town of Okotoks Municipal Enforcement has developed a new program that will see peace officers increase their presence in local schools. The Adopt-a-School Program was officially launched on April 1 and Peace Officer Andy Wiebe says one officer has been assigned to every two schools in town. The idea is to […]
New Zealand May 4 2018 Police said they were called to the Countdown supermarket in Papakura yesterday, when security guard Goran Milosavljevic was allegedly punched in the head. He died in Middlemore Hospital from his injuries early this morning. Several friends and family were in the back of the Papakura District Court, some in tears […]
Pakistan May 4 2018 Pakistani authorities have charged a U.S. Embassy security officer with trying to obstruct an investigation into a traffic accident involving an American diplomat on Sunday. The case increases diplomatic tensions with the United States, weeks after another American diplomat ran a red light in the capital and was involved in an […]
Melbourne AU May 3 2018 A man was arrested at a bank south-east of Melbourne today after spraying staff members with water in an unlabelled bottle in an alleged attempted armed robbery. Victoria Police confirmed a man – possibly wearing a hazardous materials protective mask – entered a Westpac bank on Wells Street in Frankston around […]
South Africa May 1 2018 South Africa made international headlines in March when the government voted to seize land from white farmers without compensation. It is still unclear how the expropriations will proceed. But the vote put South Africa under a negative spotlight. No discussion of the country is complete without a mention of its high […]
Calgary Canada May 1 2018 Calgary police are investigating after a body was found inside the wall of a shopping centre washroom. “Despite the circumstances of where the body was located, investigators do not suspect foul play and the death remains classified as undetermined,” the Calgary Police Service said in a statement released Monday afternoon. “Police […]