MEXICO CITY, Mexico Jan 28 2018 The head of security at one of Mexico’s six state-run oil refineries was shot dead on Thursday, becoming the latest victim of violent crime that has seeped into the industry. State prosecutors in the central state of Guanajuato said Tadeo Lineol Alfonzo was killed in the city of Salamanca, home […]
Auckland New Zealand Jan 28 2018 A hospital security guard who defrauded Auckland District Health Board of more than $250,000 has been ordered to repay the money before sentencing next month. Vasu Munsamy falsely invoiced the DHB 60 times for general labour work totalling $261,784.96 from a business of which he was the sole director. The […]
Adamview, Klerksdorp South Africa Jan 27 2018 A security guard was shot several times during an alleged robbery in Adamview, Klerksdorp, today. The man, believed to be in his forties, was in a critical condition after he sustained gunshot wounds in a bank. According to police’s Amanda Funani it cannot be confirmed whether an armed […]
Rochdale UK Jan 26 2018 A 15-year-old boy has been charged with shooting a security guard in the face with a BB gun. A plastic pellet hit the man in the chin. He escaped serious injury and is now said to be recovering following an alleged incident at the Rochdale Exchange shopping centre in Rochdale […]
Durban South Africa Jan 21 2018 Residents of the violence-plagued Glebelands Hostel in Durban told amaBhungane that they have felt less safe since guards employed by Secureco Metsu began patrolling the hostel in 2014. The allegations come against the backdrop of ongoing violence at Glebelands. On Sunday a resident was shot dead and another critically wounded. […]
PARIS FRANCE Jan 21 2018 French riot police clashed on Friday with striking prison guards who accuse the government of doing little to counter spiraling violence and Islamist activism inside the country’s overcrowded jails. The scuffles outside Fleury Merogis prison, one of Europe’s largest with 3,800 inmates, coincided with news from a jail in Corsica that […]
Macau Jan 20 2018 Wanted: $6 million in missing gaming chips. Last seen: The lavish Wynn casino in Macau. Police are hunting for millions of dollars in casino chips after they were stolen — allegedly by one of Wynn’s own croupiers — raising security concerns in the world’s biggest gambling hub. The heist happened Tuesday at […]
South Yorkshire England Jan 19 2018 Owners of Crystal on Carver Street in the city centre have agreed to a series of security improvements at the venue after six men were stabbed there in the early hours of New Year’s Day. Violence flared at around 2.30am at the top of a flight of stairs in the […]
Durban South Africa Jan 19 2018 – Six-months-pregnant cellphone store employee Tasnim Khan was enjoying her day until seven men walked in, one pulling out a gun and cocking it. Her day was about to get worse. “He ordered my colleague and me to move to the back to our storage room. He asked for the […]
Trinidad Jan 15 2018 A security guard is dead after he was shot three times at a recently opened outlet of a popular fast food chain at O’Meara Road, Arima. The deceased has been identified as 48-year-old Curt Montigiux of Maloney. According to reports, the bandits entered the establishment around 7:30pm yesterday and announced a hold […]