Perth AU Jan 13 2018 A Perth Mint security guard who stole a $50,000 gold bar by hiding it in his underpants has been sentenced to 15 months’ jail. The District Court was told Matthew Alexander Roussety, 27, had a “brain snap” when he decided to take the 1 kilogram bar while he was working at […]
Birmingham England Jan 12 2018 A security guard drove at four times the speed limit during a police chase through Birmingham before “parking” outside Kings Heath police station. Mohammed Sakib, who had been drinking and had taken cocaine, then tried to flee but was detained by officers. Anthony Cartin, defending, said:“Somewhat oddly he drove to Kings […]
Cape Town South Africa Jan 12 2018 – Metrorail suspended service on the Khayelitsha-Kapteinsklip-Bishop Lavis line on Tuesday night after a security guard was shot dead. The guard was killed at Khayelitsha station at 8.30 pm on Tuesday night. Metrorail said police were investigating the incident. Metrorail regional manager Richard Walker expressed his shock and outrage […]
Melton Borough England Jan 12 2018 A rise in crime and a drop in police numbers has seen residents and businesses in one part of the country take crime-fighting into their own hands. Melton Borough in Leicestershire saw a spike in crime last year of 22 per cent up to March 2017 compared to […]
Alberta Canada Jan 11 2018 A family member tells CBC News that at least one of the three young people found dead in a parked car outside a small northern Alberta community Tuesday died of carbon monoxide poisoning. Emily Lawrence said a medical examiner approached her mother around noon Wednesday with the news that her cousin […]
Port Elizabeth South Africa Jan 10 2018 Police in Port Elizabeth are investigating a case of attempted robbery and an inquest docket after a Gelvandale man died apparently during a scuffle after he tried to rob a security guard. According to police spokesperson, Colonel Priscilla Naidu, at about 06:15, on Sunday morning, a security official and […]
Vancouver Canada Jan 7 2018 A teenage suspect is facing criminal charges after two children were robbed at a Metro Vancouver mall and their family used information from a stolen bank card to track the thief down. Wednesday began as a fun day of shopping at Park Royal mall in West Vancouver for Chris, his 10-year-old […]
London England Jan 7 2018 Witnesses have described the moment wads of cash were left strewn over a busy London street following a raid on foreign currency exchange. Two robbers, believed to be armed, stole bundles of notes from the Change-Link on Vauxhall Bridge Road, just outside Victoria station on Thursday evening. Onlookers said the men […]
Singapore Jan 5 2018 The ceiling board, located in an area leading to the mezzanine gaming area of the casino, injured three renovation workers and a security officer. According to a spokesperson for the resort, the collapse fell at a time when no patrons were nearby. “There were no guests at that area during the incident,” […]
Chesham England Jan 5 2018 An armed robber stole cash from a security guard outside a bank in Chesham this week. A masked thief armed with what police said appeared to be a handgun approached the victim outside Nationwide, in The Broadway, at around 10.22pm yesterday (Wednesday), and forced him to hand over a cash box. […]