Leighton Richardson arrested in Tenerife after his girlfriend was found dying in a pool of blood at her apartment has been released

Leighton Richardson arrested in Tenerife after his girlfriend was found dying in a pool of blood at her apartment has been released from custody after being held since Christmas Eve.Before making his bail decision the judge studied police information which – despite earlier reports – said no baseball bat had been found at her flat.But while investigations continue Leighton Richardson, born in Wrexham and who grew up in Mold, remains a suspect.He...

Family of Lisa McConway are due to arrive on the island early next week to take care of her young son and fly her body home

family of Lisa McConway, the 28-year-old woman bludgeoned to death in Playa de Las Américas on Christmas Eve, are due to arrive on the island early next week to take care of her young son and fly her body home.Lisa McConway died after being attacked with a baseball bat in her apartment in Palo Blanco in the early hours of the morning. Neighbours say they heard a massive row in the apartment before her body was fo...

Fuengirola Mafia boss arrested

Guardia Civil officers, in collaboration with the Italian Arma de Carabinieri, have arrested a 44-year-old member of the mafia-like criminal organisation, the Camorra, in Fuengirola. The man is an important member of the Clan Mariano of the Naples Camorra, and has had an arrest warrant on him for 17 years.The police operation was launched thanks to information the Guardia Civil received from the Arma de Carabinieri. The intelligence revealed that...

Captured Trainer gang which smuggles coke into Spain

The drugs were being smuggled from Argentina concealed inside specially adapted shoes that were worn by a couple in their late fifties who were arrested at Valencia's Manises airport on Christmas Day after stepping off a plane from Buenos Aires in possession of 1.6kg of uncut cocaine. Five members of a gang that has been smuggling cocaine into Spain by hiding it inside training shoes, have been arrested. The couple's two sons and a third individual...

Paul Hickey is currently serving 15 years at Fontcalent jail, one of Spain's toughest penitentiaries.

Hickey, is currently serving 15 years at Fontcalent jail, one of Spain's toughest penitentiaries.Sandra Conroy said she would block any attempt by Paul Hickey to move to an Irish prison for the rest of his sentence.He was sentenced in November when he admitted battering Celine (26) to death at their holiday home on the Costa Del Sol three years ago. He can apply to be transferred to an Irish prison, but this would have to be approved by both the Spanish and Irish authorities."I'm still in contact with my solicitor, it's still not over for me,"...

National Police and the Guardia Civil have reported that the charred body of a man has been found in a burned out vehicle

National Police and the Guardia Civil have reported that the charred body of a man has been found in a burned out vehicle in inland from Villajoyosa .The car and body were found on a piece of wasteland last Tuesday in an area known as Partida Ripalmes .The identity of the man remains unknown and the police have not released any further details .Both the National Police and the Guardia Civil have joined forces to try and solve the possible crime .It is possible that the death was an accident but it could also be murder .A post -mortem will be carried...

Guardia Civil are looking for two un-named British people in connection with the disappearance a year ago of the Irish youngster Amy Fitzpatrick

Diario Sur newspaper reports that the Guardia Civil are looking for two un-named British people in connection with the disappearance a year ago of the Irish youngster Amy Fitzpatrick from Mijas Costa. One of the people wanted for questioning is a man, another a woman, and both are said to be in the United Kingdom although it is reported that they don’t know each other. They are under investigation at the request of Amy’s family.Amy’s mother Audrey...

Lisa McConway, who has family living in Dublin, was found unconscious at her home . Irish woman, resident on Tenerife

The 28 year woman, named as Lisa McConway, who has family living in Dublin, was found unconscious at her home near Playa de las Americas in Tenerife.She died this afternoon after allegedly being hit by her boyfriend with a baseball bat, which the aggressor then through out the window.British woman, resident on Tenerife, is the victim of the latest domestic violence tragedy in Spain.Her beaten body was found in Urbanisation Palo Blanco in Playa de...

Spanish police smashed an international drug ring that trafficked cocaine from Peru to Israel and via several other countries, including Spain.

Spanish police smashed an international drug ring that trafficked cocaine from Peru to Israel and via several other countries, including Spain.Port of Barcelona authorities, as part of a joint operation with Peruvian, Israeli, U.S. and Bahamas police, seized 674 kilograms of cocaine shipped from Peru on a vessel bound for Jordan’s Aqaba port. The drugs had been stuffed into an industrial paper shredder.In early December, Caribbean, Peruvian and Spanish police intercepted cocaine shipments hidden in lead-plated heavy machinery designed to fool airport...

Two armed bank robbers and a getaway driver hit the Citibank on Lomas Santa Fe Drive

Deputies were searching Monday morning for two armed bank robbers and a getaway driver who hit the Citibank on Lomas Santa Fe Drive, sheriff's officials said.A little after 9:30 a.m., two men brandishing revolvers ordered everyone in the bank to lie on the floor, Lt. Anthony Ray said.One man jumped into the tellers area and grabbed and undisclosed amount of cash, Ray said.Both men fled the bank and got into a light blue vehicle ---- but a witness reported seeing them ditch that vehicle not far from the bank in favor of a dark Nissan sedan with...

Two men reportedly robbed a Wachovia Bank at gunpoint this morning in Garden City.

Two men reportedly robbed a Wachovia Bank at gunpoint this morning in Garden City.The FBI is investigating the holdup, which happened about 11:30 a.m. at the branch, in the 4500 block of Augusta Road, said William Kirkconnell, supervisory senior resident agent for the FBI in Savannah.Authorities are searching for two black males, one about 5-foot-6 and the other about 6 feet, 4 inches tall, Kirkconnell said."The smaller robber controlled the lobby with a handgun, while the larger robber jumped the counter and removed the bank money," Kirkconnell...

Woman needed hospital treatment after being robbed at knifepoint as she walked through a pub car park.

Woman needed hospital treatment after being robbed at knifepoint as she walked through a pub car park.The victim was with a friend when they were stopped by two masked men who demanded her bag.The woman handed over her bag, containing cash, and the attackers ran off through the pub car park and jumped over a fence towards allotments.Both were wearing black clothing, black balaclavas and one was wearing glasses.The woman suffered an injury to her back and face in the incident which happened at just before 12.20am, today, in the car park of the Lord...

Armed robbers exchanged gunfire with security guards in a crowded parking lot Monday afternoon

Armed robbers exchanged gunfire with security guards in a crowded parking lot Monday afternoon, after an unsuccessful attempt to rob the Washington Mutual branch on Hesperia Road, officials said.Two to three men wearing hooded sweatshirts entered the bank in the 12600 block of Hesperia Road at about 12:30 p.m., one of them holding a long gun described as an AK-47, according to witnesses at the scene who did not want to be identified.“I saw the guy with a big old gun and I just ran out the back,” one witness said.Security guards held the men at...

Robbers, who were wearing scarves to cover their faces, targeted the Betfred shop in Helmsley Road, Newcastle, on Tuesday evening.

Robbers, who were wearing scarves to cover their faces, targeted the Betfred shop in Helmsley Road, Newcastle, on Tuesday evening. The woman was locked up in a room in the shop, while the men broke into games machines and stole cash. She was uninjured but shaken by her ordeal. Northumbria Police believe the raiders made off in a white vehic...

Deputies are looking for three robbers who crashed a Christmas party and robbed the guests.

Deputies are looking for three robbers who crashed a Christmas party and robbed the guests.Orange County deputies said about 20 people were inside a home on Sunderson Road around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday when three men, wearing hoodies and carrying handguns, broke in.The deputies said the men ordered the partygoers to get on the ground and demanded wallets and purses from everyone.Because of the home's location, investigators are checking to see if the suspects had prior knowledge of the party."The party was in a very remote area of Orange County at...

Metro Police say an armed suspect attempted to rob the El Michoacano supermarket

Metro Police say an armed suspect attempted to rob the El Michoacano supermarket in the 6200 block of West 34th Street just before 9 pm. All of the customers and employees in the store were ordered to move to one side of the store. Police believe the suspect, later identified as 23-year-old Christopher Barreto, didn't want any of the customers or employees to recognize him."He's armed with a silver handgun and he had a mask and gloves on," said IMPD Lt. Jeff Duhamell.As Barreto committed the robbery, police say an employee pressed a secret panic...

Four men were arrested for housebreaking in Waverley

Four men were arrested for housebreaking in Waverley on Monday, Johannesburg police said. Captain Phillip Maganedisa said the men were arrested around 15:00 after they were caught by a neighbour's camera while they were breaking into the house. "The neighbour called the police after noticing them breaking into and entering the house," said Maganedisa. The men were facing charges of housebreaking and were expected to appear before the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Tues...

65-year-old father Robert Orchard had done a deal with drug-traffickers in his home town of Marbella.

65-year-old father Robert Orchard had done a deal with drug-traffickers in his home town of Marbella.He agreed to hide the drugs under the bed on which Cheyrl, of Denny, Stirlingshire, and her eight-year-old son had been sleeping.On Monday a jury at Canterbury Crown Court consisting of seven women and five men found her not guilty of drug importation.Her father pleaded guilty.Innocent Cheyrl was flown out to the Costa Del Crime by her father, but while she was sunbathing the gang was stashing the chocolate-coloured blocks into the camper-van.Robert...

British man stabbed during shooting incident near Tarragona thought the shooting, which involved four people, was linked to drug trafficking

British person has been injured in a shooting incident in L’Ametlla de Mar in Tarragona today, in which a German man has died. The 33 year old German was shot in the thorax and abdomen and suffered a heart attack.Spanish police think the shooting which involved four people in total was a settling of scores related to drug trafficking. An Italian is seriously hurt after being shot in the neck. He made his own way to the local health centre from where he was taken by helicopter to the Joan XXIII hospital in Tarragona where he has had surgery.The...

man walking his dog in Terrell on Wednesday shot and critically wounded an armed 17-year-old robber

man walking his dog in Terrell on Wednesday shot and critically wounded an armed 17-year-old robber, police said.The incident happened at about 10:20 p.m. in Ben Gill Park in the 100 block of Lions Club Lane where, police said, a group of teen robbers surrounded the man.According to investigators, when a boy in the group pulled out a gun, the man, a licensed concealed handgun owner, fired shots.The teen was apparently struck in the head and was listed in critical condition at Parkland Hospital. His weapon was recovered at the scene and later determined...

armed robbers stormed Chief (Mrs.) Alaba Lawson residence

Iyalode of Egbaland, Chief (Mrs.) Alaba Lawson, came within a whisker of death early Sunday morning as people suspected to be armed robbers stormed her residence in Abeokuta, leaving her security guard dead. Nigerian Tribune learnt that the robbers, numbering about 10, were said to have scaled the fence into her Quarry Road home around 1.00 a.m, armed to teeth. The robbers were said to have ordered the late security guard, identified simply as Yusuf, to take them to Mrs. Lawson's bedroom. It was learnt that the resistance of the guard angered the...

Two robbers have attacked a man in an Essex street, stealing £6,000 in cash.

Two robbers have attacked a man in an Essex street, stealing £6,000 in cash. The 62-year-old victim was in Tinkler Side, Basildon, on Friday evening when he was approached from behind by two men and punched in the face. An Essex Police spokesman said the money, which was in a brown envelope, was taken in the robbery. Police appealed for any witnesses, including a man wearing a red coat and glasses who chased the robbers, to contact officers. The robbers were white men but there was no other descripti...

Two attempted armed robberies took place in Gwent

Police are continuing their investigations into two attempted armed robberies took place in Gwent last week. The first incident happened on the afternoon of Wednesday, December 17. Officers were called to Risca post office when a man threatened the owners with a gun. The second incident took place at around 7.25pm on Thursday when a man in his 20s tried to rob the Londis store on Chepstow Road, Newport armed with a gun. A spokeswoman for Gwent Police said the incidents were not connect...

Four men forced four pizza shop employees into a supply closet and robbed the pizzeria

Four men forced four pizza shop employees into a supply closet and robbed the pizzeria Sunday night in Allentown, police said.The robbers told the employees not to leave the closet, and they complied until officers arrived about 45 minutes later, police Capt. Daryl Hendricks said. He said none of the employees was hurt.Hendricks said about 10 p.m. or 10:15 p.m. the robbers entered Little Caesars Pizza, 1439 W. Allen St. One of the men had a semiautomatic rifle with an attached light, Hendricks said.He said the robbers corralled the employees and...

Robbers smash cash register so clerk can't open it,so they steal entire thing

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Just after 11 p.m. last Thursday, two black males wearing ski masks entered the Plez-U with guns drawn and demanded money

Just after 11 p.m. last Thursday, two black males wearing ski masks entered the Plez-U with guns drawn and demanded money. The robbers then locked the two clerks on duty, Alta Carol and Rebecca Jenkins, in the store’s bathroom.“At this particular moment, we don’t have anything concrete to follow up on,” Roundy said.Witness statements and surveillance video have not been able to help authorities determine the method or direction of travel of the men after they left the store, Roundy sa...

Bosque Farms police have arrested three men suspected in several bank robberies in the Albuquerque area

Bosque Farms police have arrested three men suspected in several bank robberies in the Albuquerque area over the past month.The FBI said two of the men were arrested after the MyBank in Los Lunas was robbed Monday. Officers spotted a car that fit the description of the getaway vehicle.Inside the vehicle were Daniel Alexander Duran, 34, and Marco Anthony Demarsh, 31, both of Albuquerque. FBI bank robbery specialists were able to link the men to what they believe is involvement in as many as five recent robberies in the Albuquerque area.Authorities...

Omar Trinidad, 19, Randolph Avenue, was charged with robbery, resisting arrest and drug possession

Omar Trinidad, 19, Randolph Avenue, was charged with robbery, resisting arrest and drug possession, police reports said. The three victims said they were at Franklin Avenue and Mountain Road when two men walked up to them, demanded money, struck them and then ran off with the phones and the bags they were carrying, reports said. Trinidad grabbed one of the victims, a 27-year-old student from Michigan, around the neck, turned him around and punched him in the face, reports said. The second robber then ordered the student's 26-year-old brother and...

Alleged robbers Shaun Damon McArthur and Robert Lee, 44, of Harrisburg committed an armed, takeover-style bank robbery at the Peoples Bank

Shaun Damon McArthur, 36, of 1855 Park St. in Harrisburg, appeared before District Judge Daniel Garber Tuesday morning and waived his right to a preliminary hearing. That means the 52 criminal offenses lodged against him are being forwarded to county court.Police said McArthur and Robert Lee, 44, of Harrisburg committed an armed, takeover-style bank robbery at the Peoples Bank, 1477 Carlisle Road, at 12:33 p.m. Oct. 24. The robbers ordered people...

Three suspects, one carrying a black pistol, robbed the Wachovia Bank in Hyde Park

Three suspects, one carrying a black pistol, robbed the Wachovia Bank in Hyde Park after taking two bank employees prisoner at gunpoint.Tampa police are looking for three men, the first of whom took two bank employees prisoner at gunpoint as they entered the front door of the bank at 214 S Hyde Park Ave. Two other suspects followed, and they forced the bank employees to open a safe inside the bank.An alarm sounded, and the men fled without incident in a burgandy foor door vehicle.Police described the first suspect as a 30-year-old, 6-foot-3-inch...

Five-year-old boy was shot and injured by robbers on the run in Booysens

Five-year-old boy was shot and injured by robbers on the run in Booysens on Wednesday, Johannesburg police said. Superintendent Eugene Opperman said the boy was hit in the head at the Southdale shopping centre around 10:00 when four armed robbers fired shots when they were confronted by security guards. "The four men earlier robbed a cash-in-transit vehicle in Jasper, however they abandoned the money after they were chased by community members. "While they were running away they entered the mall and they were confronted by security guards before...

Radio Shack stores have been targeted by armed robbers

four Milwaukee-area Radio Shack stores have been targeted by armed robbers within the last two months, area police say.At least four Milwaukee-area Radio Shack stores have been targeted by armed robbers within the last two months, area police say.The most recent robbery occurred Sunday night in Wauwatosa, and shots were fired in that incident. Radio Shack robberies also have taken place in Glendale and Milwauk...

Gunman is described as Asian or white, in his early to mid 30s, between 5ft 10in and 6ft tall, with a slim build and may have brown eyes.

This is the face of a gunman thought to be behind five armed robberies in as many days. The robber, described by police as opportunistic but dangerous, is still on the loose after raiding two buses, a taxi, a bookmakers and a man in a supermarket car park. Detectives believe the gunman’s spree began last Wednesday when he stole £120 from an Arriva bus in Wheatley at gunpoint. Hours later a gunman attacked the driver of an Oxford Tube bus in London...

Houston police cold case investigators say they have identified one of the suspects in a 1992 home invasion robbery

Houston police cold case investigators say they have identified one of the suspects in a 1992 home invasion robbery that led to the death of an elderly woman, The Houston Chronicle reports. Police are asking for help from the public in finding and arresting Bobby Miller, who was 15 when the crime was committed in August 1992. Investigators say he and another person forced their way into Louvenia Wilson's house, tied her up with duct tape and telephone cord and stole several hundred dollars, The Chronicle reported. She lay on a bathroom floor for...

Police are seeking a bank robber who made a "significant threat" to a bank teller at a drive-through window

Police are seeking a bank robber who made a "significant threat" to a bank teller at a drive-through window Monday afternoon and drove away with an undisclosed amount of money.Employees of the Bank of America branch on West Main Street reported the robbery at 1:44 p.m. They said a man in a car showed a threatening note to a teller at the window, implying he had a weapon and would hurt workers if his demand was not met, police said.Witnesses described the robber as in his 30s or 40s and operating a smaller, blue, four-door vehicle.City police said...

Santander Europe’s second- biggest bank by market value, may drop after saying its hedge fund unit invested 2.33 billion euros with Bernard Madoff

Europe’s second- biggest bank by market value, may drop after saying its hedge fund unit invested 2.33 billion euros ($3.1 billion) of client funds with Bernard Madoff, who allegedly ran a Ponzi scheme that cost investors $50 billion. Santander’s Optimal Investment Services unit placed money with Madoff through its Optimal Strategic U.S. Equity fund, the Spanish lender said in a statement yesterday. France’s BNP Paribas SA may lose 350 million euros and Swiss private bank Reichmuth & Co. could have $330 million of losses as Madoff’s scheme...

arsonists fire-bombed the home of the family of a Spanish man, Rafael Hidalgo Castro, who has been in jail since December 1st accused of murder

Police are fearing a backlash of reprisals against the family, who were forced to abandon their home several days ago. Nobody was injured last Saturday night when arsonists fire-bombed the home of the family of a Spanish man, Rafael Hidalgo Castro, who has been in jail since December 1st accused of the murder of a Gypsy man, 51-year-old José Reyes, on November 9th. The victim's son is calling for calm and said that those responsible for the attack...

Santander Group admitted yesterday that it has €2.3 billion euros invested in the firm managed by Bernard Madoff, who was arrested last week

Pedro Solbes has described the impact of the Madoff investment fraud as "of very little concern for the Spanish market." Speaking to the press following the 'Spain in the IMF and the World Bank: a 50-year relationship' conference in Madrid, Mr Solbes said that, at the moment, the only figures available indicate that the total amount lost by Spanish finance companies may be as little as €38 million euros although he informed that the Spanish stock market watchdog, the CNMV, is undertaking a "specific analysis." According to the Economy minister,...

Mother of missing teenager Amy Fitzpatrick says she won't be celebrating Christmas this year as she continues to wait for news

THE mother of missing teenager Amy Fitzpatrick says she won't be celebrating Christmas this year as she continues to wait for news of her daughter's disappearance.Amy vanished on the evening of January 1 this year, when she left her friend's house in the tourist resort of Riviera Del Sol in Spain's Costa Del Sol, to walk the 15-minute journey home. Mother Audrey Fitzpatrick said: "As well as not being able to do it myself, I don't want to ruin it...

Robbers have hit at least eight pizza parlors and other stores

Investigators say since mid November, robbers have hit at least eight pizza parlors and other stores. Live 5 News spoke with a Domino's Pizza employee who was robbed after closing up one night last week."I'm still kind of shaken up. I still shake a lot," she said.She told us one of two masked men forced his way in. He wasn't interested in pizza dough. He wanted cash dough."the sound of his voice, I think was very scary for me. He really meant business. He wasn't there to play," the still frightened employee recalled. "Because he was behind me,...

“Housewife Bandits,” was back in court

Rebecca Robertson, one of the “Housewife Bandits,” was back in court Monday afternoon.Rebecca Robertson, 39, and Melanie Clark, 34, are accused of going on shopping sprees using stolen credit cards, debit cards, and checks.Clark has been charged with taking and using stolen credit cards.Robertson has a list of charges including grand larceny, conspiracy, and identity theft.Both women have waived their rights to preliminary hearings. Robertson took a plea deal Monday. She pleaded guilty to all six charges she faced, including grand larceny, conspiracy...

Three suspected jeep robbers were killed in a shootout with police

Three suspected jeep robbers were killed in a shootout with police during a predawn encounter near the Santo Domingo Church in Quezon City Tuesday.Radio dzBB reported that the three, who were not immediately identified, were described as 25 to 30 years old, and were clad in T-shirts, denim shorts and sandals.The incident marred an otherwise "peaceful" start to the series of dawn masses leading to Christmas Day.Police said the robbers had just victimized passengers of a jeep along Quezon Avenue when police guarding the Santo Domingo Church chanced...

Joshua A. Turnidge of Salem has been charged with murder and other crimes after a bomb blast at a bank that killed two officers.

Officials identified the suspect Monday as 32-year-old Joshua A. Turnidge of Salem. The Marion County prosecutor's office says he was arrested Sunday after police released surveillance photos of him.The announcement didn't say what led officers to Turnidge but said it wasn't the direct result of a tip.The explosion at a West Coast Bank branch Friday in Woodburn killed two police officers and critically injured the town's police chief.Court officials...

Man has been arrested after being stopped by a Guardia Civil traffic control in Fasnia for possession of cocaine

45-year-old man has been arrested after being stopped by a Guardia Civil traffic control in Fasnia for possession of cocaine intended for sale. His nervousness gave him away after being pulled over for a routine check, and officers searched his vehicle. They found a bag with 14 grams of cocaine and a weighing scal...

Spain's largest bank Santander said customers of its hedge fund Optimal have an exposure of €2.33 billion to the alleged fraud committed by Madoff.

Spain's largest bank Santander said customers of its hedge fund Optimal have an exposure of €2.33 billion to the alleged fraud committed Madoff. The bank, Europe's second largest by market capitalisation, also said it had invested €17 million of its own funds in Madoff products. “The exposure of Santander customers in Optimal Strategic is €2.33 billion, of which €2.01 billion is from institutional investors and customers from private international banking,” it said in a statement. Madoff was arrested last week for allegedly defrauding his customers...

FORGERY DISTRIBUTION GANG linked to the Italian mafia have been arrested in Alicante

FORGERY DISTRIBUTION GANG linked to the Italian mafia have been arrested in Alicante for dealing and spending counterfeit Euros.The gang are alleged to have purchased the fake cash from the Calabresa Mafia at a price between 30% and 40% of the face value of the notes. They then spent the money in local markets and small shops across the region.The Guardia Civil say they have arrested a total of 20 people in relation to the case, in Alicante, Valencia, Murcia, Málaga, Almería and Lugo, and that the notes were also distributed in Portugal and the...

Spanish investors could have up to 3 billion euros ($3.98 billion) of exposure to funds managed by Wall Street trader Bernard Madoff,

Spanish investors could have up to 3 billion euros ($3.98 billion) of exposure to funds managed by Wall Street trader Bernard Madoff, accused of masterminding a fraud of up to $50 billion, Expansion said on Saturday. 'The first estimates suggest both groups (large fortunes and Spanish funds) could have invested more than 3 billion euros in vehicles managed by Madoff,' the financial daily said without naming its sources. Investors in hedge fund Optimal, run by Spain's largest bank Santander, Santander's private banking subsidiary Banif, M&B...

Codenamed Highcro and made up of gangs squad officers, the strikeforce will examine the series of shootings in western Sydney.

Rebels and the Bandidos is being linked to as many as 13 shootings on Sydney streets in just over two weeks.A new elite police unit, originally set up to investigate the night-time shooting of a gang member in Seven Hills last month, is widening its net to examine the outbreak of violence among the outlaw gangs.Codenamed Highcro and made up of gangs squad officers, the strikeforce will examine the series of shootings in western Sydney.On November 28, a 25-year-old was shot several times in the head and chest while a passenger in a car driving on...

Daniel Paul Johnston and Keith Burke have been arrested

28 year old Daniel Paul Johnston and 47 year old Keith Burke have been arrested in what is more success for the crimestoppers campaign.Both men were on the top 30 most wanted list, with Johnston found in the Sevilla village of Pruna following a tip-off. He is reported to have been living there as a handyman. He’s wanted for armed raids in Derbyshire in 2004 and 2005 and is expected to return to England for questioning.Keith Burke, known as ‘Tattooed Keith’ because of a devil and swallow tattoos on his neck, is wanted in connection with an attack...

Alan Dickson, 37, from Falkland in Fife, masterminded an operation to smuggle over one million pounds worth of cannabis into Scotland from Spain.

Alan Dickson, 37, from Falkland in Fife, masterminded an operation to smuggle over one million pounds worth of cannabis into Scotland from Spain. In 2002 he was caught and jailed for ten years. However, he allegedly fled Castle Huntly jail four years later. This month he was returned to Scotland after being discovered in the Costa Del Sol. He appeared on petition from custody at Perth Sheriff Court accused of walking out of the jail on 28 December 2006 and spending two years on the run. He is also accused of defeating the ends of justice by absconding...

Record $1 million (£680,000) reward is on offer to find jewellery stolen in a £74 million robbery in Paris last week

Loss adjusters working for insurers Lloyd's of London said that the maximum reward would go to "the first person who can provide information leading to the recovery" of the gems.Four gunmen - three dressed in drag - made off with sacks of gems, watches and necklaces in a dusk raid last Thursday on the luxury Harry Winston boutique, near the Champs-Elysées.The Robbery, which was over in 15 minutes without a shot being fired, came a year after another smaller multi-million-pound robbery at the same store. A reward was also offered then, but to no...

"I woke up to two men standing over me with ski masks and guns,"

"I woke up to two men standing over me with ski masks and guns," Brian Boyce said.The intruders tied him up, slipped a nylon bag over his head and ransacked his home, said Boyce, 29.They used a stun gun to zap Boyce in the shoulder and leg, he said.Now, Snohomish County sheriff's deputies are looking for the two armed men who barged into the Lynnwood-area home.Just after 11 a.m. the robbers entered the home in the 16600 block of 48th Avenue W., Snohomish County sheriff's Lt. Steve Dittoe said.The two men demanded cash and access to a home safe,...

Nassau police are linking 28 of the 74 bank robberies so far this year to four heroin users.

Bank robberies are up more than 50 percent in Nassau County this year, an increase authorities are attributing to a handful of serial robbers who have stolen money from multiple banks, including four heroin users stealing to pay for their costly habit.In New York City, robberies also are up more than 50 percent, a spike authorities attribute to banks having longer hours and more customer-friendly features, such as no Plexiglas or barriers.While an ailing economy may be sparking the rise, Nassau police are linking 28 of the 74 bank robberies so...

Man who robbed a woman in New Kingston today is now in hospital under police guard after he was shot by a security guard.

Man who robbed a woman in New Kingston today is now in hospital under police guard after he was shot by a security guard. The other two men are in police custody. Their identities have not been released, as the men are to be placed on an identification parade. The police say shortly after 11 this morning a woman left a bank in New Kingston and was about to enter her car when a man approached her. The man grabbed a large envelope from the woman and ran towards a motorbike where his accomplices were waiting. Security guards from the bank reportedly...

Police in Battle Creek are investigating an armed robbery

Police in Battle Creek are investigating an armed robbery that occurred on Tuesday night.It happened around 8 p.m. In the 1500 block of Northeast Capital Avenue.Police say that a 29-year-old woman had been walking to her car in a parking lot when she was approached by two men who threatened her with a handgun.The woman gave the men her wallet, which contained $26.Police searched the area with a K9 unit, but didn't find anything.Police are now looking for the two m...

Armed robbers entered a home, tasered the owner, tied him up and took off in his car Tuesday morning.

Armed robbers entered a home, tasered the owner, tied him up and took off in his car Tuesday morning. The robbery happened at about 11 a.m. the 16600 block of 48th Avenue West, a residential area just north of Lynnwood. Brian Boyce was asleep on his couch when the men walked in. He had left the door unlocked because he had been out of the house earlier in the morning. "Next thing I know, I woke up to two guys with ski masks on with guns pointed at me,” said Boyce. He says the men demanded to know where the safe was. The robbers bound his hands...

Police say Tawaun Scott walked into the IBC Bank in south Tulsa

Police release the name of a man suspected of robbing a bank over the weekend. It happened at the IBC Bank in south Tulsa on Saturday.Police say Tawaun Scott walked into the bank and demanded cash.Witnesses told police he made his get away in a white Ford Taurus.Investigators believe the same man robbed another IBC Bank earlier this ye...

Mark Anthony Santos, 20, and his 17-year-old companion, were hiding in a house in Holy Cross in Novaliches when arrested.

Two of four robbers of an Internet cafe, one of them a minor, were arrested in their hideout in Quezon City before dawn Wednesday, a radio report said.Radio dzBB's Roland Bola reported that Mark Anthony Santos, 20, and his 17-year-old companion, were hiding in a house in Holy Cross in Novaliches when arrested.Police said the two had taken part in robbing an Internet shop in Caloocan City hours earlier, taking P20,000 cash, three computer units and a PlayStation-2 console.Annabelle Ilarde, owner of the Internet shop, identified the two as among...

Monthly meeting of bikers two masked and machete-wielding men who barged into a club in Sydney, Australia,

Two masked and machete-wielding men who barged into a club in Sydney, Australia, couldn’t have picked a worse night for their robbery — a monthly meeting of bikers.About 50 burly bikers fought back with tables and chairs — pretty much anything that wasn’t bolted down. One would-be robber was tied up; the other in the hospital.Police arrested both.“These guys were absolutely dumb as bricks,” Jerry Vancornewal, leader of the bikers, told CNN Thursday. “I can’t believe they saw all the bikes parked up front and they were so stupid that they walked...

Catawba County grocer took the law into his own hands when two people allegedly tried breaking into his store

Catawba County grocer took the law into his own hands when two people allegedly tried breaking into his store early Saturday morning. About 3 a.m., two robbers broke into the Randy Willis Grocery in Vale. Willis was in the store at the time and shot both would-be robbers. One person died at the scene, another was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to his shoulder.As of right now, Willis has not been charged with anything. The case will be presented to the Catawba County District Attorney. Charges are currently pending for Arnold Eugene...

Sacramento police are asking for help identifying two masked robbers

Sacramento Police DepartmentSacramento police are asking for help identifying two masked robbers who robbed a AM/PM at 2933 65th St. on Nov. 24. This is a photo of one of the suspects. Sacramento police asked for help Sunday in identifying two masked men responsible for an armed robbery last month. They are hoping people may recognize the clothing worn by the robbers.On Nov. 24, a masked man went into the AM/PM Mini-Mart at 2933 65th St. with...

police killed members of a robbery gang that they said planned to strike in Parañaque City

Less than three days after a bloody encounter in Parañaque City, police shot dead in northern Metro Manila early Monday two more suspected members of a robbery gang linked to a series of violent robberies in past months.Despite advances made against a robbery gang last week, police on Monday warned of more possible robberies as many gang members are still on the loose.In a radio interview, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Director Leopoldo Bataoil said despite the killing of members of a robbery gang in two incidents in the last...

O.J. Simpson's rambling apology in a Las Vegas courtroom was the last-ditch bid for leniency by a "monster," the family of Ron Goldman said Monday.

O.J. Simpson's rambling apology in a Las Vegas courtroom was the last-ditch bid for leniency by a "monster," the family of Ron Goldman said Monday."I don't believe for one single second he has an ounce of remorse in his body," Fred Goldman said on NBC's "Today." "He's never apologized for anything that he's horribly done in his life."Goldman said Simpson's emotional, five-minute plea Friday over his confrontation last year with sports memorabilia...

Jonathan Atkins, 21, and Raymond Little, 18, are allegedly followed people who had won money as they were leaving casinos to head home and then robbed

Two men suspected in a string of robberies at local casinos were in custody Sunday, according to a sheriff's lieutenant. Jonathan Atkins, 21, and Raymond Little, 18, are allegedly followed people who had won money as they were leaving casinos to head home and then robbed them. They were swarmed by sheriff's deputies about 1 a.m. Saturday at a gas station at Western and Fountain avenues in Hollywood. They were in a car with North Carolina license plates, police said. The two were wanted in connection with a follow-home robbery last week in Orange...

Elizabeth Tarke,Ex-teller pleads guilty to aiding bank robbers

Ex-teller pleads guilty to aiding bank robbers: A former head bank teller pleaded guilty Thursday to aiding and abetting bank robbers who threatened her family if she did not help with the heist.Elizabeth Tarke, 41, of Olney, faces 10 years in prison. Authorities said Tarke, the head bank teller at the Wheaton branch of BB&T, was home when someone walked up to her 9-year-old daughter and pointed a gun to her head. She later received a letter threatening to harm her daughter and family if Tarke didn’t cooperate in a robbery of the bank the following...

"the steal of the century."Jewelry worth $108 million from a Harry Winston boutique in Paris, in one of the world's largest jewel heists.

Armed robbers wearing women's wigs and clothing made off with diamond rings, gem-studded bracelets and other jewelry worth $108 million from a Harry Winston boutique in Paris, in one of the world's largest jewel heists.As Christmas shoppers strolled outside, the gunmen forced store employees to strip rings, necklaces and earrings from window displays and pull more out of safes, Isabelle Montagne, spokeswoman for the Paris prosecutor's office, said...

Police constable was shot dead and his colleague was injured during a shoot out between police and robbers outside a supermarket in Harare

Police constable was shot dead and his colleague was injured during a shoot out between police and robbers outside a supermarket in Harare, Khayelitsha on Sunday.The police were called out to a robbery in progress at Score supermarket at about 6.15am and arrived as the robbers were leaving the shop.A shoot-out ensued during which Constable Tueiho Thokolo was shot and killed and his colleague, a reservist-constable, was shot in his upper left leg, said police spokesperson Senior Superintendent Billy Jones.The reservist-constable is currently in...

police are looking for three suspects in connection with a burglary that sent two residents to the hospital with minor gunshot injuries

Sioux Falls police are looking for three suspects in connection with a burglary that sent two residents to the hospital with minor gunshot injuries.It happened just after 2 a.m. Monday in the central part of town.The man who called 911 said three men wearing masks and bandanas and carrying at least two handguns broke into the apartment and he was hit in the foot when one of the guns went off.A female resident received a graze wound to the foot.The resident said the intruders took several electronics items before leavi...

Tharod Bell,and James Herard, are accused in the Nov. 27 shooting of Kiem Huynh,

Two men suspected of being involved in a recent rash of shootings and robberies at several South Florida Dunkin' Donuts shops will be charged with first-degree murder after one of their victims died in the hospital, the Broward Sheriff's Office said today.Tharod Bell, 21, of Fort Lauderdale, and James Herard, 19, of Lauderhill, are accused in the Nov. 27 shooting of Kiem Huynh, 56, of Fort Lauderdale, authorities said.Huynh, a customer, was shot in the back during a robbery of a Dunkin' Donuts store in Tamarac. He died Sunday.Four other people...

Icod de los Vinos Guardia Civil have arrested a 22-year-old woman for possession of 29 bags of cocaine

Icod de los Vinos Guardia Civil have arrested a 22-year-old woman for possession of 29 bags of cocaine amounting to 15 grams which she is presumed to have intended to sell. The woman was caught on the TF5 by a checkpoint, and the cocaine was seized along with 160€ which is thought likely to be the proceeds of previous sal...

Drug trafficking gang operating in the Canary Islands have been arrested in a series of raids in Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria.

Drug trafficking gang operating in the Canary Islands have been arrested in a series of raids in Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria. According to a Guardia Civil statement released yesterday, the gang had laundered part of the proceeds by investing in local business such as restaurants and bars, and buying property, while the rest was diverted to bank accounts in Morocco and Melilla. A total of 800kg of cannabis has been confiscated, 300kg of which was...

Plot to import millions of pounds worth of drugs into the UK was foiled when Spanish police became suspicious of a consignment of five pallets

Plot to import millions of pounds worth of drugs into the UK was foiled when Spanish police became suspicious of a consignment of five pallets awaiting shipment to Cumbria, a court heard. Police in Seville opened the boxes and found more than four tonnes of cannabis which would have been worth £12 million if it had reached the streets of Britain.They replaced the drugs with sand and bricks and sent the load on its way.Then, a jury at Carlisle Crown Court was told, they alerted their counterparts in Cumbria, so they were waiting when the consignment...

Guardia Civil arrested a 50-year-old German yesterday for trying to bring 1,090 grams of cocaine into Tenerife through the airport.

Guardia Civil arrested a 50-year-old German yesterday for trying to bring 1,090 grams of cocaine into Tenerife through the airport. The arrest was made in the arrivals hall when Guardia Civil officers approached the man and asked the reason for his visit to Tenerife. Apparently, he was unable to give a convincing reason, and although a search of his suitcase revealed nothing, he was taken to a hospital centre in Santa Cruz for X-rays where it was established that he was carrying the drugs inside his body. The packets were expelled under medical...