Response to threat

[Walks99]

The above is courtesy of the BBC website.....

Some good news I think! Still, it shows what the guys and gals are up against and as it's so rightly pointed out, what protection do they have!? An sia licence!?

[Nomad]

Ah Kingston Crown Court, done a few jury sittings there, quite a civilized place to spend two weeks. Certainly an eye opener to how the justice system works.

[Bravo24]

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Originally Posted by PabloGonzales I been working transport escort years back and, to be honest I was feeling very comfortable with my AK47 in my hand. now, in EU, the bad guys have got guns-the good guys have got SIA badges. is it fair?

VERY GOOD POINT!!!!!!!!!

NO IT IS NOT FAIR!

whats a small piece of plastic against a 9mm or a uzi, theres some serious rethinking to be made!!!

Stay Safe,
B24

[Bravo24]

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Originally Posted by Walks99 Four guilty over armed bank raids Mark Nunes threatens security guard Michael Player with a gun Four men have been convicted over a series of armed robberies across southern England, which ended when police shot dead two gang members. The defendants, from London, conspired to organise or execute up to 21 robberies on banks or cash box delivery guards, netting £500,000. Their 18-month campaign ended when the gang leaders were shot dead by armed officers outside a bank in Hampshire. The men, who denied involvement, will be sentenced later. Terence Wallace, 26, of Raynes Park, Adrian Johnson, 28, from Streatham Hill, Leroy Wilkinson, 29, from Streatham and and Victor Iniodu, 34, from Tooting, all denied conspiracy to rob between April 2006 and September 2007. A jury at Kingston Crown Court, London, found them guilty after four days of deliberation. Clockwise from top left Johnson, Wilkinson, Iniodu and Wallace The court heard how the gang's activities were eventually stopped when gang leader Mark Nunes was killed when he was shot as he held a gun to a security guard's head. During the trial, the prosecution said mobile phone records of the gang members placed them at the scene of a series of bank raids, exactly one week before the crimes, or during the crimes themselves. The prosecution also said the phone records showed defendants had all been in contact with Mr Nunes. He died after he was shot outside the HSBC branch in Chandler's Ford. A second man, Andrew Markland, 36, was also shot and killed during the raid. Mark Nunes (l) and Andrew Markland were shot dead by police A total of 21 banks were targeted by the gang in Gloucester, Swindon, Bristol, Bath, Colchester, Tilehurst in Berkshire, Cherry Hinton near Cambridge, Oxford, Croydon, Ipswich and Chandler's Ford. Prior to the start of the trial, three men - Leroy Hall, Leon McKenzie and Brian Henry - pleaded guilty to being part of the gang. After the trial the Independent Police Complaints Commission said it would not prosecute the Flying Squad firearms officers over the deaths. Det Insp Terry Wilson, from the Metropolitan Police Service's Flying Squad, said: "Today's verdicts demonstrate the ability of the Flying Squad to convict those responsible for armed robberies through professional investigations. "The results do not though overshadow the fact that during the commission of one offence two men were fatally shot by police officers. "The death of any person as a result of police action is deeply regrettable." "The fact we exist, along with today's convictions, should serve as a warning to all those who would consider committing such an offence. "The fact that majority of the offences have taken place outside of London did not limit our ability to investigate."

Thanks for sharing the information Walks

Stay Safe

b24

[VICTORMACE]

[quote=kenpsd;22888] Added to that, the normal, avoid routines, switch the cash around between vehicles etc. It worked, for a time, the level of attacks dropped until the 'inside man' informant, whether through fear or cash incentive started to pass information out.

Just to comment on the above point. A pretty recent huge bank robbery at the ******** Bank in ******** Ireland. The case of one individual who was recently acquitted. " Inside man informant " as stated above, the individual involved and acquitted of the robbery was only in that job just over two weeks , the police knew he was the inside man and believe it not I think everyone where he lived knew he was involved ,I did because I used to live 5 doors from him and knew his associations and his political leanings, but alas the PSNI could not prove the case against him. So as kenpsd said always look at the employees for insiders aiding the robbers.