Shoplifter holding razor blade threatened to kill guard

A shoplifter detains by security staff produced a razor blade before making a throat-slitting gesture towards one of them. Blackburn Magistrates’ Court heard Richard Croskell ran the blade across his own throat and also told a security guard he would kill him. Croskell, 37, of Penistone Street, Burnley, admitted to racially aggravated threatening behaviour, possessing … Read more

Holiday park security guards not trained in restraint

A security guard who restrained a man at a North Yorkshire holiday park had not been trained in physical intervention, an inquest heard. Ryan Vincent, 22, from Skelton, died in hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest after being pinned to the floor at Primrose Valley, Filey, in May 2017. Northallerton Coroner’s Court previously heard he … Read more

Man repeatedly hit doorman after he took exception to being asked to leave, is sentenced to six months in jail

A bouncer suffered ‘unpleasant injuries’ caused by a man who refused to take his drink back inside a nightclub. Quade Cooper repeatedly hit the doorman after he took exception to the instruction given while he was out with pals. Prosecuting at Northampton Crown Court, Quiana Fitzpatrick, said that Cooper had been on a night out … Read more