A Labour councillor racially and religiously abused a Muslim doorman at a pub in a drunken outburst just days after being elected. George Rist had caused concern with his rowdy behaviour while out drinking in his hometown of Monmouth – where he had recently been elected to the council – before he asked a Black … Read more
A woman whose body is 70 per cent covered by tattoos claims she has lost work and gets followed round shops by security guards – while she loves a lot of her ink she regrets some choices. A woman says she gets followed around supermarkets by security guards because of her ink-covered body. Actor Sarah … Read more
A TikTok vlogger says he was refused entry into a popular Cardiff nightclub because he was on his own and bouncers told him that it was “company policy” not to let people in unless they are with someone. David Marshall – widely known as Chef Dave Marshall on social media – is a vlogger with … Read more
A customer helped wrestle a blade from a would-be thief during a terrifying incident at the Adelaide Terrace supermarket A knife-wielding shoplifter attacked a security guard at a city supermarket. The would-be thief brandished a blade when he was challenged by the worker as he attempted to steal a bag of items from Asda, on … Read more
Parents at a Leeds primary school have raised major concerns after a security guard and dog were placed outside of the school. Cottingley Primary Academy said it put the “security arrangements” in place “as a precaution following recent incidents in the community”. But parents said they received no notice that the dog – a German … Read more
Family-owned Pricewatch Group has found employing a temporary security guard highly effective against prolific shoplifters. The forecourt business, which operates 10 sites in Sussex, had a particular problem at its Nisa Local outlet in Eastbourne’s old town. The Esso petrol station was targeted weekly by two street drinkers who took over £600 of stock in … Read more
A FORMER court security guard repeatedly punched a man in front of the victim’s one-year-old child and caused him serious facial injuries which will leave a scar. Luke Timms, of Stockton Road, Abberley, but formerly of Woodhouse Close, Worcester, was sentenced to a 24 month community order at Gloucester Crown Court on Wednesday. The 31-year-old … Read more
A security guard was stabbed by a needle after a thief tried to steal alcohol from a shop. It happened as police lifted the lid on a shoplifting epidemic. West Midlands Police said seven people were being held in custody over shoplifting offences in the Black Country today, Sunday, April 14. The rate of shoplifting … Read more
Matthew Brealey, aged 38 and of Queens Road, Bridport, appeared at Weymouth Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, April 11. Brealey was charged with two counts of assault by beating. He pleaded guilty to assaulting a security guard at the Londis store on Westham Road, Weymouth, at around 5pm on January 16, 2024. He also admitted assaulting … Read more
Kandrac’s barrister told the court there was a ‘degree of hypervigilance as a result of weapons being produced and reports of a firearm – to the extent that door staff had to run and hide’. A Sheffield bouncer who punched a club-goer, leaving him with a bleed on the brain, claims to have carried out … Read more