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
A security guard from a North Yorkshire holiday park has told an inquest he detained a young father by sitting on him and believed he had only given up trying to get away when he stopped moving. Multiple witnesses told the inquest into the death of Ryan Vincent that they heard the 22-year-old say “I … Read more
Fans have gotten their first glimpse at Conor McGregor’s acting debut, after the trailer for Amazon Prime’s Road House was released on Thursday (25 January). The remake of the 1989 action film, which starred Patrick Swayze, will be released on 21 March, featuring Jake Gyllenhaal in the lead role and McGregor as an antagonist … Read more
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
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
SECURITY at a district library could gradually be wound down after the number of anti-social incidents there decreases, councillors have been told. A recent report into libraries in the Shipley Constituency revealed that repeated incidents of anti-social behaviour in , at the 5 Rise Shopping Centre, had led to a security guard being employed for … Read more
A customer who became “aggressive and abusive” after being kicked out of a Falmouth pub has been found guilty of assaulting door staff who stopped him from getting back in. Taylor Crooks, 22, failed to appear at Truro Magistrates Court for the remainder of his trial on Wednesday (January 18) which had already been part … Read more
Barry Carr was told he had pancreatic cancer after suffering from pain in his stomach The heartbroken wife of a security guard who died of cancer has paid tribute to her “gentle giant”. Barry Carr was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 11 months ago after suffering from stomach pain. The 67-year-old’s illness was terminal and he … Read more
When Neiko St Leo was denied entry for smashing his vodka bottle on the floor he took it out on staff at Proud nightclub, knocking the supervisor’s phone from her hand and stabbing a bouncer with a small knife A man who threw scaffolding at police during the London riots stabbed a Proud bouncer in … Read more
A man involved in a dispute with a shop security officer claimed he had “sharpies” and had HIV. Blackburn Magistrates’ Court heard the threat made by Billy Smith frightened the security officer and made him consider changing his job. Smith, 30, of Chester Crescent, Haslingden, pleaded guilty to assaulting Brian Langford on September 20 at … Read more