A drunk woman racially-abused and spat on a doorman at a Derby city centre club as he wouldn’t let her and her group inside. Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court heard how 23-year-old Saddiya Mahmood called the man “a white b*****d” when he refused them entry to Fever nightspot. The former support worker, of Normanton, was arrested … Read more
Andrew Hurtault, 42, had been out of prison for two days when he went to a Co-op in Oxford on July 9 and stole £45-worth of goods. He struck a further two times in the following three weeks, going into Sainsbury’s with other men, selecting booze then leaving. On July 29, he was at the … Read more
Victims of spiking are apparently ‘completely mistreated’ by door staff, and made to feel like they are to blame, meaning they are reluctant to take the complaint any further. Although there are plenty of decent bar and door staff in the resort, she pointed out that a recent string of incidents has shown an alarming … Read more
A nightclub bouncer suffered vile racist abuse when a customer reacted violently to being ejected. David Cressey subjected the victim to sickening taunts, including making monkey noises, and picked up railings and brandished them as a weapon during the frightening scenes. The victim was working at Roxanne’s nightclub, in South Shields, on July 23 last … Read more
Doormen have told how they desperately tried to save the life of a man who was found stabbed in the street. Police were called to Railway Road, Ormskirk, at 12.05am today, July 29, to reports of an ongoing disturbance and found a 19-year-old man with stab injuries. Despite the best efforts of the emergency services, … Read more
A thug who assaulted and racially abused a shopping mall security guard after defecating outside the premises was given a four-month jail term today, but freed on bail pending an appeal of the sentence. At Antrim Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Ballymena, District Judge Nigel Broderick told 34-year-old Ciaran McCrory his behaviour had been “traumatic and … Read more
As we mark International Security Officers’ Day, let’s pay tribute to the hundreds of thousands of security officers in the UK who every day work tirelessly to keep us safe. The date of 24 July is a reminder of the work they do to protect people and property, professionally 24 hours a day, 7 days … Read more
A CLUB security doorman who was injured in an unprovoked attack at a nightclub in Reading feels like he has closure after the perpetrator was jailed for over two years. Jonathan Proctor was assaulted outside The Purple Turtle Bar on January 22 last year and suffered from a dislocated jaw. The offender, Wayne Swaine, was … Read more
Two security guards at Devon Cliffs Holiday Park are walking from Weymouth to Exmouth to raise money for Scotty’s Little Soldiers. Security guards Darrell Cockett, Mike and Dan start walking from Devon Cliffs Holiday Park on Monday, (July 17), to the Littlesea Holiday Park in Weymouth over three days to raise money for the Exmouth-based … Read more
A shopping centre has hired door staff to make sure no children are allowed inside without an adult. Anyone wearing a balaclava or an ‘inappropriate’ mask will also be kicked out of The Glades in Bromley, south-east London. The new rules will come into effect from Friday, when security workers will be stationed at doors … Read more