Burglars Pick On Wrong Pensioner
Two thugs hit Michael Mather, 77, over the head and tried to burgle him. But they had done their research badly and hadn’t found out he’d sparred with Henry Cooper and the Krays. They didn’t come out of it well, as the Standard reports.
£43,000 For Breast Enlargements
I had to have a chuckle at this story in the Standard last night, with a headline of, Swindler faked death in £43,000 scam to give his wife bigger breasts.
He’s now in Bangkok with yet another wife.
As it was a benefits fraud that paid for the breast operation, do we get our money or the implants back?
The treadmill and the crank were made for this man, as he would apear to be a serious danger to women, the country and probably himself as well.
How Do Scammers Get Your Phone Number?
I’ve had my phone number here for about six months. Usually once, a day, I’m hold I have had an accident, my Windows computer needs fixing or some other scam. I say that the phone is registered with the Telephone Preference Service and usually say that if they’re telling me I have an accident, then would they please get lost. They usualy hang up pretty sharpish.
But how did they get my number and a name to go with it?
Few people have that link except my friends and the others probably include, BT, my bank, John Lewis and a couple of other shops, and perhaps a few on-line shops and couriers.
So who got a nice kickback from the scammers to give them my phone number and name and address?
After all, a verified name must be worth a few bob. so it is worth paying for.
It would be nice to find some little tow-rag, who has sold a few names and give them a few months in one of Her Majesty’s Prisons. That would surely encourage the others!
Dami Killers Should Have Been Hanged
This was front page headline in the Evening Standard and it is the words of Damilola Taylor’s father Richard on the release of the two Preddie brothers who killed his son. Read the story of the case here.
I of course don’t agree, especially as the brothers were just 12 and 13 when they killed his son. They actually got eight years youth custody for manslaughter.
I know what it is like to lose a son, but I can’t help feeling that the Death of Damilola Taylor was avoidable, if the various agencies and parents on both sides had taken more care and stood by their responsibilities.
But what I object to, is that newspapers are increasingly going on that the death penalty is the solution to the problems of violence and knife crime. But we all know sensationalism sells newspapers.
One point we should always remember, is that the Taylor family relocated to the UK to get treatment for Damilola’s elder sister’s epilepsy. Surely with all it’s wealth Nigeria could do more to look after the people rather than descending into endless criminality and religious violence.
IKEA By Car
I needed to go to IKEA and an old school friend said he’d take me, as he wanted to have a look round where we lived in Southgate and towards Tottenham and Clapton.
We looked at the house where I used to live and the sink outlet from the downstairs toilet was still covered in concrete. Why had my father done that? Partly to stop it freezing, but mainly to stop thieves nicking the lead pipe.
In this age of metal theft, some things never change! Even after fifty years!
Who Drank All the Beer?
Police in North London have arrested several fellons in possession of about 1,000 beer kegs according to this report.
The report doesn’t say whether the kegs were empty or not, but the police are looking for a several overweight men, who are very drunk.
Thefts From the Police
Can we really trust the police, when they can’t even stop thefts from themselves?
According to this report on the BBC, it would appear very little has not been stolen by someone.
Articles nicked include.
- A packet of crumpets in Hull.
- A mannequin from police dog kennels in Epping.
- Coffee from Newcastle and milk from Huntingdon.
- A terrier and a lurcher from Blackburn.
- Some pit bulls on Merseyside.
Rumour has it that the Met have lost a few woodentops.
Why Security Vans Don’t Get Robbed So Much!
I took this picture yesterday of the warning sign on a security van.
Warnings on a Security Van
Surely only a idiot would rob it.
So why weren’t the shops with goods like smart-phones and plasma TVs protected this way before the riots? A smart water spray in the entrance and a warning sign might have made a lot of difference.
I hope these sort of systems are now in use.
The Fightback Against Cable Theft Has Begun
Last night there was a debate in the House of Lords about the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.
Lord Faulkner of Worcester said this, whilst proposing two amendments to deal with scrap metal theft.
As an indication of what we are up against, I would draw your Lordships’ attention to a giant screen advertisement at West Ham United’s football ground,which was seen on 27 September and which, I believe is there on a regular basis. It says, in huge letters, “We want your scrap for cash”, followed by three exclamation marks. All that was missing were the three words “No questions asked”.
So what was the evidence on the 27th of September? The picture is shown here.
The Mounties Get Their Man
This picture deliberately hides the true story, as it’s rather in the distance.
The Mounties Get Their Man
I’d just watched two police officers on bicycles, who are just visible in bright jackets in the picture, chase and stop a cyclist.
It proved how bicycles should very much be at the forefront of crime-fighting. I suppose one of the problems is a lot of officers are a bit too porky.
The Anonymous Widower 