Security guard robbed of cashbox

A security guard was robbed of a cashbox near a supermarket in Milton Keynes.

The Group 4 worker was approached as he walked towards Budgens in Tanfield Lane, Broughton, earlier.

The men, all in dark clothing, grabbed a cashbox from him and left in a dark-coloured car, police said.

The box was found empty in a car park in Annesley Road, Newport Pagnell. It is not yet known how much cash was inside, police added.

Shopper being sought

Det Sgt Mark Glover said: "There was a witness at Budgens, who spoke to the security guards and gave them information about the vehicle the offenders were using.

"Unfortunately the witnesses left without leaving any details and I am urgently seeking this person to come forward.

"I am also appealing for anyone who witnessed the robbery, saw the offenders leave the cash box in Annesley Road, or saw a dark-coloured vehicle driving between Broughton and Newport Pagnell acting suspiciously this morning to contact me."

Anyone with information on the incident, which began at 0730 GMT, should contact Thames Valley Police.

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Guard threatened during robbery

A security guard has been robbed of thousands of pounds while refilling a cash point in Stanford-le-Hope, Essex.

Two men dressed in black and wearing balaclavas entered the Nationwide bank in Kings Parade at 1915 GMT on 16 November.

One was armed with a gun and threatened the guard before taking a cash box which police say contained £10 notes totalling a five-figure sum.

The 42-year-old security guard from Chelmsford was unhurt.

Tilbury police believe the robbers were travelling in a dark-coloured car which had blacked out windows.

Detectives are trying to trace the car and have appealed for anyone who may have seen it in the days before the incident.

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Security guard stabbed in robbery

A security guard has been stabbed during an armed robbery in Leeds.

The 44-year-old man is in a stable condition in hospital after he and a colleague were attacked by three masked men, West Yorkshire Police said.

The incident happened as the guards delivered money to cash machines at Sainsbury's at the Moor Allerton Centre at about 0435 GMT on Tuesday.

The 43-year-old guard suffered minor injuries and shock. Police issued an appeal for information.

The guards, who were wearing helmets, were hit over the head during the incident, in which a five-figure sum of money was stolen.

They were taken to Leeds General Infirmary for treatment.

West Yorkshire Police said the three men who attacked them were wearing dark clothing and balaclavas.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information is asked to contact North East Leeds CID or the Crimestoppers charity.

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Charge over guard shooting raid

A man has been charged over two robberies in Lancashire, including one in which a security guard was shot.

The man, 37, from Accrington, has been charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit robbery and is due before Blackburn magistrates on 18 November.

They relate to a robbery at Morrisions in Thornton Cleveleys in August 2008 and a raid on a van in Blackburn last December in which a guard was injured.

Seven people have been charged with the Blackburn robbery.

Four of those are also charged in connection with the Thornton Cleveley raid.

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'Naked' scanner in airport trial

A trial of a scanner that produces "naked" images of passengers has begun at Manchester Airport.

The authorities say it will speed up security checks by quickly revealing any concealed weapons or explosives.

But the full body scans will also show up breast enlargements, body piercings and a clear black-and-white outline of passengers' genitals.

The airport has stressed that the images are not pornographic and will be destroyed straight away.

Sarah Barrett, head of customer experience at the airport, said most passengers did not like the traditional "pat down" search.

At Manchester Airport's Terminal 2, where the machine has been introduced, passengers will no longer have to remove their coats, shoes and belts as they go through security checks.

Ms Barrett said: "This scanner completely takes away the hassle of needing to undress."

Ms Barrett said the black-and-white image would only be seen by one officer in a remote location before it was deleted.

"The images are not erotic or pornographic and they cannot be stored or captured in any way," she said.

Passengers could refuse to be scanned, she added.

The scanners cost £80,000 each. They work by beaming electromagnetic waves on to passengers while they stand in a booth. A virtual three-dimensional image is then created from the reflected energy.

Ms Barrett said the radiation levels were "super safe".

She said: "Passengers can go through this machine 5,000 times a year each without worrying. The amount of radiation transmitted is tiny."

The Department for Transport will decide whether to install them permanently in about a year's time.

The scanners, made by RapiScan Systems, have already been tried at Heathrow Airport from 2004 to 2008.

A BAA Heathrow spokeswoman said the technology had been "very effective" and the airport operator was considering possible wider use of it in the future.

The scanners are being gradually rolled out at airports across the US, after use in Los Angeles and New York.

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Cash guard robbed by crowbar gang

A security guard refilling a cash machine in a bank has been robbed by a masked gang wielding crowbars and a sledgehammer.

Three thieves targeted the Halifax Bank on High Road in Beeston, on the outskirts of Nottingham just before 2000 BST on Tuesday.

Detectives said the gang of three then fled the building and left in a Vauxhall Corsa car.

Officers believe the gang had watched the security guards for some time.

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Jail for tasered cash van robber

A man has been jailed for six years for robbing a cash-in-transit van in west Belfast last November.

William Francis Evans, 28, of no fixed address, was carrying a foot-long kitchen knife during the robbery at the Park Centre, Belfast Crown Court heard.

As he ran off, he was cornered by police and shot with a Taser stun gun.

Jailing Evans, the judge said he received a five-year sentence in 2005 for acting as a getaway driver in another security van robbery.

A prosecuting lawyer earlier told the court Evans had confronted a security guard who was bringing a cash box back to his van.

Drunk

Evans brandished his knife and threatened to kill the guard, who lifted the cash box to defend himself and received a cut to his thumb.

After his arrest by police who had been lying in wait, Evans was too drunk to be interviewed for a considerable time.

He claimed he had been drinking at a party and the robbery was an impulse decision.

He also claimed that he was carrying the knife up his sleeve for his own protection after previous assaults but later pleaded guilty to robbery and possessing an offensive weapon in public.

The judge said the crime was made worse by the fact that Evans "was not only willing to carry a weapon for whatever reason, but to produce and threaten to use it".

He said a "substantial period of imprisonment is fully merited".

Upon his release from prison, Evans will spend a further 18 months on probation.

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