Armed bank robbers attack security guard.

The masked robbers struck at Lloyds TSB in Walsgrave Road, Stoke, at about 10.45am on a Tuesday morning. The second bank raid in the city in just a few days.

Police said they attacked a security delivery guard before escaping in a getaway car with an undisclosed amount of cash.

A West Midlands Police spokesman said four raiders, all thought to be men, were involved. One waited in a grey Ford Focus while the other three stole the money after threatening the Security Officer outside the bank with a handgun. No shots were fired and the guard was not injured

The car made off up Shakespeare Street and turned right into Dane Road.

Brian Ellis, aged 33, who was at work with his 59-year-old father, Ken, in the family butchers F.E Ellis, in Walsgrave Road, told how he was on the phone to police as the dramatic incident unfolded.

He said: "The first we knew was there was a bit of a scuffle outside. Three men, all wearing balaclavas, were pulling a security guard out of the bank.

"They pushed him around the back of his van. One of them had a small handgun. I got straight on to the police and was describing what was happening as it happened.

"There was only my dad and I here in the shop at the time. There were no customers.
"They ran off to a car, a grey Ford Focus, and sped off up Shakespeare Street.

"The guard wasn't knocked to the ground or hurt at all. The police arrived within a few minutes, but the men were well away by then."

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Halifax bank security guard fights off sledgehammer-wielding raiders

A SECURITY guard fought off raiders who came at him with a sledgehammer.

The wannabe robbers fled empty-handed from the Halifax bank, in Wharf Street, Sowerby Bridge, after demanding the cash boxes from security guards.

Two men, one wearing a balaclava and carrying a sledgehammer, burst into the bank at 9.30pm on a Thursday night as cash was being delivered.

A police spokesman said: "After a brief scuffle with the Security Officer they made off empty handed in a green BMW car.

"The Security Personnel was not seriously injured." Police have described the first intruder as white, wearing all black clothes and a balaclava. The second man is also white and was wearing a green parka-style jacket.

One Sowerby Bridge resident said:"The whole town was blocked off by police.

I had to go all the way round the back of the train station. "The roads were still cordoned off at 10.30pm when I was trying to come through."

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Store guard 'killed in Psycho knife attack'

Shoppers horrified as security guard killed at HMV.

A security guard, Paul Cavanagh, 30, was killed with a carving knife as he tackled a suspected shoplifter in Norwich.

Another Security Officer, a 34-year-old colleague was knifed in the shoulderblade, after rushing to try to intercept the culprit.

The HMV store in Norwich's new Chapefield Shopping Centre was thronged with shoppers when the attack happened.

Paramedics treated Mr Cavanagh at the scene, but were unable to save him as the knife had severed a major neck artery.

He was taken to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, but died a few hours later.

Police searched the city centre with a helicopter and dogs, and later arrested two men - one 19, and one 18.

Chief Inspector Roger Wiltshire said: 'What has happened is a complete tragedy. Our thoughts and condolences are with the victim's family and friends at this time.

'Thankfully, incidents like this are extremely unusual in Norwich. We have launched a full investigation into what happened and currently have two individuals under arrest.'

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Bouncer shot dead outside a Clapham bar

Kolawole Babadiya, A DOORMAN was shot dead as he shielded a 21-year-old woman at her birthday party while working at Bar SW8 in Wandsworth.

Another man was injured in the shooting.

Friends of the 28-year-old Door supervisor, who lived only yards from the club, said they were still trying to come to terms with his death.

Michael Blair, 34, the owner of SW8 and a good friend of the dead man, said: "It was nothing to do with Kola; he was just protecting this girl, trying to stop her getting hurt. I heard a bullet whistle past me and turned to see him fall to the ground, the girl behind him.

"We didn't know what the noise was at first, but know it was the first round of some sort of machinegun.

"The guy with the gun wasn't firing anywhere near the club but across the road, then somebody started running towards the club and he fired the second round towards us and Kola was basically hit by a stray bullet.

"He's worked for me for two years and he was always the one stopping trouble, not starting it." Witnesses told how they saw Mr Babadiya and the other man covered in blood.

The Doorman was shot in the head and died in hospital. The other victim was shot in the back.

The pavement of Wandsworth Road outside the bar was littered with spent ammunition cases.

A witness, who did not want to be named, said: "I heard the gunshots at around 1.30am. They woke me up. There was one, and then bang, bang, bang... another 10 or so. It was definitely an automatic weapon.

"Then there was screaming and you could hear people running around.

"By the time I got dressed and came out of my flat, there were people around the two victims trying to help them.

"One of the men had been shot in the head and was shaking, but that soon stopped. I heard he died.

"The other one had been shot in the back and he was trying to call his girlfriend on his mobile phone. He got through eventually and then he went still. Another bystander, who also knew Mr Babadiya, said: "He was a bouncer at the club and I think he must have got caught in the gunfire.
I don't think he had anything to do with it.

"There were two birthday parties going on for two girls a 21st, and another birthday for a girl in her twenties. I don't go to SW8. It attracts a lot of people from different areas. All this is down to kids with toys." Officers from Operation Trident, which targets gun crime in the black community in the capital, are investigating the murder.

Detective Chief Inspector Adnan Qureshi said: "This is an appalling loss of another young life.

'He was always the one stopping trouble, not starting it. Kola was one of the good guys '

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Pub doorman shot for doing his job properly !

A PUB doorman was shot in the neck for telling a hoodie to uncover his head.

Eric Atkinson, 30, was working at the Derby pub in Widnes Road, Widnes, when two men approached wearing hooded tops.

Mr Atkinson, a married father of one, told them they would need to take their hoods down if they wanted to come in.

The first man complied and headed to the bar but the second barged his way into the foyer and began to stare aggressively at Mr Atkinson.

Mr Atkinson, a fully licensed doorman who works as a delivery driver by day, decided to eject the man. As he escorted him from the foyer, he pulled a small handgun from his waistband and fired a shot.

Mr Atkinson managed to wrestle him outside but another three shots were fired, one of which struck the doorman in the neck.

Detective Inspector Paul Rumney, of Cheshire Constabulary, stressed that Mr Atkinson was not the victim of a feud or turf war but was targeted simply for trying to enforce the pub dress code.

He said: "There is no evidence that Eric was targeted. They approached the pub as customers and the gunman's associate has gone into the pub and to the bar.

"Eric has done everything perfectly lawfully and he has correctly challenged a person about a breach of dress code."

Mr Atkinson's parents, Susan and Eric Atkinson, fought back tears as they appealed for information.

Mrs Atkinson, 49, said: "Eric is a hard-working lad who loves his wife and 11-year-old daughter.

He's never done a thing wrong in his life and he would do anything for anybody.

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John Alele examines recent threats in the modern day Security Environment.

The number of crimes involving knives, firearms and imitation firearms is reportedly in the increase in the UK.

Join me in the months to come as I take a closer look at the so-called ‘UK Weapons Culture’ and Government-backed initiatives designed to combat it – before detailing a current project that examines recent threats to Door Supervisors and Retail Security Officers in the modern day Security Environment.

In the course of my research, I will be communicating with Assessor and Consultant Geoff Woodcock and Andy Perkins and Claire Vanneck from Leicester University, who have researched violent assaults on door staff. Mark Toner, author of Stop it on the Door - Professional Doorman’ DVD and Jacqui Kennedy, director of regulatory services at Birmingham City Council

“Of the 839 murders in England and Wales in the 12 months ending on 28 November 2005 – the most recent period for which Home Office figures are available – 29% involved sharp instruments including knives, blades or swords”

Now, to mention but a few, On Sunday, 10 February 2008, a doorman was shot at a nightclub in west Dublin in the early hours of the morning. The 38-year-old was shot in the neck while working at the Red Cow in Clondalkin.”

“On a chill Wednesday afternoon in January, an argument broke out between a group of men who were dining in Nando's chicken restaurant in Shepherd's Bush, London. A gun was produced and four shots fired. One man was killed and a waitress injured. According to Nando's official statement, the restaurant "was in the wrong place at the wrong time".

“In the Event Security sub-sector, meanwhile, the number of weapons found during crowd searches is also on the increase. One of the most extreme incidents occurred last January, resulting in the shooting of two stewards by an armed gang during a concert by award-winning rap star Kanye West at the NEC in Birmingham. One of the stewards was shot three times.”

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The Man At The Door ! John Alele 'writes'

It was indeed a bright summer Friday evening, the time was 1645hrs.
At 1800hrs, I am scheduled to have dinner at The Savoy Hotel London with a business associate.

I gazed out of my office window to see the Friday evening crowd making their way to the various recreational locations the city offers.

At exactly 1655hrs, the phone on my desk rang.

John Alele, can I help? I answered.

Troy Webster, we have resolved that we require an additional ten Door Supervisors for tonight beginning from 1800hrs.
I took a quick look at the daily reserve list on my desk to realise we have a total of fifteen experienced Door Supervisors on standby for the evening.
At CedarOak Security, we take protection of your business and employees very seriously.
"Our Door Supervisor personnel are well-known for their positive and outgoing attitude, flexibility and reliability, high standard of personal presentation, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and high level experience in search procedures and customer-facing role."

Whilst on site, our Door Supervisors are the first impression given of your venue or event. With this in mind, customer service and satisfaction is our utmost priority.

Our Security officers would report to site, in time to carry out their safety checks as detailed below:

1. Fire exits are clear, and all equipment and appliances have been checked to ensure working order and maintain safety.


2. Customer and staff are all accounted for with the use of tally counters as per the license requirements.


3. Any security personnel reporting for duty will enter their full name, badge number and expiry date, next of kin details and time in / out on the company time sheet provided.


4. All relevant Health and Safety information is documented on appropriate paperwork as required.

As part of the roles and responsibilities of our Door Supervisors the following are included in their duties:

1. Facilitate the smooth running and operation of the venue.
2. Control ingress and egress of the venue and all exits.
3. To maintain the venues search policy, professionally and politely.
4. To ensure that patrons have a positive experience in a safe environment.
5. Assisting patrons and dealing with their concerns.
6. Observing the behaviour of patrons in the venue and maintaining the venues code of practice and conduct, by dealing appropriately and safely with those who are causing offence and potential danger or risk to themselves or others.
7. To ensure that licensing laws are upheld to prevent any criminal offences occurring in the venue.

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