UK Robbery

Selfridges Smash And Grab Raiders 'Stole £1m Worth Of Watches'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 08.06.2013 | UK

Armed raiders who targeted London's Selfridges store while dressed in burkas fled with £1million worth of luxury watches, police have said. The si...

Texan Man Who Murdered Prostitute Acquitted Because She Refused To Have Sex Or Return His Money

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 07.06.2013 | UK

A Texas jury has acquitted a man of murdering a prostitute he contacted via Craigslist after she denied his request for sex and refused to return his ...

Selfridges Dramatic 'Smash And Grab Raid'

PA/ The Huffington Post UK | Posted 07.06.2013 | UK

Two men have been arrested after members of the public pinned them down following a "smash and grab" robbery at Selfridges. The two suspects were d...

Essex Police Hunt Condom Thief

Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.03.2013 | UK

Essex Police have released a picture of a man suspected of stealing £90 of condoms, saying they are keen to talk to him in connection with the theft....

The South Africa Diaries - Part III

June Sun | Posted 30.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
June Sun

The sun was shining, and Cape Town looked so beautiful from up high. I no longer doubted how much I loved this country, and how much it taught me. For giving me this gift that can never be robbed, I am grateful to the Gladstone Memorial Trust.

'Find The Elephant Man!'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.02.2013 | UK

Police are hunting a knife-wielding robber described as "looking like the elephant man" during a raid on a betting shop. The offender, who covered ...

Moment Cashier Threatened With Meat Cleaver Caught On CCTV

SWNS | Posted 13.11.2012 | UK

An armed robber wielding a meat cleaver was caught on CCTV - threatening to cut off a terrified woman’s arm. The masked man ran into a garage wit...

The Work Of Moriarty?

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 12.11.2012 | UK

Police have launched an investigation after an intruder managed to break in and steal keys from the grounds of the Tower of London. Officials from ...

Schoolboy Jailed For Armed Robberies Disguised As Old Man

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 10.11.2012 | UK

A schoolboy who wore a prosthetic disguise and hair pieces to carry out armed robberies has been sent to prison. Miles Alura, 16, disguised himself...

WATCH: CCTV Shows Daring London Heist On Motorcycles

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 08.11.2012 | UK

CCTV footage has revealed the terrifying moment that a group of six robbers smashed into a jewellery store in a north London shopping centre. Newly...

Abu Hamza Son Faces Sentence For Armed Robbery

PA | Posted 08.11.2012 | UK

The son of Islamist cleric Abu Hamza is to be sentenced for his part in an armed robbery at a jewellers. Imran Mostafa, 20, of Deverills Way, Sloug...

Seven Priceless Paintings Stolen From Netherlands Museum

The Huffington Post UK | Ted Thornhill | Posted 16.10.2012 | UK

Seven priceless paintings by world-famous artists including Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet and Henri Matisse have been stolen from a museum in the Nether...

Career Criminals Flaunt Rolexes And Luxury Cars On Facebook

Huffington Post UK | Posted 25.09.2012 | UK

A Facebook album showing career criminals enjoying the high life serves to show their “complete and utter contempt for the law", according to police...

Senior Kent Police Officer Arrested For Shoplifting

PA | Posted 15.09.2012 | UK

A senior female police officer has been arrested in connection with theft from a supermarket. Superintendent Rachel Adams from Kent Police is alleg...

Heist Foiled After Police Find Gold Ingots In Woman's Bra

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.09.2012 | UK

An Essex woman stashed two gold bars from a £1 million Belgium heist in her bra, the Old Bailey heard on Thursday in a trial which will see two The O...

Judge's 'Courage' Comments Row Deepens

PA | Posted 07.09.2012 | UK

A judge who spared a sneak thief jail and said break-ins required a "huge amount of courage" has caused a loss of confidence in the justice system, on...

Olympic Cycling Champion Has Bike Stolen In Raid

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 29.08.2012 | UK

A British Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist has had his bike stolen in a robbery at his home. Philip Hindes, who earned gold London 2012 in the Te...

National Ugly Mugs Scheme - Protecting Sex Workers From Predators

Alex Bryce | Posted 14.10.2012 | UK
Alex Bryce

Nobody should be denied the basic human right to police protection and access to the justice system.

Man Who Left Pensioner Dying In Alleyway Jailed For 28 Years

Huffington Post UK | Chris York | Posted 03.08.2012 | UK

A homeless drug addict has been sentenced to a minimum of 28 years for the murder of pensioner Nellie Geraghty, 79, after he mugged her and left her l...

Police Appeal After Pensioner Outside Bank

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.07.2012 | UK

A pensioner was targeted by a thief in a "despicable crime" after withdrawing a large sum of money from a bank. The 77-year-old woman visited Barcl...

Thieves Now Targeting Village Festivals, Says Study

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.06.2012 | UK

Thieves are targeting visitors and residents at UK beauty spots by adopting false identities and identifying victims at busy village festivals, a stud...

Robbing Banks Doesn't Make Financial Sense, Say Leading Economists

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.06.2012 | UK

In the movies bank robbers often make off with unimaginable sums of money - but in reality, the takings from the average heist are small, according to...

Pants Disguise: Man Attempts Heist With Underwear Over His Head

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 01.05.2012 | UK

Calamitous crime is nothing new but Londoner Tazviona Bhebe took the art to a whole new level as he attempted to rob his local cornershop with only a ...

Met Police Employee Admits Theft

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.04.2012 | UK

A Metropolitan Police worker today admitted stealing a host of electrical devices from the force. Stephen Bowers, 56, stole the iPods, mobile phone...

£2m Chinese Treasure 'Gone In 60 Seconds', Police Say

PA | Posted 11.04.2012 | UK

Police have named two men wanted in connection with a well-planned raid on a museum that was over in minutes and in which treasures worth more than £...