A Security guard was jailed for 12 years recently for staging a £90,000 raid on his own van. The “raid” took place as staff were refilling cash machines in Birmingham, UK. The guard claims he has a gun thrust in his face, but police traced calls from his mobile phone to two accomplices.
It is not the deliberate policy of the blog to assist criminals in planning their acts, but wouldn’t it have been a better idea to attack somebody else’s van? There is less chance of being recognised by work colleagues.
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