Crime is getting out of control in the UK!
May 9th 2003, 4:34 am
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Crime is getting out of control in the UK!
Crime, Drugs and very, very bad things in the UK !!
These are all true. thought I'd copy and paste some of the very bad crime in the papers seeing as some people like running down the Uk - I'll have go at it too!
These are just a few from the hundreds of other clippings - couldn't copy them all - too many!
Feel free to add some of your own Aus or Uk (or anywhere) True stories - Nothing heavy!
Cheers
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Crime in a carpark
"It's parky out there"
Police are searching for a man who exposed himself in a pay and display car park in Aberystwyth.
Guardian 2000
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Big Crime incident in a Cardiff pub:
A pint with teeth
Cardiff police received a 999 call from a man in a pub complaining that another customer had dumped his false teeth in his pint
Guardian
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Speeding
Three police officers from North Wales' finest were banned from driving for riding motorbikes at 110 mph, while their force was in the middle of a 'Safe Rider' campaign.
(Source: South Wales Echo, 9 September 1999
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Bl**dy Aussie Tourist:
VIPs at the Rugby World Cup final were horrified when a drunken Aussie ended up with a ticket for a private hospitality box in the Millennium Stadium.
The Wales Tourist Board has ordered an investigation into how the mystery man got hold of a ticket which was one of an allocation they sent to their counterparts in England.
It is believed a woman from the British Tourist Authority refused the ticket, and minutes before the kick-off it found its way into the lucky Aussie's hands.
He proceeded to upset his fellow guests by arriving late - and drunk - at the VIP reception, swearing and abusing the Queen.
A WTB spokesman said: "We feel betrayed that a ticket we offered to a guest has been sold on."
(Source: Mirror, 8 November 1999)
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Bad Roads:
We used to live in ole in t' ground
A member of the public told his councillor that he had to swerve his car after a sheep suddenly popped its head out of a pothole on the road. The hole, near Pontadawe is some three feet long and a foot deep.
Swansea councillor Ioan Richards said, "It comes to something when a pothole is big enough for a sheep to use as a shelter."
A spokesman for Neath and Port Talbot County Borough Council said it would urgently investigate the claims.
Source: Western Mail, 23 September 2000
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Missing People:
Emergency services cancelled a full scale search for a man reported missing after his clothes were found on the beach at Aberavon. Coastguards and police were stood down after it was found out that the 'missing man' had gone to buy fish and chips.
Source: South Wales Evening Post, 6 July 2000.
Police called off a hunt for a body reported in sand dunes Near Newborough in Anglesey after RAF valley confessed that they'd recently lost one of their rescue dummies
Bcc Wales cefax
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The Highwayman Robber
Police were called in to deal with a three-year-old highwayman who was stopping cars in the street and demanding sweets. Fed-up residents in Pembrey, west Wales, demanded action after Robert Rees set up a home made toll booth and refused to let motorists pass until they gave him a penny or a sweet. One said: "He is holding our formerly quiet little community to ransom. (Source: Mirror, 18 May 2000)
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Police intelligence:
Following the particularly gruesome death of a prisoner in Cardiff prison, the authorities confirmed that the dead man was found in his cell in a pool of blood and his liver and an eyeball were found alongside his body. South Wales Police confirmed they are treating the death as "suspicious".
(Source: Western Mail, 4 April 2000
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Drugs:
Arthritis sufferer Thomas Williams found himself in hot water after topping his morning cuppa with cannabis to ease his pain. The 73-year-old from Port Talbot was given a 12 month conditional discharge for possession of cannabis and ordered to pay £40 costs by the town's magistrates after police raided his home. "I only use a tiny bit in my tea in the morning but someone must have tipped the police off. I don't like having to buy my cannabis illegally but I have no alternative. For people like me it's a lifeline," said Thomas.
(Source: Mirror, 9 May 2000)
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Long waiting times:
A would-be armed robber waited patiently in a queue to relieve a Newport post office of its cash. But he got so fed up that he left and tried to rob a nearby bank instead.
(Source: South Wales Argus, 27 January 2000
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They've found my home:
A long-lost village, buried under the sand for more than 400 years, has been uncovered by the winter storms.
St Ishmaels, near Kilgetty, dates from between the 13th and 16th century and is believed to have been buried when severe storms blew the nearby sand dunes inland.
Source: The Daily Mirror 9 February 2001.
(Thanks Russell)
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Our fine medical staff:
Two nurses at the BUPA Hospital in Cardiff were suspended for squeezing an unconscious patient's spots.
They were reprimanded but allowed back to work.
Source: BBC Online 25 January 2001.
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Smelly Brit's:
People in Wales are more likely to have a sour smell with hints of cabbages because their diets are rich in foods containing dairy products and sulphurous ingredients, according to a new report.
According to the latest issue of Bare Magazine it is not your accent that dictates where you are from, it's your smell.
Londoners eat less dairy produce than the Welsh but we get own own back as Londoners eat four times more fish than those in any other area in the UK making them particularly susceptible to "fish-odour syndrome" - a condition where the skin exudes a vile smell.
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What a jerk
After leaving a stag night weightlifter Richard Kirby, from Cardiff, lifted up a car - only to be arrested by two cops sitting inside.
Source: Sunday People, 26 November 2000.
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These are all true. thought I'd copy and paste some of the very bad crime in the papers seeing as some people like running down the Uk - I'll have go at it too!
These are just a few from the hundreds of other clippings - couldn't copy them all - too many!
Feel free to add some of your own Aus or Uk (or anywhere) True stories - Nothing heavy!
Cheers
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Crime in a carpark
"It's parky out there"
Police are searching for a man who exposed himself in a pay and display car park in Aberystwyth.
Guardian 2000
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Big Crime incident in a Cardiff pub:
A pint with teeth
Cardiff police received a 999 call from a man in a pub complaining that another customer had dumped his false teeth in his pint
Guardian
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Speeding
Three police officers from North Wales' finest were banned from driving for riding motorbikes at 110 mph, while their force was in the middle of a 'Safe Rider' campaign.
(Source: South Wales Echo, 9 September 1999
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Bl**dy Aussie Tourist:
VIPs at the Rugby World Cup final were horrified when a drunken Aussie ended up with a ticket for a private hospitality box in the Millennium Stadium.
The Wales Tourist Board has ordered an investigation into how the mystery man got hold of a ticket which was one of an allocation they sent to their counterparts in England.
It is believed a woman from the British Tourist Authority refused the ticket, and minutes before the kick-off it found its way into the lucky Aussie's hands.
He proceeded to upset his fellow guests by arriving late - and drunk - at the VIP reception, swearing and abusing the Queen.
A WTB spokesman said: "We feel betrayed that a ticket we offered to a guest has been sold on."
(Source: Mirror, 8 November 1999)
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Bad Roads:
We used to live in ole in t' ground
A member of the public told his councillor that he had to swerve his car after a sheep suddenly popped its head out of a pothole on the road. The hole, near Pontadawe is some three feet long and a foot deep.
Swansea councillor Ioan Richards said, "It comes to something when a pothole is big enough for a sheep to use as a shelter."
A spokesman for Neath and Port Talbot County Borough Council said it would urgently investigate the claims.
Source: Western Mail, 23 September 2000
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Missing People:
Emergency services cancelled a full scale search for a man reported missing after his clothes were found on the beach at Aberavon. Coastguards and police were stood down after it was found out that the 'missing man' had gone to buy fish and chips.
Source: South Wales Evening Post, 6 July 2000.
Police called off a hunt for a body reported in sand dunes Near Newborough in Anglesey after RAF valley confessed that they'd recently lost one of their rescue dummies
Bcc Wales cefax
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The Highwayman Robber
Police were called in to deal with a three-year-old highwayman who was stopping cars in the street and demanding sweets. Fed-up residents in Pembrey, west Wales, demanded action after Robert Rees set up a home made toll booth and refused to let motorists pass until they gave him a penny or a sweet. One said: "He is holding our formerly quiet little community to ransom. (Source: Mirror, 18 May 2000)
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Police intelligence:
Following the particularly gruesome death of a prisoner in Cardiff prison, the authorities confirmed that the dead man was found in his cell in a pool of blood and his liver and an eyeball were found alongside his body. South Wales Police confirmed they are treating the death as "suspicious".
(Source: Western Mail, 4 April 2000
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Drugs:
Arthritis sufferer Thomas Williams found himself in hot water after topping his morning cuppa with cannabis to ease his pain. The 73-year-old from Port Talbot was given a 12 month conditional discharge for possession of cannabis and ordered to pay £40 costs by the town's magistrates after police raided his home. "I only use a tiny bit in my tea in the morning but someone must have tipped the police off. I don't like having to buy my cannabis illegally but I have no alternative. For people like me it's a lifeline," said Thomas.
(Source: Mirror, 9 May 2000)
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Long waiting times:
A would-be armed robber waited patiently in a queue to relieve a Newport post office of its cash. But he got so fed up that he left and tried to rob a nearby bank instead.
(Source: South Wales Argus, 27 January 2000
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They've found my home:
A long-lost village, buried under the sand for more than 400 years, has been uncovered by the winter storms.
St Ishmaels, near Kilgetty, dates from between the 13th and 16th century and is believed to have been buried when severe storms blew the nearby sand dunes inland.
Source: The Daily Mirror 9 February 2001.
(Thanks Russell)
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Our fine medical staff:
Two nurses at the BUPA Hospital in Cardiff were suspended for squeezing an unconscious patient's spots.
They were reprimanded but allowed back to work.
Source: BBC Online 25 January 2001.
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Smelly Brit's:
People in Wales are more likely to have a sour smell with hints of cabbages because their diets are rich in foods containing dairy products and sulphurous ingredients, according to a new report.
According to the latest issue of Bare Magazine it is not your accent that dictates where you are from, it's your smell.
Londoners eat less dairy produce than the Welsh but we get own own back as Londoners eat four times more fish than those in any other area in the UK making them particularly susceptible to "fish-odour syndrome" - a condition where the skin exudes a vile smell.
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What a jerk
After leaving a stag night weightlifter Richard Kirby, from Cardiff, lifted up a car - only to be arrested by two cops sitting inside.
Source: Sunday People, 26 November 2000.
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May 9th 2003, 4:37 am
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Re: Crime is getting out of control in the UK!
Its a jungle back there no god fearing person is safe , nice one girl love your insights .
May 9th 2003, 5:02 am
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A real Welsh rare bit of humour - cheers - Don
May 9th 2003, 8:23 am
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i did enjoy that. Cheers for brightening up my morning
May 9th 2003, 8:33 am
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Where's the 3 year old's parents!! - That was funny thanks
May 9th 2003, 8:58 am
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Gave us a laugh, thanks!
May 9th 2003, 9:16 am
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The one with the sheep popping his head out was great.
Thanks for that
Thanks for that
