Rolex AD Robbery, UK

[BmwA5H]

wow thats on my birthday !!! FEB 13th oooohhh :-)

[astcell]

Originally Posted by BmwA5H

wow thats on my birthday !!! FEB 13th oooohhh :-)

You didn't by chance get any Rolexes for your birthday that evening.....

[trek]

I wonder what they were on when they was planning this heist. A Van as a get away vehical and to obey UK traffic laws at all costs. They wouldn't have got far anyway if they did go through the red light as it would have lead via the Maidstone one-way system!!!

[gone-rolex-mad]

Well done to the boys in blue!

[argee1977]

You've got to admit it, we've all seen some nice watches in shop windows and wondered how quickly you could get away if there was a handy brick nearby

[Spark]

Originally Posted by trek

I wonder what they were on when they was planning this heist. A Van as a get away vehical and to obey UK traffic laws at all costs. They wouldn't have got far anyway if they did go through the red light as it would have lead via the Maidstone one-way system!!!

Yes and even being from the area doesn't help try to navigate that!!!!

[sea-dweller]

Glad these culprits got caught !

[sombunya]

Originally Posted by Parachrom

Cameras did not prevent the crime, just provided an eye witness. Too much intrusion for my liking.

Agree strongly.

Originally Posted by Spark

I guess though, if you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear.

Scary.

Originally Posted by CKay

They are termed as Downturn Desperados. I sympathise with them.

Even scarier.

Originally Posted by SUPERDOC

As far as the 'Big Brother' watching you....I think it might be a fair trade for a bit of extra security and piece of mind....

Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759: “Those that would sacrifice essential liberties to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty or safety”.

Well said.

[Z-Sub]

Love the surveillance technology.
Whoever thos cops were need to be on tread mill more

[lumatuna]

great video! bad boys, bad boys, watcha gonna do, watcha gonna do when they come for you...

[Spark]

Originally Posted by Parachrom

effectivley freedom has been traded for a modicum of security, the result is you end up with neither. Now UK going to spend 22.1 billion pounds to monitor all email, web sites messages , chats etc I know its for our own good comrade. All in the name of defeating terrorism.

What used to be the pillar of democracy is now the prison of democracy, and their powers of intrusion grow daily. A article in a London Newspaper i early 2008 tells how two children were charged with "anti social crimes" the first for using chalk to make a hopscotch game on the sidewalk, the second was charged for riding his bike on the sidewalk.

Anti social crime???? a nice catch all isnt it.

Uh yes, but it is only Anti-Social when they are regularly law abiding and easy targets.
If they argue and kick the crap out of the Police or demolish property.
They are regarded as products of the Anti-Social society, let off and rehabilitated by means of holidays so they feel better about themselves, BLESS THEM

[mpkRolex]

Originally Posted by trek

Rolex AD robbery in the Kent part of UK. The theives didn't get too far as you can see in the video, smashing a window with a sledgehammer and stealing £30,000 of Rolex watches .Caught within 4 minutes of the robbery.

http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kol08/ar...ticle_id=49955

Thanks for the post

[joeyk]

thanks for sharing guy :) bad economy causing :( bad bad bad

[topcat30093]

Originally Posted by Parachrom

14.5 million cctv cameras in London and surrounds resulting in most people being seen 7-12 times a day. Cameras did not prevent the crime, just provided an eye witness. Too much intrusion for my liking.

I disagree with your comment about the cameras, they may not of prevented the crime from happening but they most certainly assisted in capturing them.

Yenning,
I don't know if you have ever tried running with a "Stab Proof" vest on?
But its certainly not the most easiest of thing to run with on.
Especially with the extra weight of them plus all the other gear that you have to wear!!

[valentine]

wow.....that kid is fast....

[GBJIV]

Originally Posted by superdoc

loved this video...

As far as the 'big brother' watching you....i think it might be a fair trade for a bit of extra security and piece of mind....

Only the guilty conscience needs to fear this...

x2

[The GMT Master]

Having worked in an AD myself, robberies are always a worry. It's just good to see that surveillance is that good, and the police response is so fast. I feel sorry for all ADs on the high street...they're so much more vulnerable.

[jdc]

pretty impressive policing

[jdc]

Originally Posted by Z-Sub

Whoever thos cops were need to be on tread mill more

How dare you say that about our boys in blue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQM-OTVUMHs&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RIYv...eature=related

[dro57]

Excellent video. Just like I tell my rookies, we only catch the dumb ones

[javierleon]

wonderfull in deep

[topcat30093]

Martin
Those are great videos
Especially the second one

[LamboSPDR]

Jail Baby!

[BondandBigM]

Originally Posted by SUPERDOC

loved this video...

As far as the 'Big Brother' watching you....I think it might be a fair trade for a bit of extra security and piece of mind....

Only the guilty conscience needs to fear this...

http://tdistler.com/media/docs/priva...hingtohide.pdf

Makes for interesting reading.

The problem in the UK and certainly in my home town is that most these CCTV cameras are not monitered directly by the police but by the local councils using in most cases very low paid staff.

While it may have helped the detection rate, and that in it's self is questionable, it hasn't helped prevent street crime. A guy still managed to get on a bus and blow it up in allegedly one of the most secure cities in the World and it didn't stop a couple of guys trying to drive into an international airport at peak time.

At the other end of the scale my ex had her car stolen from a busy town centre car park not so long ago, CCTV all over the place and when the local plod eventually turned up they said unless she could give them some idea of the time the car went missing they didn't have the resources to veiw hours of tape from several cameras.

No doubt it will help catch the dumb and stupid but they will be caught anyway and as always the real bad guys are fully aware of how it works and won't be caught by them. It certainly hasn't made our streets any safer, you only need to take a walk into almost any town centre after 10pm any weekend to see that.

If used properly it could be a usefull tool but in it's current state it is just a waste on tax payers money.


B.

[stevemulholland3]

the need for cameras in our town centers is just another byproduct of a declining western
society.we are paying for the poor choices of the generations before ours.before too long something will either change-or the society as a whole is doomed to decay-as it very well should..