A former barrister has gone to prison for his role in a multi-million pound immigration scam. Syed Ahmed was found guilty of conspiring to assist unlawful immigration. The ill-gotten gains were stashed in the home he shared with another member of the gang, Ahmed’s wife, Junjie Kao.
Month: November 2010
Automatic bollards limit vehicle access to a specific location
Both sets of official statistics are saying crime in England and Wales is continuing to fall. Crimes recorded by the police went down by 8% to 4.3m incidents over the year to June 2010, with large falls in car crime, criminal damage and burglary. The other set of measures used by the government, the British Crime Survey, reported a fall of 4%.
Turnstiles raise revenue towards upkeep of public conveniences
It is tempting for a local authority to close a public convenience provision because it costs too much for the day to day maintenance of toilets. In these tough economic times budget cutbacks are good excuses for a shut-down – so credit is due a council near Edinburgh for modernising, not closing, their WC’s.
Scan in documents from contractors and other visitors to check fake ID
Events including the Reading and V Music Festivals are among those caught up in a new website con. Fraudsters are selling fake tickets for tours and festivals from the internet. One security specialist called it "a clever scam", now worth millions. "It’s a new trend that we’ve seen escalate in the past few months," said Reg Walker, director of a security consultancy.
Allow or deny access to anyone visiting your site with automatic barriers
About 160 pupils face moving into temporary accommodation following some boys breaking into a school and a fire being started over the weekend. It is alleged 17-year-old Andrew Stretton wilfully set fire to a cardboard box in a shed, which then set the shed and the adjacent school on fire in Plean, Scotland. Mr Stretton made no plea or declaration at the brief private hearing at Stirling Sheriff Court.
Glass turnstiles perfect for high status environments
A city council is entertaining proposals to almost halve the number of its public toilet facilities. Like many in public services Exeter city council is under financial pressure, and is considering reducing the city’s 26 public toilets to 16.
Choose full height turnstiles for absolute security in unguarded locations
Dozens of vans were checked in one morning by Midlands police in order to clamp down upon the transfer of stolen metal parts. The officers’ action comes after gas meters were stolen from homes in Lower Gornal. Officers were accompanied by representatives from the Benefits Agency, Dudley Council’s environmental protection department, licensing officers and workers from BT Open Reach who were looking for stolen cables.