Two staff members from private security firm, G4S, have been fired after failing to notice that the leg they were strapping a tracking device to, was a prosthetic limb. The offender, Christopher Lowcock, wrapped his get-away-stick in a bandage, disguising it like a boss.
Some people, like Jason Valdez, are just natural multi-taskers. This loco ‘ese held a woman hostage for 16 hours in a stand-off with SWAT teams. During this time he also updated his Facebook status, posted pics of him and his hostage, and added at least a dozen new friends – some even tipping him off about police activities outside. Valdez responded: “Thank you homie. Good looking out.”
South Africa’s head honcho of crime intelligence, Lieutenant-General Richard Mdluli, has appeared at the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court today facing a number of criminal charges including kidnapping and murder. In the same vein as, say, robbers locking up police, there’s something wrong with this picture, no?