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CBC
3 days ago
- General
- CBC
Teen boy, man charged after store break-ins, security guards bear sprayed at Polo Park
A 15-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man have been charged with multiple offences after break-ins at Polo Park mall earlier this week in which several security guards were bear sprayed. The first break-in happened at a truck in the mall's surface parking lot on Sunday around 9 a.m., Winnipeg police said in a news release Friday. A witness confronted two people and called police. The two then went into the mall, where they broken into a store, and several drawers were pried open and a laptop was stolen, police said. They then broke into a second store and tried to open a cash box, police said. Several security guards were bear sprayed before the two tried to take off, police said. Officers arrested a man and a boy near an entrance to the mall around 9:16 a.m. An 18-year-old man has been charged with 18 offences related to weapons, break and enter and breaches of court orders. He also had five outstanding arrest warrants for court breaches. A 15-year-old has also been charged with 18 offences related to weapons, break and enter, breaching court orders and a warrant for suspension of his conditional supervision. Both remain in custody, police said.
Daily Mail
7 days ago
- General
- Daily Mail
Surprising scenes in court between an Aussie tourist and Bali security guards involved in wild brawl at a world famous beach club
An Aussie tourist who faces up to five years behind bars in Bali over a violent brawl has forgiven the security guards he's accused of assaulting. Mohamed Rifai, 27, from Sydney 's south-west, appeared Denpasar District Court on Tuesday to continue his testimony about the February 11 melee. He and eight security guards remain in custody over the brawl outside Finns Beach Club in north Kuta which involved up to 15 security staff and five Australian tourists. Rifai claimed he acted in self-defence while he was allegedly attacked by the security guards after they escorted his friend John Ebid from the club. He is accused of inflicting major injuries on security staff, including Made Bagus Yohanandita, who suffered head injuries and lost several teeth. In a surprise twist, Rifai shook hands and embraced all eight co-accused security guards in front of the judge after giving evidence against them on Tuesday. At the end of his testimony, the judge asked Rifai, 'Will you forgive them?', referring to the guards who were also standing trial. 'Yes, I will,' Rifai said. The judge responded: 'Please, all of you forgive each other. During his victim testimony, Rifai recalled how by Mr Ebid's removal. 'I was in the main pool and saw my friend being taken out so I approached him (a security guard),' he told the court. 'I asked what happened and he said to let him take him (Mr Ebid) but then they did the same thing to me.' When asked if the security used any weapons, Rifai claimed they used bamboo. '(I was hit) in my face, my head, almost all my body,' he said. 'They kicked my stomach also.' Rifai added he had been to Finns Beach Club 'several times' with family and friends and had 'never had a bad experience before'. Rifai is facing five years in Indonesian jail for the injuries security guard Made Bagus Yohanandita suffered in the alleged fight The eight security guards charged over the brawl are I Gede Laksemana Aryawan, I Gusti Putu Agus Surya Negara, Wayan Alit Junaedi, I Made Ivan Darma Saputra, I Nengah Dading Gunadi, I Gede Ngurah Alit Sujana, I Ketut Gede Mawantara and I Nyoman Mertayasa. 'I' is a common prefix used to indicate the person is a male, compared to 'Ni' which is used for women. The court heard all eight security guards and Rifai had signed a 'peace agreement', witnessed by police, following the brawl. The eight staff have been charged with assault causing minor injuries and each face up to two years and eight months behind bars if found guilty. Rifai faces five years in Indonesian jail for the injuries Mr Yohanandita suffered in the altercation. However he claims it was another security guard who laid the damaging blow. When Rifai was asked who he hit and how many punches he threw on February 11, he said 'everything was chaos'. 'I don't remember. Many people attacked me, I just tried to defend myself,' he told the court. 'I feel sorry for what I have done because the situation was chaos at that time.' Rifai's trial will continue on June 3. It's understood the apologies exchanged between the parties in court on Tuesday could lead to lighter sentences if convicted.
News.com.au
7 days ago
- News.com.au
Police investigating death in custody of Aboriginal man in Alice Springs
An investigation has been launched after an Aboriginal man died in the custody of police after an altercation with a security guard. The 24-year-old man was restrained by two police officers who were on-duty and in plain clothes at the Coles supermarket in Alice Springs on Tuesday. The Northern Territory police communications centre received reports of the altercation between the man and a security guard just after 1pm local time on Tuesday. Assistant Commissioner Travis Wurst told reporters in Darwin the man had been 'placing items down the front of (his) clothing' before being confronted by security guards. 'One of the security guards was assaulted and there were two police officers, who were in plain clothes at the time, in the supermarket who rendered assistance to the security guards,' he said, as reported by the ABC. 'The male behaved rather aggressively and was placed onto the ground by those police officers. 'He was later identified as losing consciousness.' The 24-year-old stopped breathing while still in the supermarket, and CPR was attempted before an ambulance was called. He was taken to Alice Springs Hospital and pronounced dead just after 2.20pm. A crime scene has been established and the shopping centre will remain closed while investigations continue. The incident will be investigated as a death in custody. 'I pass on my condolences to the family of this person, a tragic set of circumstances,' Mr Wurst said. 'It will also have a significant impact on the security guards and the police officers and NT police have already provided welfare support to the officers involved.' A senior commissioned officer has been placed in charge of this investigation, and major crime section detectives will travel to Alice Springs to continue investigations. The police will also conduct the investigation on the behalf of the coroner. Police urge anyone who witnessed the incident to make contact 131 444.
CBC
26-05-2025
- Politics
- CBC
City hall's new security measures garner mixed reviews
Ottawa city hall implemented enhanced security measures at its public entrances Monday, raising questions about what led to them and whether they're actually warranted. Visitors to city hall must now undergo bag checks and pass through a metal detector to enter the building. They're also prohibited from bringing in sharp objects, aerosols and other banned items. Access to the building has been limited to the entrances at Laurier Avenue W. and Lisgar Street. The city announced the new measures earlier this month, noting they're in line with those at other public buildings in the capital including the Ottawa Courthouse next door. Other municipalities such as Toronto have had similar measures in place for years. "These measures will enable people to use the building freely, knowing that we took the steps necessary to maintain security," the city's director of public safety Beth Gooding told CBC on Monday. Gooding pegged the initial cost for the security equipment at $350,000, plus an unknown amount for staffing. Staffing costs will be better known in six months when the city has had a chance to assess the new system. On Monday, several security guards stood at the entrances directing visitors, many of whom were surprised by the new procedures despite the city's advance warning. "The first time I came here there weren't any metal detectors," said Nishika Singh, who was at city hall to get married. She said the security guards were "easygoing" and allowed her to keep her jewelry on, but it did take extra time to get through. Some visitors don't mind the changes. "This morning I've had a pocket knife confiscated," said Ken Medd, one of the first to try out the new metal detectors. "I'm happy to let it go to preserve the safety of people in public spaces." But not everyone is in favour. "City hall should be a place where the public is welcome to visit, to participate in our democracy, but also to carry out necessary functions," said Toon Dreesen, an Ottawa architect who often visits the downtown building. "Whether that's visiting Service Ontario or applying for a building permit, meeting with the councillor or just walking through the space — this is a public building," he said. City hall had security gates installed at the entrance to the council chamber in late 2019. But Dreesen said he doesn't see the need for any more restrictions, and fears it could discourage civic engagement. "I don't think we've seen the kind of threat that is necessary, that warrants this kind of intrusion, and what it ends up doing is turning people away from wanting to go," he said. "It should be treated like a public street because it is a public building, paid for with public dollars, to create this interior street that links these sort of functions at a ground level," said Dreesen. Gooding said while there was no single incident that prompted the additional safety measures, city hall has seen safety threats in the past. She also pointed to a March 2024 incident at Edmonton city hall where a man entered the building with a semi-automatic rifle and four Molotov cocktails. Gooding said there's no reason for the new measures to deter people from visiting city hall. "From an operational perspective absolutely nothing has changed," she said. "Everything people could do in the building last week, they can do in the building this week." City hall's hours of operation remain the same. During weekends, access to the building will be limited to the Laurier Avenue W. entrance, though people with disabilities will be able to call for assistance from the Lisgar Street entrance.
South China Morning Post
22-05-2025
- South China Morning Post
Woman detained near CIA headquarters after guards open fire on her car
Security guards opened fire on a woman who drove toward the gates of the CIA's headquarters near Washington, DC on Thursday, ignoring orders to stop, and she was then taken into custody, according to a person familiar with the matter. Advertisement The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said a check of public records showed the woman had a history of driving under the influence. A CIA spokesperson said earlier that security staff 'engaged a person' outside the main gates and then arrested the suspect. The spokesperson declined to say whether gunfire struck the suspect. The source familiar with the matter also did not say whether the woman was hit but that she was in stable condition after the incident, which occurred at around 4am. Advertisement The vehicle never entered the CIA compound, and no security officers were hurt, the source said.
