Bandits are losing interest in robbing banks, as some crimes no longer pay Well meet again, dont know where, dont know when, they crooned in homage to Vera Lynn and their message could not have been clearer. For a while 36-year-old Smalls, a father of two with a taste for big houses and fast cars, eluded capture but he drew attention to himself when he tried to buy a Northamptonshire farm with cash. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? To go across the pavement is criminal parlance for robbing banks and security vans. What he hadn't noticed was that the bus was stuck in heavy traffic. A Police spokesman described it as "a neat and clean operation". It was later revealed that police had co-operated with Brian Kane, who had committed the murder. The paperwork for this claim then disappeared, and the police inquiry found that the reward had been paid to a "William Wise". The great heist fantasy | Erwin James | The Guardian It was the first time an avowed criminal had ever been allowed to escape all punishment in return for testifying against his partners and it was never to be repeated. The planning in this hit was impeccable. An 18th-century criminal word for pistols, as in Id have been taken by the watchman if Id not had my growlers with me. Pistols were also known as barkers because of the noise they made when discharged. Available for editorial and personal use only. Police acronym meaning load of bollocks, usually marked on forms and personal notebooks to indicate that the officer does not believe a word of what they are being told. Mastermind of 53million Securitas depot heist Lee Murray - The Sun He was a well-known bank-robber and smuggler. Neither did he appear to appreciate the waste that had been his life. For example, in Streatham, south London, the police are known as the shrubs because Streatham police station is situated on Shrubbery Road.
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