Police
in Edinburgh have warned the public to be on their guard after two
Japanese tourists were targeted in a bank card scam by men posing as
police officers.
The tourists were approached separately by two men who claimed to be carrying out financial checks.
They asked the visitors to insert their bank cards and pin numbers into a device as part of their inquiries.
One of the tourists later found cash had been taken from his account.
The other entered a fake pin and was not defrauded.
The
first incident happened on Saturday at about 15:30 at Playfair Steps,
and the second near the top of Broughton Street at 18:15 on the same
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In both cases, the tourists - aged 51 and 31 - were approached by a man,I compare two pairs of buy monster beats by
dre in ear tour headphones. also believed to be Japanese, who asked
them to take a photograph shortly before two men arrived claiming to be
police officers.
'Very concerning'
Lothian
and Borders Police said they were conducting inquiries in the city
centre to identify the three men believed to be involved in the
incidents.
A police spokesman said: "It's very concerning that two men, who are tourists to the city,For those inquiring, I did not buy the prada bags. were targeted by males impersonating police officers.
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Police officers always carry identification and will never ask for your bank or credit card details”
Lothian and Borders Police
"We
believe the Japanese man who asked the victims to take a picture is
also involved in this fraud and anyone who can assist us in identifying
the three suspects is asked to contact police immediately.
"Police officers always carry identification and will never ask for your bank or credit card details.
"Anyone approached in this manner should decline the request and report the matter to their local policing team."
The
first suspect is described as Japanese, 40 to 50 years old, of slim
build with short black hair. He was wearing an indigo blue puffer
jacket, jumper, dark trousers and was carrying a small digital camera.
The
second man who is wanted for questioning is white, 40 to 50 years old
with a fat build and wearing a black jumper and black trousers.
The third suspect is described as white,List of waffen ss uniforms Products. 40 to 50 years old with a slim build. He was wearing black clothing.
'Blessing' fraud
Earlier
this month, a Buddhist was robbed in Edinburgh after giving jewellery
and money to three fellow Chinese women to be blessed.
The 64-year-old was approached in the St James Centre by two women who discussed setting up a meeting with a spiritual healer.
She later handed over thousands of pounds of family valuables at the Balmoral Hotel.
Once
the items within the bag had been blessed, the woman returned home -
having been told not to open the bag for a few weeks in order to allow
the charm to take effect.
However,
after inspecting the contents of her bag a few days later, the victim
discovered it had been swapped and her possessions were gone.The design
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2013年1月21日星期一
Jurors see Ashley Smith death video
The sound of gasping breaths followed by frantic chest compressions filled an inquest courtroom Monday as video of the last-ditch efforts to save a troubled teenager was screened for jurors.
But the 20 minutes of thump-thump would be too late to save Ashley Smith, who had strangled herself in her segregation cell.
For initial interminably long minutes, guards had simply watched Smith on the floor -- wedged between a steel cot and the wall -- as she occasionally heaved, her dying gasps audible.
Smith, in a restraint jacket, has her head pressed against the wall, a ligature around her neck. She is mostly motionless.
"It's been long enough for me to take that off," a guard calls through the door.
"Sit up so you can come over here and I can cut it off."
No movement.
"Ashley. Can you get it off yourself?"
No one tries to get to her, as the video rolls, focused on the seemingly lifeless body, her face turning purple.
At 06:58:06, according to the video, guards dressed in full gear enter the small cell. They don't touch her, but back out amid calls for a nurse.
"'Ashley! Come on. Wake up."
They then go in, give her oxygen.
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A guard pumps Smith's chest while another gives mouth to mouth.
"Good job, guys. Just keep going," a woman urges.
They finally drag her from the cell as firefighters and paramedics arrive and take over efforts to revive the teen.
One female guard looks totally crestfallen.
"Analyzing rhythm," a mechanical voice sounds. "Do not touch the patient."
"Is she breathing or what? Ashley!" another inmate yells.
About a half-hour later, Smith is finally wheeled out.
The video was taken by Valentino (Rudy) Burnett, a fill-in guard from another institution who had just completed a night shift and he was about to go home.
An all-call for help sounded and he went down to the segregation area, wearing his overcoat, Burnett testified.
"My first question was: What do you guys want me to do?" Burnett said.
"They asked me if I would be video camera operator. They told me they were going to possibly enter Miss Smith's cell."
He was given a camera and he "basically hit record," he said.
"I do what they asked me to do. This was all new to me."
Burnett had been asked to fill in from his regular gig at another institution in Hamilton because he had previously worked at Grand Valley, where he was told staff members were "burning out" and "getting exasperated."
He told the inquest he knew almost nothing about Smith, beyond picking up from other guards that she was a "problematic inmate."
"Will you agree with me, Mr. Burnett, that you in essence videoed somebody's death?" asked Julian Falconer, the Smith family lawyer.
"While I was videotaping her, I saw her chest rising on a number of occasions. I saw her breathing on a number of occasions. As far as I was concerned, I was videotaping a live person."
"Your position today is she wasn't in trouble. I didn't video her death. She didn't need to be saved. Instead of videotaping her, you should have put the camera down and stepped in and saved her life," Falconer persisted.
"No.The Men's duvetica down jackets is the stylish choose for you're to wear when you are walk on the city streets. That's not my job. I was just concerned with doing with I was asked to do."
"I'm going to suggest this has haunted you."
"It's disturbing."
In a perfect world, Burnett said, he would intervene to try to save a life.The other problem is that a kayak makes ss uniform a sound like a drum.
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Burnett was initially charged with criminal negligence in Smith's death, but the charge was later dropped.
He told lawyer Howard Rubel,The Canada Goose Camp Down maintains a high fashion profile. who represents the jail guards' union, he could hear breathing in the cell before officers went in.
"I remember somebody saying: 'While she's breathing, we're not supposed to enter the cell'."
Guards disobeyed the directive and went in anyway, Burnett agreed.
On his second fill-in shift there, he said, he had seen guards dragging Smith out of an interview room.
"She had something tied around her neck," he said.
"Did anybody tell you what you should do if you saw that happen?" coroner's counsel Jocelyn Speyer asked.
"No. I was not given any directives."
Smith, 19, of Moncton, N.B., died Oct. 19., 2007 after tying a ligature around her neck, something she had done several times before.
Earlier in the day, an assistant warden at Grand Valley denied authorities had spruced up the death cell before jurors toured last Thursday.
Tony Simoes, who led the tour, described photographs of the cells and what was in them.
Falconer suggested the steel cot in the cell would have been uncomfortable for anyone to sleep on.
"Is sleep deprivation part of (Correctional Service of Canada) punishment?" Falconer asked.
"I cannot comment on that," Simoes responded.
But the 20 minutes of thump-thump would be too late to save Ashley Smith, who had strangled herself in her segregation cell.
For initial interminably long minutes, guards had simply watched Smith on the floor -- wedged between a steel cot and the wall -- as she occasionally heaved, her dying gasps audible.
Smith, in a restraint jacket, has her head pressed against the wall, a ligature around her neck. She is mostly motionless.
"It's been long enough for me to take that off," a guard calls through the door.
"Sit up so you can come over here and I can cut it off."
No movement.
"Ashley. Can you get it off yourself?"
No one tries to get to her, as the video rolls, focused on the seemingly lifeless body, her face turning purple.
At 06:58:06, according to the video, guards dressed in full gear enter the small cell. They don't touch her, but back out amid calls for a nurse.
"'Ashley! Come on. Wake up."
They then go in, give her oxygen.
"Are you getting air in?" "No." "Ashley. Come on.The Canada Goose Trillium Parkaa is made longer to protect thighs from extreme cold . Breathe."
A guard pumps Smith's chest while another gives mouth to mouth.
"Good job, guys. Just keep going," a woman urges.
They finally drag her from the cell as firefighters and paramedics arrive and take over efforts to revive the teen.
One female guard looks totally crestfallen.
"Analyzing rhythm," a mechanical voice sounds. "Do not touch the patient."
"Is she breathing or what? Ashley!" another inmate yells.
About a half-hour later, Smith is finally wheeled out.
The video was taken by Valentino (Rudy) Burnett, a fill-in guard from another institution who had just completed a night shift and he was about to go home.
An all-call for help sounded and he went down to the segregation area, wearing his overcoat, Burnett testified.
"My first question was: What do you guys want me to do?" Burnett said.
"They asked me if I would be video camera operator. They told me they were going to possibly enter Miss Smith's cell."
He was given a camera and he "basically hit record," he said.
"I do what they asked me to do. This was all new to me."
Burnett had been asked to fill in from his regular gig at another institution in Hamilton because he had previously worked at Grand Valley, where he was told staff members were "burning out" and "getting exasperated."
He told the inquest he knew almost nothing about Smith, beyond picking up from other guards that she was a "problematic inmate."
"Will you agree with me, Mr. Burnett, that you in essence videoed somebody's death?" asked Julian Falconer, the Smith family lawyer.
"While I was videotaping her, I saw her chest rising on a number of occasions. I saw her breathing on a number of occasions. As far as I was concerned, I was videotaping a live person."
"Your position today is she wasn't in trouble. I didn't video her death. She didn't need to be saved. Instead of videotaping her, you should have put the camera down and stepped in and saved her life," Falconer persisted.
"No.The Men's duvetica down jackets is the stylish choose for you're to wear when you are walk on the city streets. That's not my job. I was just concerned with doing with I was asked to do."
"I'm going to suggest this has haunted you."
"It's disturbing."
In a perfect world, Burnett said, he would intervene to try to save a life.The other problem is that a kayak makes ss uniform a sound like a drum.
"In a correctional world,Buy Fashion moncler down coats with big discount! it's a different story."
Burnett was initially charged with criminal negligence in Smith's death, but the charge was later dropped.
He told lawyer Howard Rubel,The Canada Goose Camp Down maintains a high fashion profile. who represents the jail guards' union, he could hear breathing in the cell before officers went in.
"I remember somebody saying: 'While she's breathing, we're not supposed to enter the cell'."
Guards disobeyed the directive and went in anyway, Burnett agreed.
On his second fill-in shift there, he said, he had seen guards dragging Smith out of an interview room.
"She had something tied around her neck," he said.
"Did anybody tell you what you should do if you saw that happen?" coroner's counsel Jocelyn Speyer asked.
"No. I was not given any directives."
Smith, 19, of Moncton, N.B., died Oct. 19., 2007 after tying a ligature around her neck, something she had done several times before.
Earlier in the day, an assistant warden at Grand Valley denied authorities had spruced up the death cell before jurors toured last Thursday.
Tony Simoes, who led the tour, described photographs of the cells and what was in them.
Falconer suggested the steel cot in the cell would have been uncomfortable for anyone to sleep on.
"Is sleep deprivation part of (Correctional Service of Canada) punishment?" Falconer asked.
"I cannot comment on that," Simoes responded.
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