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Police will have a heightened presence over the Hallowe’en weekend to crack down on violence and prevent any reprisals over the double murder at the Robin Hood pub.
Chief Inspector Alex Rollin, of the community policing division, said: “With Hallowee...
DATE: Oct 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Police last night thanked the public for their assistance after a man they were looking for was arrested.
A police spokesman said that Zywonde Lema, “a person of interest”, was arrested earlier today.
He added: “We wish to thank members of the public...
DATE: Oct 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police have asked the public to delete a voice note spread on social media that accuses someone of being involved in the fatal shooting at the Robin Hood.
A police spokesman said the WhatsApp message contains a male voice making false allegations th...
DATE: Oct 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A witness to this week’s double gun murder in a busy bar last night relived the moment he cradled a dying victim in his arms.
The expatriate worker said he tried to comfort one of the men as he lay on the floor of the Robin Hood in Hamilton.
The US ...
DATE: Oct 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A series of crashes has sparked a police warning about drink-driving and other risk factors on the roads.
Chief Inspector, Robert Cardwell, head of the Tactical Support Unit, said that “time and time again” investigations had found that bad decisions...
DATE: Oct 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Robin Hood restaurant manager recalled how customers dropped to the floor in terror as soon as shots were fired during the double murder on Tuesday night.
Zakaria Ibraheem was in the restaurant’s dining room when he saw a gunman rush through the f...
DATE: Oct 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Gang infighting caused a deadly shooting in a Hamilton pub that left two men dead and two others injured, police said yesterday.
Police said that more than 20 round of ammunition were fired during Tuesday’s attack at the Robin Hood Pub on Richmond R...
DATE: Oct 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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A government minister narrowly avoided being involved in Tuesday night’s fatal shooting at the Robin Hood.
Ernest Peets, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, went to get pizza at the Pembroke restaurant but moments after he arrived realised that...
DATE: Oct 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have blamed infighting between factions within a gang as the cause of a shooting on Tuesday which claimed two lives.
Parkside was singled out by Nick Pedro, Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police, after gunmen murdered two men at Robin Hood P...
DATE: Oct 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Several people were shot last night after gunfire erupted in a busy bar.
Terrified customers scattered after what was said to be at least six shots were fired at the Robin Hood bar and restaurant on Richmond Road at about 6pm.
Police said four people...
DATE: Oct 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor