Man armed with knife, hammer, steals hotel lobby cash

jcmicallef

May 20th 2009, 16:54

Looks like a DIY thief!

J.Azzopardi

May 19th 2009, 12:44

@ J.Borg

Yes, Dream on !

Joseph Zammit

May 19th 2009, 00:01

How foolish can some people be .... What does the Government and their promises have to do with a man walking in a hotel with a knife and a hammer ?????????
I am not trying to defend any political party .... but these things will unfortunately always happen no matter who is in government !!!!!!!!

David Borg Cardona

May 18th 2009, 13:49

@J. Borg

Cut the usual sarcasm out will you and do us a favour.. your comments have now become nauseating, tediating and boring to say the least. Don't you have anything better to do then rant 24/7 against hunters !!

J. Borg

May 18th 2009, 12:14

@ Joe Camilleri

No, just shotguns will do!

Charles Zammit

May 18th 2009, 11:04

"F'darek, f'pajjizek mohhok mistrieh" was the PN promise a few years back. What happened to this promise. Has it evaporated into thin air like the promise of " the doctor of your choice".
Is Dr. gonzi still committed to these promises?

Joe Camilleri

May 18th 2009, 10:16

Shall we illegalize all knives and hammers now???

J Oatmon

May 18th 2009, 10:00

Pretty amazing how foolish/desperate some criminals are.
Committing armed robbery for 300 euros, and if the night porter had resisted, then maybe even murder for 300 euros !

All hotels should have CCTV all over the lobby, to record the whole thing - then if the perpetrator is not masked then maybe he can be identified, caught and given the usual suspended sentence.

An electric door lock is readily available, where the night porter merely has to check out who wants to enter ,and then press the button if they are OK or pick up the phone if they are not.

Charles Micallef

May 18th 2009, 09:31

Sincere solidarity to those involved, however one word of advice to Mangement instruct night staff to bolt the outside door during the early morning hours. If the culprits are faced with such obstacles they normally surprised (shocked) and normally flee.................

Most reception desks are situated opposite the Hotels Entrance and hence are so easy for the night reception attendant to see arriving clients and let them in manually during the early hours.

With the exception of the night arrivals, the number of residents wanting to gain access at that time of the night is very limited.

I am talking from experience.