Forensics experts examine vehicle used in casino hold-up

Philip Cardona

Feb 16th 2010, 20:30

Sorry to interrupt about the tinted, but as everyone is equal in Malta,... ala jiena li andi karozza ta 13 yrs ma nistax namilla t tinted bix tider isbah, bix nnehhi x xemx, biex jekk namel gurnata nsuqa fis sajf fix xemx fuq idi.. ma niblax xi cancer tal gilda..., u mbad jigi wihed bkarozza gdida... jordnahha btinted skur iktar min tijej mil fabrika.. u lili ttini citazzjoni u lilu le? Mux xorta hu azila bit tinted... ima dawn xaffarijiet huma? jina alija tinted mux hazin ax karozza anda no plate uniku... u naqbel li citazzjonijit fuq tinted jinqataw ax jina qlajt wahda u kif dhalt nhalasa fuq linternet sibt da lartiklu...
Thanks.. zvugajt...

Francesca Borg

Feb 6th 2010, 19:47

Il- vettura kienet wahda kummercjali u ma kellhiex tinted glass. Kienet vettura li tintuza minn missier ta familja ghax- xoghol.

ACachia

Feb 6th 2010, 13:40

The purpose of Tinted Windows are for the simple reason to keep the car cooler in the summer months and hence not putting a strain on the a/c. It keeps the sun out of the car and helps the car to cool faster. That is what tinted windows are used for abroad....and they are LEGAL !

In Malta, tinted windows are only used by people who want to make their cars look nicer.

S. Zahra

Feb 5th 2010, 13:01

@Jamin Farrugia - il bicca tas sound tieghek ma tamilx sens! ax daqs li kiku mux ser jinstema is sound!! Illum tista tamel affarijiet ohra li min barra xorta ma jider xejn.

U fl-opinjoni tieghi, it-tinted ma naqbilx mieghu ghax tkun importanti li ikollok 'eye contact' ma sewwieqa ohra. Barra min hekk meta tkun wara karoza u jkunu se jeqilbu il 'lane' minajr ma jixelu indicator, il bicca il kbira tinduna mil moviment ta rashom. Bit tinted min dawn l affarijiet ma tara xejn!

Jamin Farrugia

Feb 5th 2010, 11:48

ara vera aw malta ma fadla hadt sew....jin andi tinted as semplici raguni li andi sound u ma nistax inhali il karoza minajr ma noqod mohni fija ax malajr jigi xi gharef u ikaxkarli xi lm500 fsound...mux ek nibqaw..da kollu bix meta inkun ed insuq ta hdeja ikun jaf min jien...bhalikiku jek jinqala xi haga majistax jihu no plate....uleee

J Theuma

Feb 5th 2010, 11:06

I fully agree with those saying the thieves could be foreigners. These professional hold-up started after we chanced to euro.

Simon Schembri Warren

Feb 5th 2010, 10:53

illll x panic.... Tinted Glass, Plates etc.....
Jien kelli Tinted glass ima mux ax qzies... dejjem hallast taxxa u l unika citazjoni li qlajt kienet ax kelli l fog lights mixawla!! Amilt t tinted ax kelna sensila ta serq kuljum mil vetturi taghna fuq l post tax xoghol inkluza tijaj.... u dan kuljum precet... amiltu biex nkun nista nhali basket minajr ma nibza li xa hadt ha jkisirli l karozza....
Vetturi min plates fuq wara iridu permess u hafna mid drabi tkun ax hija sports car jew xi haga simili....(ima bil permess).
Timpresjonwx ruhkom min CSI jew X-files... ax bit teknologija li hawn ilum imoru fejn imoru jsibuhom....
Li iridu namlu hu li naghtu informazjoni lil pulizija jekk jkolna suspet fuq xi haga u mux noholqu panic fuq tinted u plates... fuq kollox jekk taraw lvideo,pajero intuza(jekk hu veru)u mux karozza so called (tal hamalli).

Charlot Mifsud

Feb 5th 2010, 10:13

It tinted mhu problema xejn. Bhalikieku ma kienux jafu jmorru jixtru roll tinted u jwehhluh.

A. Borg

Feb 5th 2010, 07:40

Adrian M.,
Nahseb li inti bhali issuq kuljum. Jien nigba nara vetturi li tant it-tinted glass ikun skur li ma tarax lil min ikun qed isuq. Allura dawn il-vetturi kollha m'ghaddewx mit-test tal-VRT? Hafna minnhom huma vetturi moderni bhal dik tar-ritratt. Jista jkun li jkunu hargu mill-fabriki hekk allura l-ADT ma tistax taghmel mod iehor?

R. Gauci

Feb 4th 2010, 21:57

Naqbel ma Anthony Dimech, ghaliex il-Pulizija ma tiehux passi kontra min ghandu karozza bit-tinted glass? Din mhux xi haga mohbija, facli tibda tinfurza xi haga ghax kullhadd jista jarahom jiggerrew ma kullimkien, hgieg iswed li tiskanta kif is-"sewwieq" jara jsuq. Issa moda gdida habba l-ispeed cameras, hafna qed jaqilghu n-number plate ta` wara halli jkunu jistghu jitqazzu u jsuqu bl-addocc u ma jinqabdux u hadd ma jrid jiehu passi. Mela vera hadd ma jrid jaghmel xejn f'dan il-pajjiz hlief isarraf is-salarju fl-ahhar tax-xahar? Hemm bzonn li ndahhlu naqra serjeta` ghax karnival shih gejna mhux ta` xejn qed jigu barranin u jaghmlu l-hold-ups, easy money ghalihom.

Adrian Fgura

Feb 4th 2010, 18:05

I fully agree with those who are connecting this professional hold up with S'VENERA CASH Van. I add more and connect this with HSBC BALZAN. IN both occasions thieves used 'bullet proof' vests.

SInce HSBC BALZAN holdup i believed that this was not 100% Maltese job. We r not used to this professional holdups (with bullet proof vests, timed holdups). Also the cash van hold up was well planned involving around 8 stolen vehicles.

Yesterdays holdup could be connected. Probably the thieves went directly to sicily with the speedboat. These mysterious people did it again. I believe that a maltese/italian group are acting jointly.

C. L. Attard

Feb 4th 2010, 15:40

Its possible this crime was committed by foreigners. But if the police lack adequate investigative resources (as appears to be the case), then egos should be set aside or budgets raised, and help sought from scotland yard or other sources.

I support our police, but its obvious there's a strong need to boost their investigative resources - and results as we have too many crimes unsolved. Not only serious crimes such as letterbombs and bank robberies, but even national vandalism such as the paint on porte des bombes (repeated and with cctv in place, no less), the vandalism of the temples, etc. Is it possible that none of the perpetrators left any marks at all or made incriminating mistakes? For instance how do people destroy a large masgar or vandalise temples without leaving shoe imprints in the soil or other identifying traces? Given their political nature, I dont imagine it was well-organised super-criminals who committed these acts too.

As for the security guard, seems its become a characterisitc of bouncers to either use too much force, or use it on the wrong persons. About time employers started looking for brains as well as brawn...

L Debono

Feb 4th 2010, 14:54

This shows how vulnerable the Island is. Fast boats can make it in and out without out being intercepted.

Never mind this one case what about the future cases. Is there a plan for the security of the island? If a mirror burglary happens today can the authorities fight back?

Adrian M.

Feb 4th 2010, 14:52

Anthony Dimech, tinted glass is in the VRT test and vehicles with tinted glass fail the VRT. I think what you meant to say is the Authorities have to interrogate for attempted theft every driver of a car they see passing with tinted glass... I don’t see what VRT have to do with the subject.

Andrew Paris

Feb 4th 2010, 14:28

Could be an inside job. Most of these crimes are. Kind of funny that they beat up a journalist, what where they trying to protect or hide.

A. Borg

Feb 4th 2010, 12:13

Ronnie Calleja ,
100% agree. Most probably the boat they used was sunk long before the search began!

Angie Schembri

Feb 4th 2010, 11:14

7.15??????? WHERE WAS THE SECURITY GUARD MONITORING THE ENTRANCE? I WAS A RESIDENT ST ANGELO MANSIONS. WHEN ENTERING THE COMPLEX THROUGH ST ANGELO, THERE WAS ALWAYS A SECURITY GUARD AT THE GATE, COME RAIN OR SHINE!!!!!! WHERE WAS HE/SHE THEN?
POSSIBLY. MALTESE VERSION OF OCEAN'S 11

Romano Tebaldi

Feb 4th 2010, 11:07

I wonder where the valiant casino employee who assaulted the Times photographer was when his working place was being robbed. Maybe he was gathering the courage to punch to the ground a dangerous journalist armed to the theet with a deadly biro and a camera. Shame on him, whoever he was.

Ronnie Calleja

Feb 4th 2010, 10:50

they will never be found. I am of the opinion that it was the same international group of burglers who tried the Sta Venera Haul without success, but this time it was better planned, in the evening and with full support from the water side. I think the investigators should concentrate their investigations by viewing all webcams available for the Grand Harbour as well as checking all records of the GH marina for information about which luxury yacht/cabin cruiser which was berthed near what used to be the Chinese quarters of the said marina in the morning and left at around 4.00 p.m in the afternoon. A white luxury cabin cruiser. It is my opinion that the escape boat left the territorial waters to join this luxury yacht in the open sea
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A. Borg

Feb 4th 2010, 10:32

Wahda mill-ikbar problema li ghadna Malta li hi it-"Tinted Glass".
Dawn l-affarjiet iridu jaraw l-awtoritajiet fuq vetturi li jitilghu ghall-VRT u mhux ghax ikollhok l-ilma tal-wipers ma jahdiem ma jghddiekx mill-VRT imbaghad ikollhok hgieg iswed izjed milli jkun iswed kulur il-Karozza u tghaddi!