Police arrest Sliema mugger

C Muscat

Nov 9th 2012, 15:12

Prosit lil cctv; prosit lil min gharaf lil kriminal; prosit lil pulizija; pero issa l-qorti jew taghti entenza sospiza jew tghid not enough evidence.. we wait and see..

joe carpenter

Nov 9th 2012, 11:00

Perfect framing! Well done CCTV!

m. borg (slm)

Nov 9th 2012, 09:30

@Antoin Vella, vera ghandek ragun, Issa naraw il-qrati, mindu tnehha CMB marru l-bahar.

F'idejn min qeghdin bhalissa?

joanne pace

Nov 9th 2012, 09:24

We need plain clothes policemen to police our streets in the evenings and afternoons

paul camilleri

Nov 9th 2012, 09:07

it would of been fitting if a movie clip of the arrest was posted on UTUBE aswell, the very least it might prove to be a deterrent to other criminals!!!

Joseph Scerri

Nov 9th 2012, 08:33

Nifrah lil l'individwu li kellu l-kuragg u jirraporta lil pulizija. Pero bhala Sindku ta Bormla nixtieq inzied xi haga fuq dan il-kaz . Xieraq li kif gie irraputat dan il-kaz hekk ghandhom ikunu, irrapurtati kull kazi bhal dawn . Ghaliex kieku il-kaz kien vici-versa u l'aggressur kien min Naxxar u joqod Bormla xorta jigi irrapurtat li hu Bormliz.. Dan mhux gust fuqna l'Bormlizi.

shara Gauci

Nov 9th 2012, 08:13

So what, for this time public did there part, you should know that the Police without the public help can do near to nothing, we have to help them and it is our duty to do so. After all it is for our interest.

Joe Julian Farrugia

Nov 9th 2012, 07:38

If the person involved was arraigned on other crimes and therefore known to the police, why did it have to be the public to recognize him?

Mr Mike Farrugia

Nov 9th 2012, 07:32

"He recognised the robber and called the police."
Since this guy was well known to the police, why did it have to be a citizen to inform the police about him? Don't the police watch youtube, Facebook or the Times??
This is similar to various other illegal activities going on. Everyone turns a blind eye until a formal complaint is filed.

shara Gauci

Nov 9th 2012, 07:16

You see how simple it is to clean our streets, all it took is a phone call, hope that now the courts do what should be done in this circumstances, lock him up and throw the key down the drain.

Paul Pace

Nov 9th 2012, 07:07

Did the police recover the golden necklace with a diamond cross or he already sold it?
If so, did they return it to the victim?
I have my doubts.

twanny borg

Nov 9th 2012, 06:55

min kixef l-identita' tal-persuna l-istat ghandu jikkompensah. suppost il-korp ghandu ivvutati flus ghal dan l-iskop. grazzi lil din il-persuna u lill-pulizija.

Joseph Vassallo

Nov 9th 2012, 06:50

Even with clear evidence such as CCTV footage this individual will propably end up serving no sentence or maybe placed on a rehabilitation programme.

Peter spiteri

Nov 9th 2012, 06:38

Well done to the person who revealed this mugger's identity! Hope this heartless criminal is imprisoned and gets a mugging EVERY day!

Charles Sammut

Nov 9th 2012, 06:30

The guy's got a police criminal record and no doubt paid for his crimes by warnings / suspended sentences.. another suspended sentence on the way from the Laugh Court of the island in the sun....

...and the beat goes on..and the beat goes on....

Neil Sant

Nov 9th 2012, 05:39

What a fiend!

joseph gaffarena

Nov 9th 2012, 05:21

Give him what he deserve,so he will learn not to molestate other citizens.

Anthony Pace Gouder

Nov 9th 2012, 04:08

u halluna ! Hadn't there been that CCTV , the robber would surely have gone scotch free . Many elderly persons here in Sliema are NOW aware of the risk to venture outsde ALONE at any time of the day . Just a few months ago an eldery lady lost her life in Hospital after a similar assult . There are cases where the thief/s have not been identified .

Where are the Police patrols ?

Nadir Sammut

Nov 9th 2012, 03:38

We have to also thank Facebook, this was being discussed and shared all over Facebook!

Alfred G Grech

Nov 9th 2012, 02:33

In California the people circulated a proposition called the "3 strikes law". Enough people signed it so it was put to the vote on election day and it was passed.Now if you are a repeat felon, with the third conviction you automatically go to jail for a period of no less than 25 years. Crime has since dropped.

Paul Gauci

Nov 9th 2012, 00:53

I hope justice will be done and that he won't get a paltry fine or a suspended jail sentence!

Joseph Borg

Nov 9th 2012, 00:36

well done for cctv, the man who recognised him and the police. I now challenge the courts to do justice to set an example...allahares naraw xi sentenza sospiza tal-misthija!!!!

Mr C Galea

Nov 8th 2012, 23:49

The law should lay its hard hand and set am example here.

Matthew Pace

Nov 8th 2012, 23:31

Let's hope this one being caught red handed will not be given another suspended sentence?..

Joe Xuereb

Nov 8th 2012, 22:53

@Mr Kevin Zammit(Today, 20:36). You have omitted 'the opium of the people'. The most dangerous
because it presents a holier-than-thou front and is generally not seen as an addiction. It's insidious, bigoted and divides people and worse. Education for sound morality/rock-solid ethics works better because it's upfront. Just my opinion, of course. It's a free world but not for sinners.

Robert Zammit

Nov 8th 2012, 22:44

Bravo CCTV !!!!

Michael Borg

Nov 8th 2012, 22:44

well if he is well know to the police due to previous convictions not a single police officer recognized him ?? or they just ..............

Mr Malcolm Abdilla

Nov 8th 2012, 22:14

Just mention that the person is from Naxxar.... ( full stop), like in many cases you do, as it was from Naxxar residing in Cottonera, you wnat mention that he's from Naxxar.

Appreciate fair journalisim with us.

Malcolm Abdilla

Charles Spiteri

Nov 8th 2012, 21:44

Well done to the CCTV camera and the person who watched the Times video. Without them what could the police do!

Antonia Vella

Nov 8th 2012, 21:22

issa naraw il qrati

Mary Ann Borg

Nov 8th 2012, 21:04

A classic case of synergy. A CCTV owner, the press ( The Times), a member of the public identifying the presumed mugger, and the Police who arrested the man. Now all that remains are the Courts. Lets see if the magistrate decides to call the case earlier than published, or lets the culprit off with a suspended sentence. That women could have been yours or my mother and the guy sent to jail.

mario dalli

Nov 8th 2012, 20:58

Very Well Done

Ramon Casha

Nov 8th 2012, 20:49

Well done to the person who identified him.

Joe Grech

Nov 8th 2012, 20:42

Suspended sentence coming up?!

Mario Bianco

Nov 8th 2012, 20:40

well done both to the person who called and the police for excellent work :)

Mr Kevin Zammit

Nov 8th 2012, 20:36

let me think ... he needed the money for drugs .... is it not about time that we realize some if not most of these problems can be better solved by treating drug addicts instead of jailing them.

Dont get me wrong I am ambivalent about legalise drugs but ... alcohol, prostitution, gambling, smoking ... all semi legal and legal and just as addictive for many ... these vices we try to cure.

Mario Pandolfino

Nov 8th 2012, 20:35

It-teknologija tal lum hija marivilja.Qed tkun ta ghajnuna kbira lil pulizija fil glida tahha kontra il kriminalita.Il publiku ukoll qed jikkopera bis-shih mal pulizija.Prosit lil kulhadt.

D. Xerri

Nov 8th 2012, 20:34

Well done goes to the Police ..... BUT A BIGGER WELL DONE Goes to The Person who Recognised the robber and Called the Police !

R Curmi

Nov 8th 2012, 20:28

well done hope he serves some time and if he has a drug problem he should do treatment

jason cassar

Nov 8th 2012, 20:26

first of all a big well done to Malta Police ,secondly a minimum of 5 years behind bars will make my day !

Anthony Arpa

Nov 8th 2012, 20:26

I was certain that this thief will be cought as video show his face clearly ... Maltese citiziens have all their rights to live safely and without fear .. Well Done to the Police

Joseph Brincat

Nov 8th 2012, 20:24

Well done to the PERSON that recognised the robber after he watched a YouTube video, uploaded on timesofmalta.com, and called the police.
WE need more people like him THANK YOU >> Ms !!!

Marc Cassar

Nov 8th 2012, 20:15

congratulations to:-
Times of Malta - for uploading the footage.
The man public who reported the coward to the police,
and last, but by no means least... the Police for their action in finding & arresting this low-life.

I hope I will soon be able to convey my congratulations to the Judicial System in the near future!!

May he get what he deserves.

T Mifsud

Nov 8th 2012, 19:55

WELL DONE!!!! I hope this news goes viral as well to show the world that muggers here have 48hrs joy and the rest of their lives in jail

Doreen Rizzo

Nov 8th 2012, 19:54

Cannot understand why all this praise for the police in the comments.

As the news write-up reports: "...after a person watched a YouTube video, uploaded on timesofmalta.com, showing CCTV footage of a man mugging the woman. He recognised the robber and called the police."

Il-pulizija m'ghamlu XEJN.

Joe Borg

Nov 8th 2012, 19:53

then why not put a lot more CCTV cameras?

Ms Sylvia Zammit

Nov 8th 2012, 19:51

Great! And thanks to the person who recognised and shopped him.

A. Zammit

Nov 8th 2012, 19:46

This is a classical example where close coop between citizens and the police will yield more postive results. Improving such relations should be top priority for the police force.

A A Camilleri

Nov 8th 2012, 19:28

well done to the person who reported to the police, and even well done to the police for acting so quickley, now the court should throw the book at this scum.

Joe Morana

Nov 8th 2012, 19:23

Prosit ..... Perhaps more Police presence in Sliema streets will help more to deter/prevent such crimes

Robert R. Mifsud

Nov 8th 2012, 19:19

Very well done for catching the culprit.CCTV`s should be installed on a national basis.

Kurt Magro

Nov 8th 2012, 19:18

Lets admit it... Our police are Great ! Thank You !

Jay Oatmon

Nov 8th 2012, 19:15

Excellent result we can see CCTV does work.
Lets hope it is not another suspended sentence.

twanny borg

Nov 8th 2012, 19:12

prosit lill-pulizija u lil min ta' l-informazzjoni. hekk ghandu jkun biex innadfu mis-serq specjalment tal-anzjani.

Mr Peter Vella

Nov 8th 2012, 19:09

Did the report have to say that the person arrested is from Cottonera. Does not this make it seem as if many criminals and offenders come from that area?

George Farrugia

Nov 8th 2012, 19:07

I hope that the prosecution does not forget to show up in court on time.

Jimmy Abela

Nov 8th 2012, 19:05

Collective efforts always help. Well done to those involved in the ultimate result. Hope the court will make this effort worth it..

Twanny Apap

Nov 8th 2012, 19:04

Very good well done Police keep it up we need you very much TK

Loris Scardino

Nov 8th 2012, 19:01

Well done!!!

Pamela Hansen

Nov 8th 2012, 19:01

Good news, if he is the guy. Innocent until proven guilty and all that.

Franco Attard Trevisan

Nov 8th 2012, 19:01

great news!!

P Micallef

Nov 8th 2012, 18:49

Bravi

marvin vella

Nov 8th 2012, 18:40

well done police

John Attard

Nov 8th 2012, 18:37

That is exactly why we need a prosecution agency and not the police actually taking the individual to court. When will this happen?

doreen fenech

Nov 8th 2012, 18:30

Thanks to the good samaritan

Terence Richard William O'Neill

Nov 8th 2012, 18:30

Dont tell me , he willl get a suspended sentence as usual.

R Gatt

Nov 8th 2012, 18:27

Good job i hope this guy gets what he deserves!

Joseph N. Attard

Nov 8th 2012, 18:19

From here I appeal to the police to make sure that no mistakes are made in this man's eventual prosecution. Please ensure that the time and date of the crime are properly noted. Also, make sure he has a lawyer during his questioning. Then, if found guilty, we all hope that the courts will come down on him in full force, and send him to prison for some years to contemplate his future.

Anthony Grech

Nov 8th 2012, 18:03

welldone police.......