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A 48-year-old man has been sentenced to three years in jail after admitting being involved in the theft of £23,000 from an elderly man in a bank in Grantham.
Ion Anghel, of Sherwood Street in Wolverhampton, previously pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal and was today sentenced at Lincoln Crown Court.
The investigation into the distraction theft, which took place in Natwest on St Peter’s Hill on December 14 last year when a 93-year-old local man’s bank card was stolen and £23,000 taken from his account, is continuing.
Jonathon Dee, prosecuting, said that Anghel, a Romanian national, pretended to be using the cash machine next to the one which his victim was using and watched as he entered his PIN number.
Two other men joined Anghel and after the pensioner took his cash from the machine he was distracted when a £20 bank note was dropped on the floor. Before he was able to look up, his bank card was switched for an identical stolen card. The victim put it into his wallet and walked out of the bank without realising what ...
The card was used at a cash machine within 15 minutes and over the next three days was used in both the East and West Midlands as well as in the London area. Cash was taken out from ATMs as well as purchases of high value items from stores.
Mr Dee said that Anghel and his accomplices spent 30 minutes walking up and down the main street in Grantham checking out customers using bank machines before selecting their victim.
He said: “This was clearly a well-planned and well-practised deception. They were looking into bank lobbies clearly looking for a suitable victim.
The card was later repeatedly used before it was eventually rejected after an attempt to buy £4,000 worth of goods from a Currys store in Chingford.
The court was told that Anghel was sentenced to a 20-week jail sentence last month for a similar offence in Cheltenham involving the theft of a bank card from a 67-year-old woman. Anghel admitted theft of a bank card on 14 December 2015 and fraud.
The court was told that his two accomplices have been identified by police but officers have so far been unable to trace them.
Naomi Nelson-Cofie, defending, said that although Anghel was a member of the gang he did not play a leading role.
She urged that he be given credit for pleading guilty and said he suffers from health problems and was scheduled to undergo an operation in Romania in March 2017.
DI Simon Bromiley, who is leading the enquiry, said: “We believe other individuals were involved in this incident and are doing our utmost to make sure those responsible are brought to justice as Anghel has been today.
The elderly victim served his country in the Second World War. NatWest has refunded the £23,000 stolen from his account.
Michael Christian Koch admitted burglary, when he took heroin from the evidence room at Carlsbad police headquarters, the crime happened January 19, 2012.
The 18-year-veteran was a vice and narcotics detective at the time of the incident.
Koch was in court this month, February 2013, for a “review hearing;” at that time his attorney stated that he might file a motion requesting to have Koch’s felony conviction reduced to a misdemeanor.
In his court file, there is a letter from a psychologist stating that Koch has attended “group therapy” since May 2012, when he admitted guilt and made a plea deal. The doctor said the former cop has “progressed” and he is scheduled to complete his treatment program this month. The letter is dated January 22, 2013, and...
Forty-five-year-old Michael Koch is scheduled to be on formal probation until June 2015.
Koch’s next review hearing is set for June 11 2013, in San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse.
NEW YORK (AP) - A company doesn’t need to be as big as Amazon to get a good deal on real estate.
Whether a small business wants to buy or rent, it may have leverage with landlords or local governments to get breaks on rent or taxes. It’s especially doable if a company can be a drawing card that helps boost local commerce or has significant job creation plans. The key is often to look for real estate in an area tha...
Even the smallest and newest businesses may be able to negotiate, says Seth Kaplowitz, who teaches real estate courses at San Diego State University. For example, a young doctor or dentist willing to start a practice in an area that needs more medical or dental services may be able to get financial help in buying and/o...
Small businesses can also band together and negotiate as a bloc, Kaplowitz says.
“They can say, ‘this is what we’re bringing to the downtown. What can you do to help us?’” he says.
Amazon, which plans headquarters in New York’s Long Island City section and Arlington, Virginia, each employing 25,000 people, won a promise from New York officials for at least $2.8 billion in tax credits and grants and expects $573 million in breaks from Virginia. Amazon, which is moving into a formerly industrial bo...
When businesses that cater to consumers are looking to rent, they can get favorable leasing terms and help with renovations and repairs if they have an attractive or unique brand that’s likely to draw shoppers or other businesses to a neighborhood or small shopping center. A retailer or service provider who offers “som...
Owners are also likely to get a better deal in a neighborhood that’s been depressed but is showing signs of turning around.
But even companies that cater to other businesses can get a deal. If they are willing to rent in a building that’s sat empty for some time, landlords are likely to make more concessions.
Owners need to first figure out if they want to buy or rent. If they’re interested in buying, they should consider if the business is likely to outgrow a property within a few years? And if it does, is it feasible to add on to the space?
Owning a building means being responsible for its upkeep. Does the owner have the time or available staffers to deal with maintenance and emergencies? And financial resources for unexpected expenses like damage from severe weather?
Does the business have predictable or stable cash flow? If it does, buying may be best, Kaplowitz says.
AN international comparison of teenagers’ drinking habits found around a quarter of 13-year-olds in Wales had been drunk more than once, a report revealed yesterday.
It records 27% of boys and 26% of girls saying they had been drunk at least twice – the most in all 40 nations surveyed. By age 15 the rate doubled to 54% of boys and 52% of girls.
The report warns the figures are based on what teenagers claim to drink but adds: "These are concerning indicators of alcohol use in children."
Wales also had more 13-year-olds drinking alcohol once a week than England and Scotland.
The survey results are contained in a report by the Wales Centre for Health and the National Public Health Service for Wales (NPHS) on the harmful effects of alcohol.
The study contains figures from various sources on underage drinking, alcohol-related deaths, drinking during pregnancy, binge drinking and hospital admissions.
The authors said this is the first time statistics on alcohol have been collected and analysed in this way.
Around 1,000 people a year die due to causes attributable to alcohol in Wales. It is recorded as a factor in the deaths of 4.3% of men.
People in the poorest parts of the country are three times more likely to die of alcohol-related causes than those in well-off areas.
Blaenau Gwent consistently had the highest number of such admissions.
Seven per cent of pregnant women drink more than the recommended limit of one or two units a week.
NPHS health intelligence director Judith Greenacre said: "It is clear the effect of alcohol presents a major public health challenge for Wales. Alcohol misuse can bring significant harm to individuals, families and communities.
"This report identifies areas that will need to be monitored in future and will help contribute towards the new 10-year strategy launched by the Welsh Assembly Government to tackle all substance misuse, including alcohol."
The Tigers sprinted into the Sweet 16, Bryce Brown went supernova, the Jayhawks' greatest strength was neutralized, and good luck to UNC or Washington.
SALT LAKE CITY — Bryce Brown walked across the court toward the contingent of Auburn fans that had made the trip across the country, arms raised above his head, a huge smile stretched ear-to-ear across his face.
For the fifth time in program history and first time since 2003, Auburn is going to the Sweet 16.
“It doesn’t even seem real right now,” Brown said.
The win that got the No. 5-seed Tigers there was an 89-75 demolition of No. 4-seed Kansas in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The game wasn't near as close as the final score would indicate.
That's one of the most storied college basketball programs in the country, one of the sport's few bluebloods, and Auburn made it look like an overmatched mid-major in a Saturday night primetime slot.
"Tremendous respect for the Kansas program. It was an honor to compete against them," Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl said. "The reality is our Auburn basketball team is a better team than the Kansas team. I think (Kansas coach Bill Self) will say that.
"So in some ways, it really wasn't an upset; I thought the better team won tonight."
The Tigers have now faced the Jayhawks twice in program history — both in the NCAA Tournament, both with a spot in the Sweet 16 on the line. The first came in 1985, when Auburn won 66-64 to advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history.
The coach of that first Auburn team to beat Kansas, Sonny Smith, was on the radio call courtside when Pearl became the second on Saturday.
Now, the Tigers will take on the winner of Sunday's game between North Carolina and Washington next Friday in Kansas City for a chance to advance to the program's second-ever Elite Eight and first since 1986.
The most notable aspect of the Tigers' performance over Tennessee in last Sunday's SEC Tournament championship game was not that it won, but rather how absolutely, incredibly dominant it looked doing it.
The Volunteers were the higher-seeded team, playing in front of what was essentially a home crowd at a neutral-site arena, and looking for revenge after losing the teams' first meeting eight days earlier. Auburn throttled them 84-64 in a game that was competitive for only the first few minutes.
That was missing Thursday, when New Mexico State nearly erased an eight-point deficit in the final two minutes and had an open look to win the game in the final second. It was back in full force Saturday.
Auburn's win over Kansas felt all but guaranteed within the first five minutes of the game. The Jayhawks led 2-0 on a David McCormack layup in the first minute of the game, then never again after that — the Tigers answered with a 34-13 run and led 51-25 at halftime.
Twenty-six of those first 30 points came on fast breaks, which is something the Tigers thought going into the game that they would be able to take advantage of. They needed only 16 shots to get there, making 11 of them (six 3-pointers). They also scored 12 points on eight Jayhawks turnovers in the first half alone.
"A lot of it's on me. I should have sent three back in transition rather than send two back," Self said. "When you're playing an athletic team like that, and they're far more athletic and quicker, the things you have to do is, your first step has to be full speed. You can't run an even race with them. You have to be ah...
Brown made his first six shots (five from beyond the arc) and scored 17 points before the break. Jared Harper was right on his heels with 14 points to go along with four assists. Auburn's backcourt stars outscored Kansas by six in the first half all by themselves.
The Jayhawks managed to whittle a lead that grew as large as 27 points down to 14 with a 24-11 run to end the game, but the Tigers' dominance Saturday was never really in doubt after the first few minutes.
Case in point: Kansas hit seven straight shots to start the second half, and that torrid stretch was only good enough to decrease Auburn's lead by one point, from 26 to 25.
"The game wasn't over at halftime, even though there had to be just about everything go right," Self said. "If you go 7 for 7 — I didn't realize that's what it was to start the second half — you would think 26 is at least 18 or 16, instead it's 25. They shot the ball extremely well."
Brown said he could feel a good game coming in pregame warmups — his release felt good, the ball was coming off his hand nicely and he had a soft touch.
All those things proved true when the game got underway. Brown was virtually unstoppable. He made each of his first six shots — five fastbreak 3s and a driving layup from a halfcourt set.
By the time he finally missed with 3:45 remaining in the first half, he had 17 of Auburn's 40 points. He finished the game with a team-high 25 on 9-for-13 shooting (7-for-11 from 3) to go along with three rebounds and two assists.
The talk around Vivint Smart Home Arena the day before the game on Friday was all about Dedric Lawson and Chuma Okeke.
Lawson is the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and focal point of the Jayhawk attack who is one of just a few players in history to lead the conference in both points (19.3) and rebounds (10.3), joining the likes of Blake Griffin and Kevin Durant. Okeke was the Tigers player charged with matching up against him.
As if the storyline needed any more juice, they were AAU teammates with the College Park Rim Rockers as kids growing up in the Atlanta area.
It seemed like that was what could potentially give the Tigers the most trouble on Saturday. Play on the interior has not been their strength, even during a nine-game winning streak. Kansas entered the matchup having scored at least 46 points in the paint in three straight games and having either won or been tied in th...
Auburn, meanwhile, had just let New Mexico State shoot better than 69 percent inside the arc and gotten outrebounded 39-34.
On Saturday, though, the Tigers more than held their own. Kansas won the rebounding battle 38-27 and had six more points in the paint, but Auburn was not at all overmatched. In fact, it won the rebounding battle 19-17 and scored six more points in the paint in the first half.
Lawson finished the game with 25 points on 8-for-17 shooting and 10 rebounds, but didn't score his first points of the game until there was 8:46 remaining in the first half. He went into halftime with just six points on 1-for-7 shooting.
McLemore finished with 11 points on 4-for-7 shooting (2 for 4 from 3), and Okeke scored 12 points to go along with five rebounds, four assists and four steals, two of which came in the opening minutes of the game.
The No. 1-seed Tar Heels and No. 9-seed Huskies will face off Sunday at 1:40 p.m. CT (CBS) for the right to face the Tigers in the Sweet 16 next Friday in Kansas City. Neither should be too excited about the prospect.
North Carolina is also one of the hottest teams in the country, having won 15 of its last 17 games (with its only losses during that stretch coming against Virginia and Duke), but it trailed 16-seed Iona in the first half Friday. Washington lost to the Tigers by 22 inside Auburn Arena way back in November.
Thursday's win over New Mexico State was a test, but Auburn proved again on Saturday that it is as hot as any team in the country with its 10th straight win.
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An American woman has been convicted of sending death threats to Stephen Hawking and given a four month suspended prison sentence.
The 37-year-old was arrested in Tenerife close to a conference centre hosting the annual Starmus astronomy festival where Hawking spoke on Wednesday.
The woman, who was named in local press as Jenny Theresa C, was convicted of a crime of serious threats and was issued with a restraining order, preventing her from going within 500 metres of the British scientists. She was also banned from communicating with him for the next eight months.
The 74-year-old Oxford-born professor had been due to give evidence to a judge in a behind-closed-doors hearing at the court in the southern resort of Arona but was excused on medical grounds.
Detectives are understood to have arrested the suspect after being tipped off by one of Hawking's three children.
The death threats were sent to one of Professor Hawking's emails and his Twitter account and he was given special police protection.
The suspect, who was born in the States but lives in Norway, was arrested on Wednesday at the Hotel Conquistador near the Piramide de Arona conference centre.
The detention took place the same day the scientist gave a keynote speech at the centre.

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