Caught on CCTV: The moment BBC presenter floors taunting yob with his karate expertise

This drunken yob got more than he bargained for when he picked a fight with a BBC presenter who used to be an international martial arts champion.
Reporter Paresh Patel had been followed for half an hour through Manchester city centre by two youths, who subjected him to a barrage of abuse as he attempted to set up a live broadcast.


The North West Tonight journalist had been preparing a report in Sackville Gardens, central Manchester, when a group of drunken louts began harassing him and his cameraman Steve Capstick.


But what they didn't realise was that Mr Patel has a black belt in Karate, and when he was finally pushed too far the suited reporter lashed out in kung-fu style.
He floored one of the unsuspecting thugs with a kick to the groin followed by a lightning-quick punch in the face.
The dazed victim can then be seen in CCTV footage scrambling to his feet just as police arrive to arrest the man as Mr Patel, dubbed the 'BBC Bruiser', calmly walks away.

A spokesperson for the Crown Prosecution Service said: 'The accused persistently followed the victim and told him not to call the police and a woman poured a pint over him at one point.
'The other two defendants continued to follow Mr Patel to Princes Street, where the victim was punched in the face and threatened with violence.
'One of them picked up a bit of street furniture and also threatened the victim - he tried to walk away but still he was followed by the suspects.
'Both had been drinking and appeared very drunk. But what they hadn't realised was that the victim was a black belt in karate.'

Mr Patel can be seen in the footage punching one of them in the face before kneeing him in the groin after being attacked as he planned a live broadcast from the statue of Alan Turing in Sackville Gardens, following Gordon Brown's decision to grant the computer pioneer a posthumous apology.
Sean Brady, prosecuting, told Manchester Magistrates' Court that when Mr Patel phoned his studio, two of the group John Nugent, 22, and David McKenna, 27, thought he was ringing the police and started swearing threatening him.
At the sentencing of the pair, Judge David Hernandez said: 'He defended himself, he delivered a blow. I say good for Mr Patel.
'He had no reason to be subjected to that level of abuse and threat by you.'
The CPS spokesperson added: 'The defendants claimed that Mr Patel has threatened them and told had them not to "mess with him" because he was a "Thai boxer" and that he would "sort them out".
'They insisted they were just having a laugh. And that they only picked up the chair so that he could have a sit down.
'Even when they were shown the CCTV footage they came up with the same explanation.'

Nugent and McKenna, both from Manchester, admitted charges of affray and assaulting Mr Patel on September 11.
McKenna was giving a community order for 18 months with supervision and 14 hours unpaid work at Manchester Crown Court on October 22.
Nugent was also given an 18-month community order with supervision.
Jodie Anderson, 26, the female who threw the drink over Mr Patel, had previously pleaded guilty to assaulting Mr Patel and was given a suspended six-week prison sentence and ordered to pay him £50 compensation.
In a victim impact statement read to the court, Mr Patel said: 'I am shocked and upset by what has happened. I was trying to go about my business in a peaceful way.'
A spokesperson for the BBC said they were not commenting on the matter as it was a case for the courts.

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Police search for bank deposit attacker

Police are looking for a man who they say attacked and robbed women depositing money at two south Charlotte banks Sunday.

In the first incident, a woman was depositing money from a Petro Express at the Wachovia branch drop box at 712 Tyvola Road at about 1 p.m. The suspect hit her in the back of the head, took the deposit bag and fled.

An hour and a half later, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say the same man attacked another woman depositing money from a Petro Express. The second attack happened about five miles from the first, at the Wachovia drop box at 1500 Westinghouse Boulevard.

Again, the man hit the woman in the back of the head, took the deposit bag and fled.

Police have released security camera photos of the suspect. Anyone with information is asked to call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to a robbery detective or Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/local/story/1033815.html

Llandovery council to push ahead with CCTV

LLANDOVERY town councillors are pressing ahead with plans to install a new stand-alone CCTV system at the town’s heritage centre – despite the disclosure the town is virtually crime-free.

Members have agreed to bring in a new system costing more than £3,800 along with an annual running cost of £462 after one councilor warned against complacency.

“We may live in a relatively safe town but every so often something crops up,” said Cllr Haydn Hudson.

“All the flower baskets were broken last Saturday night.

“I’m not saying we should spend £8,000 on this but we should make some kind of a start and be seen to be protecting our town.”

While councillors agreed a complete upgrade of the entire system was difficult to justify, a solitary system at the heritage centre could be treated as a pilot scheme.

Town mayor Helene Lovell said: “We understand that Llandovery’s a safe place but if we don’t have any cameras you can bet your life that some sort of incident will happen.”

Cllr Robin Ennion agreed but warned colleagues against “slavishly” following existing trends.

“I don’t want to see us following on the tails of other towns around the country and start slamming these ,cameras in all over the place,” he added.

http://www.southwalesguardian.co.uk/news/4707387.Llandovery_council_to_push_ahead_with_CCTV/

CCTV Systems – Symbol of Security and Safety

Closed circuit television (CCTV) refers to a surveillance technology used for monitoring various locations and activities. The CCTV system use cameras to send signals and video footage to a designated monitor, which can be a simple black and white television, desktop computer, or laptop computer. These cameras are operated from a central control room, where the video images can be monitored live or stored for viewing at a later date.

The first CCTV system was implemented in the 1940s by a renown German engineer, Walter Bruch. Bruch used this new technology to observe the launching of V-2 rockets, as an aid to detecting and troubleshooting any malfunctions. Then in 1960s, the CCTV system were introduced in the US in the city streets of Olean, New York, to discourage crime. The use of the video cameras made the city of Olean a pioneer in US of this crime-fighting technology.

As this new technology developed, the usage of CCTV system spread rapidly. Its value for enhancing security was recognized. Consequently, surveillance cameras are installed in more and more public places. Today in the United Kingdom, for example, CCTV systems are installed to monitor auto and pedestrian traffic on roads, sidewalks, city squares, rail and bus stations, airports, shopping malls, and municipal areas.

It is common today for banks and retail stores to install CCTV systems to discourage theft, by recording evidence of criminal activity. A small business may install a CCTV camera in a prominent place so shoppers know that they are being watched. A larger business will usually make its cameras less visible by installing them in ceiling tile domes, smoke detectors, sprinkler heads, thermostats, clocks, or other concealing objects.

CCTV systems are very useful in law enforcement to maintain social control, recognize and monitor threats, and prevent and investigate criminal activity. Law enforcement personnel credit CCTV systems as a cost-efficient way to improve security. Because the clarity of recorded images is often excellent, the video footage can provide valuable evidence for crime solving.

With the rise of violence in schools, incidents of public shootings, and the ongoing threat of future terrorist attacks, the use of CCTV systems by all levels of government is significant. Surveillance cameras are used to heighten security in government buildings, airports, military installations, subway stations, hospitals, schools, and numerous other public facilities for enhanced security and public safety.

CCTV system can be installed to provide safety features in transportation or recreational facilities. On a subway train, for example, the video cameras allow the operator to verify that the doorways are clear, before closing the doors and starting the train. Another example would be the operator of an amusement park ride. The CCTV system ensures that all riders are safely seated on the ride or safely exited the ride, before the ride is put into motion.

CCTV system have gained great public acceptance. There may be some critics, with privacy issues, but the general public agrees that this tool deters crime and makes them feel safer. CCTV system have become a symbol of security and safety in our modern society.

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Mafia killing in Italy caught on CCTV

Naples, Italy --

A mafia Don, Mariano Bacio Tarracino, was gunned down by a hitman outside a bar in Naples. Police think he was killed as part of a drugs feud with rival mafia gangs. The fifty-three-year-old was famed for breaking into buildings from sewers - and was wanted for robbery and kidnap. There have been over thirty unsolved Mafia murders in Naples this year. It is interesting to watch bystanders indifference to the whole incidence.

The horrific footage, which was captured by closed circuit cameras, shows the assassin walk up to a man in broad daylight outside a bar in Naples and shoot him three times.

As the victim slumps to the ground, the hitman then finishes him off with a bullet to the head and calmly walks away. Blood can be seen spreading onto the pavement from the head of the dead man, who is still holding a cigarette in his hand.

He was named as Mariano Bacio Tarracino, 53, and is believed to have been connected to a mafia clan involved in a drug trafficking turf war with a rival group. Anti-mafia investigators said they released the horrific footage of the murder, which happened in May, because they still had not managed to find the killer – despite the fact that the angle of the surveillance cameras means that his face is clearly visible beneath his baseball cap. He even seems to be smirking after carrying out the execution.

"We have decided to circulate the video as widely as possible, urging the co-operation of whoever can provide information to identify the killer and his lookout," the Naples' office for anti-mafia investigations said in a statement.

His shooting was met with apparent indifference by bystanders who were caught on film outside the bar, in Naples's central Sanita district.

A man holding a toddler in his arms looks at the victim and walks away, while a woman is seen rubbing off her scratch-and-win lottery card as the execution takes place. No witnesses have so far come forward.

Italy's third biggest city is home to the Camorra crime syndicate – a rival to the better known Cosa Nostra mafia of Sicily – and many locals have become resigned to violence on the streets after decades of deadly feuds.

The killing, in the middle of a busy neighbourhood, was "chilling", said a former head of the Democratic Party, Walter Veltroni, who is now a member of the Anti-Mafia Commission. The scale of organised crime and the state's apparent inability to combat it was an "absolute emergency" for Italy.

An investigative journalist who wrote a best-selling expose of the Camorra, Roberto Saviano, said the indifference of bystanders was perhaps the most shocking element of the video.

"When a city's at war, people stop caring about the things they see around them. This video shows that in some parts of Italy, life isn't worth anything".

Mr Saviano, whose book Gomorrah earned him death threats from the mafia which means he has had to live under police escort for the last three years, said the killer's ice-cold composure marked him out as a professional hit man.

"First he walks in the bar, he looks around, and then he comes out and starts shooting." The mundane surroundings of the assassination and its brutality could help to "dispel Hollywood myths about mafia violence and show what a Camorra execution is really like," he said.

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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