Tag: gear

Gulf War tank just £12k on MOD's very own eBay

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Deadline News Journalist - August 5, 2010

By Michael MacLeod A TANK which went up for public auction on the internet has sold for more than twice its estimated value. The Soviet-designed T55...

Tiso thief was “easy” catch for police

Deadline News Journalist - September 29, 2009

By Michael MacLeod A CAMPING shop worker stole over £18,000 of mountaineering gear before selling it on eBay. But police said it was “easy” to catch...

Pants-sniffer jailed over “sordid” event

Deadline News Journalist - August 21, 2009

By Cara Sulieman A GUN toting drunk who demanded a teenage girl’s pants so he could sniff them has been jailed for a year. Karim Bourouba,...

“No excuse” for lost police phones, laptops and USB memory sticks

Deadline News Journalist - June 29, 2009

By Michael MacLeod CALLING the cops is getting harder than ever - because they keep losing their mobile phones. Bungling officers at forces across Scotland have...