According to sport24.co.za, Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba was robbed at his hotel in Abidjan while on holiday in the country last week, Star Magazine, a local weekly, reported on Wednesday. According to the supersport.com website, the Galatasaray forward returned to his room on the 11th floor of Hotel Ivoire to discover that somebody had removed €7 500 from his luggage, according to the report. Read article
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As reported by Maannews.net, Egyptian security forces detained three Bedouin men suspected of carrying out a string of armed robberies across the popular coastal resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, a security source told Ma’an. Those detained are suspected of robbing both tourists and locals at gunpoint, the source said. Read Article
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According to nst.com.my, a German tourist, who had just arrived here from Singapore, was assaulted by two men who tried to rob him yesterday morning. Michael Peter Hem, 28, suffered cuts to his hands and legs, and fractured his right arm in the 12.30am incident which occurred near a budget hotel at the Ipoh old […]
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Iafrica.com reports that a Comrades Marathon runner who plans to take part in the race in a 10kg rhino suit has been robbed, the Saturday Star reported. The British national, who raises funds for projects aimed at curbing rhino poaching was robbed of his bag containing about R3000, an iPhone, an Apple Mac, an iPad […]
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According to a thanhniennews.com report, police in Ho Chi Minh City have arrested two young men for robbing a Singaporean tourist on the street. Phan Van Tho, 24, and Nguyen Van Minh Trung, 19, grabbed a bag from Lim Lian Ui, then walking in District 5, and fled on their motorbike. They were chased after […]
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According to a report from stuff.co.nz, a lone tourist’s car was burnt to a crisp at North Egmont on Wednesday night, leaving him with little more than the clothes on his back. Czech Republic native, Jiri Vasicek, 32, arrived on Wednesday hoping to explore the region’s pride and joy, Mt Taranaki. After a night at […]
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According to an incyprus.com.cy report, Peyia police are investigating a bag-snatching incident involving a tourist in Peyia. A 53-year-old Russian was walking in the Sea Caves area at 10pm Saturday when an unknown person grabbed the bag and took to flight. Read article
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According to a pattayaone.com report, Pattaya’s Tourist Police have arrested the prime suspect wanted in connection with the recent drugging and robbery of a Kuwaiti Tourist at a Hotel on Walking Street in South Pattaya. Police Colonel Batipat, Deputy Commander of the Tourist Police, led a press conference on Tuesday Night to announce the arrest […]
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The Times of India reports that a businessman from Dombivli was robbed of valuables worth Rs 4 lakh at knife-point while in South Africa on a trip. The businessman, his wife and two daughters, aged 2 and 9, returned to India on Wednesday. On 12th May, the four rented a car in Johannesburg and were […]
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According to a report from hyannisnews.com, just after 1pm multiple Barnstable Police squad cars rushed towards Aselton Park at the intersection South and Ocean streets in Hyannis, Massachusetts for a strong-armed purse snatching and robbery. Two white males, one 6’1”, the other 5’7” tall, stole a purse, sweatshirts, and other valuable items from an older […]
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