I haven't seen it mentioned here but it was on the BBC local news this
afternoon..

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A police case against a Tube employee who was accused of trying to sell her
official London Underground hat on the internet has been criticised by
unions. Alex Wood was arrested then suspended from her job as a station
assistant at Waterloo station for eight weeks. A charge of theft was dropped
last Friday after four court hearings.

The RMT's Bobby Law said: "Finding a London Underground hat in the locker of
a London Underground employee at a London Underground station is an
astounding piece of police work."

The RMT said as of next week wearing a uniform hat will no longer be
compulsory.

The British Transport Police said: "We take this issue very seriously as
items of uniform can be of assistance to terrorists and other criminals.
"The member of staff was treated correctly and in line with normal
procedures throughout her detention."

The court dismissed the charges because there was no confirmation from the
website eBay available at that time that the items had been on their
website.
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More at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3723374.stm

Regards
Sunil

Sunil Sood wrote:

The RMT's Bobby Law said: "Finding a London Underground hat in the locker of
a London Underground employee at a London Underground station is an
astounding piece of police work."

*scratches head*

--
Robert Gordon
http://m33p.be

"Robert Gordon" wrote in message
...
Sunil Sood wrote:

The RMT's Bobby Law said: "Finding a London Underground hat in the locker
of a London Underground employee at a London Underground station is an
astounding piece of police work."

*scratches head*


So what were they expecting to find, a McDonalds hat? a Police Constable
hat? oh wait, bunch of clowns............

As a barrister, I once defended someone for handling stolen goods, to wit, an
empty Royal Mail cash bag! Since, so the Prosecution case went, it would be
"impossible" to obtain such a bag except by stealing one, the person (in whose
garden shed, under a pile of junk it was found) must have either stolen it or
knowingly obtained it from someone who did.

I persuaded Prosecution Counsel to drop the charge when I explained that I
would return the brief and become a defence witness for my client, to the
effect that a few years ago, when buying a large quantity of stamps at a Post
Office, they were handed to me in a Royal Mail cash bag since they had run out
of envelopes or paper bags!

Anyone attending bus or railway rallies or auctions (as I often do) will see a
vast array of both current and vintage uniform items for sale. Perhaps the
Police ought to visit a few! I would wager it's possible to kit oneself out
completely in just about any Underground or other London Transport uniform,
including the prized "gold" or "silver" wallet badges which are used to
identify revenue protection officials. One of them fetched a 3-figure sum on
Ebay a few weeks ago.

Marc.

In message , Sunil Sood
writes

The RMT said as of next week wearing a uniform hat will no longer be
compulsory.

The British Transport Police said: "We take this issue very seriously as
items of uniform can be of assistance to terrorists and other criminals.
"The member of staff was treated correctly and in line with normal
procedures throughout her detention."

Easy then - the terrorist will be the one wearing the uniform hat.

--
congokid
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On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 23:58:05 +0100, congokid
wrote:

In message , Sunil Sood
writes

The RMT said as of next week wearing a uniform hat will no longer be
compulsory.

The British Transport Police said: "We take this issue very seriously as
items of uniform can be of assistance to terrorists and other criminals.
"The member of staff was treated correctly and in line with normal
procedures throughout her detention."

Easy then - the terrorist will be the one wearing the uniform hat.

"But how did you catch me?"
"Simply, Mr Terrorist - you are too well-dressed to be a London
Underground employee!"
"Bah! It would have worked if it wasn't for those meddling utl
posters!"
--
Nick Cooper

[Carefully remove the detonators from my e-mail address to reply!]

The London Underground at War:
http://www.cwgcuser.org.uk/personal/...ra/lu/tuaw.htm
625-Online - classic British television:
http://www.625.org.uk
'Things to Come' - An Incomplete Classic:
http://www.thingstocome.org.uk

"Nick Cooper" wrote in
message ...
"But how did you catch me?"
"Simply, Mr Terrorist - you are too well-dressed to be a London
Underground employee!"
"Bah! It would have worked if it wasn't for those meddling utl
posters!"
--
Nick Cooper

Actually Nick thats old hat. London Underground station staff are normally
very well dressed - and, in their hats as well! Drivers are supposed to wear
their hats when outside of the train cabs, but rarely do of course.

redtube wrote:

Actually Nick thats old hat. London Underground station staff are normally
very well dressed - and, in their hats as well! Drivers are supposed to wear
their hats when outside of the train cabs, but rarely do of course.

No jokes about "Kat in a hat" please!

--
John Ray, London UK.

On Sat, 9 Oct 2004 10:58:23 +0100, "redtube"
wrote:


"Nick Cooper" wrote in
message ...
"But how did you catch me?"
"Simply, Mr Terrorist - you are too well-dressed to be a London
Underground employee!"
"Bah! It would have worked if it wasn't for those meddling utl
posters!"
--
Nick Cooper

Actually Nick thats old hat. London Underground station staff are normally
very well dressed - and, in their hats as well! Drivers are supposed to wear
their hats when outside of the train cabs, but rarely do of course.

Tomorrow's headline: "LU EMPLOYEE IN SENSE-OF-HUMOUR-BYPASS SHOCKER!"

--
Nick Cooper

[Carefully remove the detonators from my e-mail address to reply!]

The London Underground at War:
http://www.cwgcuser.org.uk/personal/...ra/lu/tuaw.htm
625-Online - classic British television:
http://www.625.org.uk
'Things to Come' - An Incomplete Classic:
http://www.thingstocome.org.uk

"Nick Cooper" wrote in
message ...
On Sat, 9 Oct 2004 10:58:23 +0100, "redtube"
wrote:


"Nick Cooper" wrote in
message ...
"But how did you catch me?"
"Simply, Mr Terrorist - you are too well-dressed to be a London
Underground employee!"
"Bah! It would have worked if it wasn't for those meddling utl
posters!"
--
Nick Cooper

Actually Nick thats old hat. London Underground station staff are
normally
very well dressed - and, in their hats as well! Drivers are supposed to
wear
their hats when outside of the train cabs, but rarely do of course.

Tomorrow's headline: "LU EMPLOYEE IN SENSE-OF-HUMOUR-BYPASS SHOCKER!"

--
Nick Cooper

Nick seems a familiar product i.e., possibly ur average commuter bore with
a grudge against rail staff although dont quote me - probably not always
directed necessarily towards LUL staff either. I'm used to 'em however, and
yes I'm an old dinorsaur and proud of it, and often they get short shift
from me, trouble is these days we have to be nice to 'em and make horrendous
announcement all over the shop otherwise we get told off! I wont be around
in a few years however 'cos i'll be retired on the nice big fat pension we
apparently get.
Redtube