# Looting

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# South Africa

Death toll rises to 32 in South Africa as rioting and looting continues

Riots began last week following the imprisonment of former president Jacob Zuma.

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Jul 13th 2021, 3:25 PM

# david berney

Storm 'Emma' looter must stay on the 'straight and narrow' or else he'll be sent to prison

David Berney was high on cocaine at the time.

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Mar 4th 2021, 10:40 PM

# Tallaght

Man sentenced to two years in prison over looting during Storm Emma

John Doyle, who was found with three packets of cigarettes at the Centra store, threw trollies in the path of gardaí as they chased him through the shop.

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Jul 17th 2019, 3:31 PM

# rescue operations

Indonesia clamps down on looting as earthquake and tsunami death toll tops 1,200

Almost 200,000 people are in need of urgent help.

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Oct 2nd 2018, 7:06 PM

# Investigation

Gardaí track down Lidl thieves after looters post videos of themselves online

More arrests are expected soon.

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Mar 10th 2018, 7:30 AM

# South Dublin

Lidl confirms staff members won't lose their jobs following Friday's alleged looting incident

Eight men have been charged in connection with an incident at the store.

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Mar 5th 2018, 4:27 PM

# Lidl

Eight men charged over alleged Lidl looting

One man remains in custody.

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Mar 3rd 2018, 9:03 AM

# tunisia

Over 600 people arrested in Tunisia after three nights of widespread unrest

The latest unrest saw a provincial police station torched, Molotov cocktails hurled at police and tear gas fired.

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Jan 11th 2018, 11:15 PM

# cover of night

There's now a curfew in Houston amid reports of post-hurricane looting

The curfew was imposed by the city’s mayor.

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Aug 30th 2017, 7:12 AM

# protection

On patrol with the bikers scaring off looters after UK floods

“We’re big chaps, a lot of us. If people see us they’re liable to go away.”

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Dec 30th 2015, 6:00 PM

# Riots

Two wounded by gunfire as violence ramps up in Ferguson protests

Riot police fired tear gas into the crowd and seven people have been arrested overnight.

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Aug 18th 2014, 7:59 AM

# Racial Tensions

Ferguson to be under curfew for the second night

The US Attorney General has asked for a second autopsy on the body of Michael Brown.

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Aug 17th 2014, 7:58 PM

# national treasure

1,000-year-old looted Celtic treasure discovered in British Museum storeroom

The brooch is believed to have been taken by Vikings over 1,000 years ago.

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Jan 5th 2014, 5:35 PM

# Argentina

Two dead and 300 arrested as mobs loot supermarkets in Argentina

Violence erupts as impatience grows with government of President Cristinia Kirchner.

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Dec 22nd 2012, 3:54 PM

# In Pictures

A different view: a look back at the 2011 London riots

The most powerful images of the London riots of August 2011.

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Aug 6th 2012, 3:00 PM

# UK Riots

Street gangs not to blame for UK riots, analysis shows

Most of those who joined the violence and looting were from Britain’s most deprived areas, suggesting that poverty could be at the root of problems.

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Oct 25th 2011, 12:55 PM

# UK Riots

UK riots: Appeals of men jailed for 'encouraging disorder' rejected

Two men in their 20s who were jailed for four years each for encouraging criminal behaviour through Facebook – which never actually took place – have had their appeals rejected.

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Oct 18th 2011, 3:50 PM

# Riots

Social network chiefs meet British government, police over riots

A spokeswoman for the Home Office said there was “no suggestion” that the sites would be closed down.

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Aug 25th 2011, 4:56 PM

# Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast's ousted president charged with numerous crimes

Laurent Gbagbo and his wife have been charged with armed robbery, looting, embezzlement and more.

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Aug 19th 2011, 2:22 PM

# Riots

More than one thousand people now charged in London riots probe

A significant milestone is hit amid concern about sentences being handed down for those who did and didn’t actually take part in the rioting and looting.

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Aug 18th 2011, 10:03 AM

# Riots

David Cameron defends tough sentencing for rioters

Meanwhile, police in London say they have charged 1,000 people in relation to last week’s rioting and looting.

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Aug 17th 2011, 4:02 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

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Aug 16th 2011, 4:48 PM

# Riots

London police used BlackBerry messages to foil attacks

Police were sent to areas at high risk of rioting and looting after detectives checked through the messages of handsets taken from people allegedly involved in the violence.

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Aug 16th 2011, 3:38 PM

# Riots

Former FBI, NASA man tracks laptop thief

Greg Martin’s MacBook Pro was stolen during the London riots last week – but tracking software helped him photograph the alleged thief as they used it.

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Aug 16th 2011, 11:48 AM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

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Aug 15th 2011, 4:45 PM

# London riots

UK man charged with robbing Malaysian student

A 20-year-old man has been charged with robbing an injured Malaysian student as he stood bleeding on the pavement during the London riots.

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Aug 13th 2011, 2:15 PM

# Riots

Student jailed for six months for looting a case of water in London

The 23-year-old student has said he’s ashamed of his actions. He stole the water from a Lidl store in Brixton.

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Aug 11th 2011, 6:21 PM

# Riots

Cameron: "The fightback has well and truly begun"

Speaking in the Commons today, the British prime minister said the army would not be drafted in to help deal with unrest, but said police would be given extra powers.

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Aug 11th 2011, 12:33 PM

# Riots

London police raid houses over riots

Several courts sat through the night to deal with the number of arrests over the nights of rioting and looting across several English cities.

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Aug 11th 2011, 10:47 AM

# Riots

Manchester Police: "If you want to commit disorder, we'll lock you up"

Police have tweeted warnings to those intent on causing violence, while there has been a small standoff between officers and a gang in London.

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Aug 10th 2011, 11:00 PM

# Riots

First people jailed in connection with UK riots

One man had been arrested on suspicion of murder in Birmingham. One thousand people have now been arrested across the UK.

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Aug 10th 2011, 7:20 PM

Voices

Column: 'Young girls dared each other to go and loot something'

Hayley Matthews was trapped with brick-throwing rioters as the looting spread to Salford in north-west England. She writes about her experiences.

Aug 10th 2011, 3:05 PM

# Riots

In pictures: Riots spread to new cities

Videos and photographs of last night’s violence have emerged, showing the full scale of the disorder.

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Aug 10th 2011, 8:58 AM

# Riots

Latest: Looting and violence continues in Manchester and Birmingham

There are teams of riot police on the streets in London but the capital is a scene of relative calm. There have been outbreaks of violence in Manchester, Salford, Birmingham, Woverhampton and West Bromwich.

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Aug 9th 2011, 10:25 PM

# Riots

In photos: Fire crews work through the night as rioting spreads from London

Hundreds of people have been arrested as rioting and looting spread to Liverpool, Birmingham and Bristol.

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Aug 9th 2011, 9:33 AM

# London riots

Cameron cuts holiday short as violence spreads in London and Birmingham

Several buildings are ablaze in the Croydon area, as looting and violent clashes with police continue in parts of east and south London. The violence has also spread to Birmingham city centre.

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Aug 8th 2011, 10:35 PM