Assignment 1 POLICE REPORT

Fiona Comport 104613839 Swinburne Online Teaching Period 3, 2023 LAW10021 Introduction to Law Assignment 1: Writing Assignment Due date: 01 December 2023 Extension Due date: 03 December 2023 Date submitted: 03 December 2023 Word count: 510 words Fiona Comport Student ID:104613839

POLICE REPORT DATE: Thursday 7 th April 2019 TIME: Approximately 4.15am LOCATION: O’Kanes Off Licence, Northern Ireland INCIDENT: Theft of ATM using and excavator WITNESSES: CCTV footage from two locations. One directly above ATM, the second adjacent on the right of the ATM. SUMMARY: At approximately 4.15am on Thursday 7 th April 2019, a Komatsu PC130 Excavator with a single occupant (driver) turned left into the O’Kane’s Off Licence. The excavator, using the bucket, forcibly gained entry to the premises. The driver was wearing dark pants, dark jacket, dark shoes and a black balaclava. They appear to be of slim build. A dark coloured Caddy van, travelling in the same direction as the excavator followed shortly after. The vehicle is seen to reverse into the driveway and park approximately level with the gate posts. Two occupants exit the vehicle. The passenger exited from the left-hand side of the vehicle; they proceed to walk a short distance behind the vehicle to watch the progress of the excavator. The passenger of medium build was dressed in dark pants, dark jacket with a hood covering their head, black balaclava covering their face and white shoes. The driver exited the vehicle from the right-hand side, they walked to the front of the vehicle, stopping directly in front of the vehicle before walking a short distance to the right. They are seen to check both directions before walking to the rear of the vehicle on the drivers’ side. The driver was of medium build wearing dark pants, dark jacket, balaclava and light-coloured shoes. The excavator, positioned in front of the ATM, on the right-hand side of the building, used the bucket and hydraulic arm to breach the exterior wall of the structure. After several attempts the excavator was able to breach the exterior and detach the ATM from its mounting. There was extensive structural damage to the Off Licence building. The excavator driver, using the bucket, lifted the ATM from the debris. The proceeded to swing the hydraulic arm to the left, in the direction of the driveway. The driver exited the cab and appears to inspect the ATM prior to departing the frame. The caddy van reversed, with its rear doors aligned with the ATM. Two passengers exit from the passenger side of the caddy van. The driver of the excavator returns to the cab. The driver lifts the ATM into an opening Fiona Comport Student ID:104613839

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