The Jungle Book? Nope, It’s The Bungle Book
Berlin police officers arrested each other as robbers made off with the cash after holding up an liquor store. When the shop's silent alarm went off, plain-clothes policemen arrived store minutes later but were arrested when uniformed officers stormed in seconds afterwards. The crooks escaped in the confusion.
FOOTNOTE: S(t)ore point.
Showing posts with label Berlin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Berlin. Show all posts
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
It's A Steal
Sarge, Our Theft-Proof Police Car's Been Nicked
A hi-tech, theft-proof police car worth 75,000 quid was stolen in Berlin - after officers left it unlocked with the key in the ignition. The special BMW was the pride of the Berlin police force. But it was stolen when two officers jumped out to chase a joy-rider on foot after he had abandoned a stolen car. The criminal got away and when the officers went back they found the expensive BMW gone. Police chiefs say they have no leads on who may have stolen the car and are still looking for it.
FOOTNOTE: The Berlin wail.
A hi-tech, theft-proof police car worth 75,000 quid was stolen in Berlin - after officers left it unlocked with the key in the ignition. The special BMW was the pride of the Berlin police force. But it was stolen when two officers jumped out to chase a joy-rider on foot after he had abandoned a stolen car. The criminal got away and when the officers went back they found the expensive BMW gone. Police chiefs say they have no leads on who may have stolen the car and are still looking for it.
FOOTNOTE: The Berlin wail.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Check This Out, Comrade
Now's The Time To Come To The Aid Of The Party
Too young to remember East Germany? No worries, you can just go to a Berlin hotel called Ostel. The hotel, which opened last month, re-creates a pre-1989 era of brown and orange wallpaper, spartan furnishings and Politburo portraits. In the reception area, four clocks show the time in Moscow, Berlin, Havana and Beijing. The hotel was the brainchild of two former East German circus performers, Daniel Helbig and Guido Sand, who recognised the wave of interest for some aspects of life in former East Germany, expressed in the cult status of Trabant cars and the hit film `Goodbye Lenin'. So how on earth did they find all the Communist-era furnishings? Easy - they tracked them down in private homes and furniture dealers. A display case in the lobby even contains a rare roll of GDR toilet paper.
Too young to remember East Germany? No worries, you can just go to a Berlin hotel called Ostel. The hotel, which opened last month, re-creates a pre-1989 era of brown and orange wallpaper, spartan furnishings and Politburo portraits. In the reception area, four clocks show the time in Moscow, Berlin, Havana and Beijing. The hotel was the brainchild of two former East German circus performers, Daniel Helbig and Guido Sand, who recognised the wave of interest for some aspects of life in former East Germany, expressed in the cult status of Trabant cars and the hit film `Goodbye Lenin'. So how on earth did they find all the Communist-era furnishings? Easy - they tracked them down in private homes and furniture dealers. A display case in the lobby even contains a rare roll of GDR toilet paper.
Monday, May 21, 2007
Trivia Pur$uit
The world's first pizzeria was the Antica Pizzeria Port Alba in Naples. It opened in 1830 and is still serving pizzas today. However, Europe's first pizza convention, Pizzatec, was held in January 1977 - not on Italian soil, but in Berlin.
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