LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Million pound thief caught and arrested

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

8 Dec 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:06

Description

Report on Florida Phil - or Phil Wells, a former security guard who stole nearly a million pounds from Heathrow Airport. Wells’ cousin Tony Maskell describes how the family were stunned when they heard the news. His neighbour Peter Maloney says Wells was a quiet, lonely man. David Kermode describes the eventual capture of the thief, who is to be sentenced in the new year.

Contributors

David Kermode; Tony Maskell; Peter Maloney

Keywords

Heathrow Airport; Crime; Law; Police; Europe; Robbery; Malta; Florida; Florida Phil; Phil Wells

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