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11 results found for '"Curtis Sliwa"' in Contributors.
Acquittal of subway gunman Bernhard Goetz (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the acquittal of Bernhard Goetz, dubbed the Subway Vigilante by the New York press, who shot four would-be robbers on a subway train in Mathattan in 1984. Curtis Sliwa, a Guardian Angel from New...
Guardian Angels arrive in London (1989)
- Genre
- Press conference
Members of the New York based vigilante group, The Guardian Angels, were held at Gatwick Airport for questioning under the instructions of Home Secretary Douglas Hurd but have now been allowed into the...
Guardian Angels arrive in UK (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Press conference
The American vigilante group, The Guardian Angels, today begin an intensive campaign to recruit Londoners to patrol the Underground to make it safer. Shadow Transport Secretary Joan Ruddock doesn’t believe...
Angels claim first success (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with founder of the Guardian Angels vigilante group, Curtis Sliwa, on claims that they had prevented their first crime on the London Underground rail network. He says three American members, over...
Guardian Angels train UK recruits (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the US Guardian Angels vigilante group training British recruits to patrol the London Underground rail network. Includes recording of training session with founder, Curtis Sliwa and instructor,...
Guardian Angels leader speaks out (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
New York vigilante group The Guardian Angels, trying to set up in Britain, claim they’re being hounded out of the country. Margareat Shiels interviews leader Curtis Sliwa who says the bureaucracy is...
Police warn off Guardian Angels (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
After a warning by Scotland Yard Commander Richard Monk, that the US vigilante group The Guardian Angels may do more harm than good, Simon Israel interviews leader Curtis Sliwa who says the message at the...
Guardian Angels in London (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
George Matheson talks to New York vigilante gang Guardian Angels leader Curtis Sliwa as he patrols in London.They are trying to set up patrols on London’s Underground to improve safety but were not...
Trainee Guardian Angel mugged on Underground (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Curtis Sliwa speaks to Julie Benson about his 16 year old trainee Guardian Angel Karen McCullock(?) being mugged on London Underground. Sliwa says commuters ignored her screams for help. Happy that...
London chapter of the New York Guardian Angels (1989)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Margaret Shiels reporting on the formation of the London chapter of the New York Guardian Angels, which plans to patrol the underground and make it safer. The Metropolitan Police’s belief that the group...