Woman stole black limo in Las Vegas to annoy the police

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A 40-year-old woman stole a black limousine from the valet area of a Las Vegas hotel to get the attention of the Metro Police, it has been alleged.

The flame haired woman reportedly hopped inside the black limousine as it was parked in the valet spot with its keys in the ignition outside of the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. The female, named as Monica Denicali, then proceeded to drive off in the limo taking it for a joyride around the Vegas highways.

The police tracked the stolen limo down and pursued the vehicle with their sirens blaring in an attempt to get the woman to pull over. However instead of giving herself in during the police pursuit, Ms Denicali proceeded to throw herself from the moving limo and attempted to make a getaway from the police on foot.

However the woman’s attempt at fleeing the scene of the crime was unsuccessful as she was quickly captured by the authorities and arrested in connection with grand larceny auto.

On the arrest report, one of the reasons stated for the theft of the limo by the defendant was that she did it because she’d been “harassed by the Metro for years”. However upon appearing in court, the authorities discovered that Ms Denicali had violated her prohibition and would be sent back to prison.

The black limo has been returned to its rightful owner undamaged.

Cardiff based company Limo Broker shortlisted for coveted Welsh business award, Fast Growth Fifty

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Limo Broker is delighted to announce its inclusion in the shortlist for the Fast Growth 50 business award which seeks to identify and reward the fastest growing businesses operating within Wales.

Leading limousine and luxury transport provider, Limo Broker, has been singled out as one of the fiftieth best performing businesses Wales.

The annual awards is now in its 13th year and culminates with a gala dinner and awards ceremony which will take place this year at Holland House Hotel on 16th September in Cardiff where the winner will be crowned.

The fastest growing Welsh firms will also be featured in a special supplement in the leading Welsh newspaper, Western Mail. All 50 of the shortlisted companies must be based in Wales, be an independent company and not privately held, and must have had sales of over a specified amount since 2008.

Limo Broker has become the UK’s largest provider of chauffeur driven limousine hire services since its launch six years ago. The company’s sales and web teams are based at the firm’s head quarters in Cardiff Bay, although Limo Broker offers limousine hire services throughout the UK and in selected parts of Ireland through its network of approved limo hire agents.

Much of Limo Broker’s success is down to its sophisticated use online marketing. The company has accumulated hundreds of websites including its main site, which rank number one for related keywords on all major search engines, as well as stacks of micro websites dedicated to specific areas and occasions.

Stay tuned for more information on Limo Broker the forthcoming Fast Growth 50 Awards.

£850 chauffeur driven limo ride paid for with stolen credit card

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A man pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud while appearing at Warwick Crown Court this week after it was discovered that he’d used a stolen credit card to pay for a £850 chauffeur driven limo ride around Birmingham last September.

26-year-old George Awida, originally from Egypt, was found to have entered Britain illegally and was staying at a bed and breakfast in the West Midlands at the time of the incident. It later transpired that Awida had stolen the credit card details of Margaret Everall, who owned the B&B where the illegal immigrant was staying.

Limousine hire company, Royal Limos, alerted the police to Awida after he racked up a £850 limo trip on a credit card which he claimed belonged to his mother, and later tried to book a second limo hire ride, this time to Manchester.

The limo chauffeur also found a small amount of cannabis in the limousine after returning to the limo depot after chauffeuring Awida around the Birmingham city. The defendant also pleaded guilty to possession of a small amount of cannabis.

The limo hire firm reported how the defendant had told the chauffeur he was an American visiting the UK and that his father was an ambassador, adding that he felt nervous as he usually travelled with a bodyguard.

In court the 26-year-old Egyptian’s limo jaunt and stories of bodyguards were branded an “escapade of complete fantasy”.

Awida has sentenced to serve 70 days in prison, however the solicitor acting on behalf of the defendant pointed out that Awida had already spent over two months in custody on remand.

Aberdeen Limo Hire Operator Must Remove ‘Hannah Montana’ Lettering and Picture from Pink Limo

Hannah Montana LimoLimo hire operator based in Aberdeen has spent three days removing lettering and a picture of the successful Disney franchise star from a pink Lincoln limousine after Aberdeenshire Council has ordered  to remove stickers featuring Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus or face failing a private hire test today.

John Cook, 62, who runs the Westhill-based firm with his wife Veronica, 67, who runs Aberdeen based limousine hire company, Hollywood Cars said: “There are a lot of disappointed lassies. I’ve had five phone calls this afternoon from people asking if we are going to have the stickers again.

“The kids loved standing beside the photo of Hannah. It’s like it’s one of their pals,” added Mr Cook, of Braecroft Avenue, Westhill.

A spokeswoman for Aberdeenshire Council said: “All limousines must have permission to display lettering on their vehicles. This is the case with all private hire vehicles and taxis that can carry up to eight passengers.

“If a limousine owner wishes to display lettering they must submit a request to the taxi licensing office of the council.

“If this complies with the guidelines permission can be issued by officers. If it is outside the scope of the guidelines it will be considered at the next meeting of the licensing sub-committee.

“If a vehicle has lettering and no request has been submitted or approved that vehicle will not pass the taxi and private hires vehicle test.”

John has said that he intends to write to Aberdeenshire Council to ask for the necessary permission.

Limos to Take That Concert Targeted

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Metropolitan Police Service pounced on suspect limousines as they took transported fans to the  Take That concert in Wembley.

The stretch limousines were stopped and taken to an inspection site in Carey Way, Wembley, Middlesex where officers, working together with VOSA (Vehicle and Operator Services Agency), carried out comprehensivemechanical examinations on the different types of limos.

Only two left with a clean bill of health, of the twelve limos stopped by traffic officers last Friday.

At the same time relevant checks were made on the drivers. One limo driver was arrested and later charged for driving whilst disqualified.

Another limo was seized, as the driver was not qualified to drive a Public Service Vehicle (PSV) for hire and reward. In addition there were two driver’s hours offences detected, which resulted in a £200 Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) issued by VOSA.

A further five immediate PG9′s (prohibition notices) were issued for dangerous offences and one limo received a delayed PG9 for a maintenance matter, with two drivers receiving verbal warnings for minor infractions.

The UK limousine industry has been cleaned up recently by, both the operators and VOSA who are working with the Police.