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A POLICE worker who was shot with a "Dirty Harry-style" Magnum gun during a safety demonstration is suing for £300,000 damages. Keith Tilbury, 51, a control-room operator, was hit in the chest as he sat with 12 staff watching firearms officer PC David Micklethwaite demonstrating a range of weapons. However, while PC Micklethwaite was demonstrating the Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum - the revolver used by Clint Eastwood in the Dirty Harry films - it suddenly went off. The bullet passed through Mr Tilbury's body, missing his vital organs, and paramedics managed to stabilise him at the Thames Valley headquarters in Kidlington, Oxfordshire. He then underwent surgery at th…

Hi all, i dont post here often, mainly just read the news however, the other day i was reading a topic where someone had received an anonymous letter through the post with the name and address of a neighbour saying they had commmit a crime, and was asking what to do about it, and rightly so. Then this morning i find this story!! "A man thought to be a child sex offender was found hacked to death in his caravan. The victim was 52-year-old Andrew Cunningham, according to the Sun. He died after suffering multiple stab wounds to the head, neck and chest. Mr Cunningham was set upon by a baying mob who left him naked and covered in blood in his caravan, the paper reporte…

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/new...rss=yes?rss=yes CHILDREN as young as 13 are being offered free condoms at school without their parents' knowledge in a drive to cut sky-high teenage pregnancy rates in Manchester. Why can`t a local authority be done for aiding and abetting under age sex? The law still stands at 16.

Police admit 'most terrible mistake' The jury at the inquest into the mistaken shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes has returned an open verdict. Two officers shot Mr de Menezes seven times as he sat on a train at Stockwell Underground station, south London. They thought he was a suicide bomber. A solicitor for the Menezes family said it was the best verdict they could hope for, given that unlawful killing was not on offer. The Metropolitan Police said his death had been a tragic mistake. The jury were given the choice of two possible verdicts, but chose to reject the option that Mr Menezes was killed lawfully by the police. Earlier in the inquest they were instructe…

Saw this in the mirror this morning any thoughts? i think they would look awesome with a little red dress. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2...15875-20929996/

The government has been accused of using "irregular" figures to claim a reduction in the number of youths carrying knives in England. In an unusual step, Sir Michael Scholar, head of the UK Statistics Authority, said the figures released on Thursday were "selective". Ministers say they showed a police crackdown on knife crime in selected areas was working. But Sir Michael said No 10 and the Home Office were being "premature". http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7780057.stm Jacqui, spin baby spin... whoops.

Source Now I have seen this bloke around and have seen him wearing a black pleated skirt and white sock, I didn't find anything offensive, at first I thought he was wearing a black kilt, only thing I through was "he's brave dressed like that in the area he was walking" now is he committing a PO offence of does he have the right to dress as he wishes.

Tragic, but at least there are no injuries to bystanders or occupants of the shop. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/7776784.stm Just heard that the IPCC said they are satisfied that the investigation can be dealt with internally.

Source: click here I very much agree with the naming and shaming of these individuals. Why should scumbags like that be protected by the law? They don't deserve their names being withheld. I hope they all get lengthy jail terms and that this poor girl can recover in time. What's also got my blood boiling is that this news article suggests that passers by didn't do a thing...not even call for the police. Disgusting.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2025860.ece A DEMONSTRATOR — wearing a mask to ward off tear gas — hurls stones at cops as new rioting flares in Greece yesterday. Would i be right in thinking the Police here, would not stand for a riot to continue as long as these have. I am certain the public would not want riots such as these. The Greek Police either are not up to the job, or are unwilling to end it.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7776654.stm The number of teenagers caught carrying knives has fallen in areas where police have specifically targeted knife crime, according to government figures. WD Police!! :smiley_notworthy: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Seems like the threat of jail is not so COOOOOOOOL.

Prosecutors are to decide whether to take action over the death of a Greater Manchester Police officer shot in a training exercise. Pc Ian Terry, 32, from Burnley, Lancashire, was shot in the chest by a colleague in Manchester in June. The case was referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). It has now passed evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Naseem Malik, IPCC Commissioner for the North West, said: "It is appropriate in this case for the IPCC to submit the file of evidence collected during our investigation to both the Crown Prosecution Service and the Health and Safety Executive. "…

Man stabbed in road rage attack A VAN driver who let his three young children witness him stabbing an Eastbourne court worker in a road rage knife attack has been jailed for four years. Shaven-headed builder John Lucas, 43, plunged a 3in-long blade into Rick Williams' neck and ear after he accidentally collided with the back of Lucas' wife's car. Lucas lashed out with the craft knife after his hysterical wife told him Mr Williams ADVERTISEMENT had deliberately driven into the family's Toyota Avensis and tried to drive off. The father-of-three was at home but went to the scene of the minor prang and repeatedly stabbed Mr Williams, Brighton Crown Court heard. Prosecu…

Is security lacking somewhat if they manage to build a "stockade" out of security fencing, quite a time consuming task, without any apparent intervention by security staff http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/7770513.stm

A police officer tried to blackmail sex offenders and a suspected criminal after getting their details from a computer, the Old Bailey has heard. Pc Amerdeep Johal is accused of sending menacing letters to 12 people in east London, for which he hoped to make £419,000 in July last year. Mr Johal worked at West End Central police station on the Met Police's criminal intelligence system Crimint. He denies 12 counts of blackmail and one of misconduct in public office. David Markham, prosecuting, said Mr Johal, 29, from Ilford, east London, also sent out text messages to other suspected criminals from the computer offering to help them commit or conceal crime. In so…