Just had an unexpected home visit from 3 officers.

[8x57]

This may answer your question.
View attachment 226868

Oh cammo wear for decoying strawberry fields.

 

[kenbro]

Anthony Hughes was never jailed for the shooting of the Police Officers.

He shot himself dead with the same firearm he use to kill and wound the Police Officers.

After a manhunt, the gunman, later identified as Anthony Hughes from Baguley, was traced to a garage in Kendray, South Yorkshire. When officers entered they found Hughes' body; he had killed himself with the same gun used in the attack on Codling and Bowden. No motive was ever established for the attack, except that Hughes had previously carried out a series of armed robberies, had served 15 years in prison for a string of violent offences, and had indicated his desire to kill a police officer following an earlier court appearance for a minor offence for which he was fined.

I never said he was jailed for shooting someone.
After he left our house he spent the night less than 100 metres away “Protecting” an old lady who lived alone from Jack the Ripper.
The next day (Still in uniform, which apparently was Railway police uni) he stopped to help a nurse who’s car had broken down. Gave her a lift and then raped her.
Still with the woman in his car he stopped at a red light, a police car stopped along side him and through open windows the officers asked him which ‘nick’ he was from, he told them the name of the actual station where they operated from. That’s when he was arrested and subsequently jailed.
Wife and I were kept up to speed on this but were never asked to give statements about Hughes’s visit to our house.
The police missed a chance to get him after he left our house. We later found out (Off neighbours) that he’d arrived at our house on a motor bike which he’d left at the back. He then rode the motor bike to the old ladies house and left it parked there all night.
There’s also some other stuff you don’t know about his demise….
Ken.

 

[kes]

Any responses to your letters or from BASC?

 

[12gsnapcaps]

Hey @Triton thank's for reminding me to update the community

The PCC's office have responded to acknowledge my email and to say that they are looking into things further.

My MP's office has responded to say that they will wait until they have received more information from the police.

GMP (I directed my email to the chief constable) have not yet offered any acknowledgement or response.

BASC have not yet offered any acknowledgement or response. (Does anyone know the BASC guy I could cc on here?)

 

[kes]

Keep us informed will you - it may help other people ?
Regards,
T

 

[12gsnapcaps]

Yes, absolutely.

If I can get anywhere it may give others the confidence/knowledge to challenge (either during or after) if they're faced with the same situation

 

[Greenmist]

Hey @Triton thank's for reminding me to update the community

The PCC's office have responded to acknowledge my email and to say that they are looking into things further.

My MP's office has responded to say that they will wait until they have received more information from the police.

GMP (I directed my email to the chief constable) have not yet offered any acknowledgement or response.

BASC have not yet offered any acknowledgement or response. (Does anyone know the BASC guy I could cc on here?)

@Conor O'Gorman

 

[Klenchblaize]

I would have resisted banging-off emails to multiple third-parties. Indeed I’d have resisted posting such an experience on an internet forum! At least until in receipt of a formal explanation and even then it might prove prudent to keep it to yourself.

Hope all is explained to your satisfaction and you are able to move on without feeling you’ve been treated poorly and inappropriately.

K

 

[Crowlcat]

I can never get hold of my FAO or the office so how do i know on the spot if the paper work they produce is real you hear of so many cons and tricksters these days you don't what's real and what's not

 

[Apthorpe]

Nothing wrong with sending a polite email asking them to explain their visit.

Banging off emails and "cc" ing (is there such a word) everyone in, is unlikely to excite the CC, your MP, or your Shooting Society of choice.

Given that you are where you are with this, perhaps ask for quick a meeting with your FEO (that way the risk of matters getting 'lost in translation" is reduced).

Complaints against the Police are common - provided they are not vexatious, it will not (despite what some 'grassy knoll' apologists will suggest) be used against you.

It is common, it seems to me, that folk are very quick to suggest you complain "in writing" (OFTEN IN BOLD) and "demand" stuff.

Fine. That is one way.

I have always found the gentler way is more conducive to a good outcome.

Although not having it in writing leaves you exposed if it turns out that everything was not as one might hope. It is essential to have explanations that one can rely on in future.
Is there any legitimate reason whatsoever why the Police should give different accounts of their actions whether in writing or verbally?

 

[Woodsmoke]

Very odd situation all round. Be very interested to hear their explanation

 

[Waz77]

That's a very good point, I'm presuming the CC, PCC and MP will even give half a tuppeny toss about my situation. I bet the email never even gets read.

I wouldn't be too worried, I tried contacting the PCC a few weeks ago, still waiting for a response, not expecting to get one tbh

 

[timbrayford]

Perhaps we will be compelled to undergo 6-monthly Ministry Of Mental Heath tests to permit retaining our kit.

K

Without going into to details someone with whom I'm acquainted took 12 years to get diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic, beforehand all the GP had said was that they needed to get out more. 12 years, that's almost the lifespan of 2 1/2 certificates.

 

[kes]

Without going into to details someone with whom I'm acquainted took 12 years to get diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic, beforehand all the GP had said was that they needed to get out more. 12 years, that's almost the lifespan of 2 1/2 certificates.

Forgive me but the relevance of your comment is lost on me unless you are suggesting the'diagnosis applies to the OP who simply was asked to show a reloading process by 3 officers ???????

 

[12gsnapcaps]

Forgive me but the relevance of your comment is lost on me unless you are suggesting the'diagnosis applies to the OP who simply was asked to show a reloading process by 3 officers ???????

I think his comment is in reply to a previous comment - part way through the thread - which discussed arduous medical checks. There have been quite a few random tangents throughout this thread, one being about a 1980's murder. I'm certainly not a paranoid schitzophrenic! ...... atleast ...... the purple spider that lives in my mind says i'm not.

 

[Stalker62]

Forgive me but the relevance of your comment is lost on me unless you are suggesting the'diagnosis applies to the OP who simply was asked to show a reloading process by 3 officers

That you have the audacity to post on a 'schizophrenic' thread is priceless...

 

[WH308]

I think his comment is in reply to a previous comment - part way through the thread - which discussed arduous medical checks. There have been quite a few random tangents throughout this thread, one being about a 1980's murder. I'm certainly not a paranoid schitzophrenic! ...... atleast ...... the purple spider that lives in my mind says i'm not.

Perhaps this is why they sent 3 officers, one for each personality….

 

[Greenmist]

I can never get hold of my FAO or the office so how do i know on the spot if the paper work they produce is real you hear of so many cons and tricksters these days you don't what's real and what's not

Ring 101 or 999 if the situation warrants it, and ask if officers have been sent to your address, even better if you can give a epaulette number (not sure if that is the correct term) rank and name

 

[Pedro]

Ring 101 or 999 if the situation warrants it, and ask if officers have been sent to your address, even better if you can give a epaulette number (not sure if that is the correct term) rank and name

Collar number. Harks back to the time when the uniform had stand up collars with the number thereon but the name has endured. Nowadays, they don't re-issue numbers (in most or all forces, I think) so instead of having 4 or less digits, the numbers keep getting bigger. Soon I expect they will have to go down the arm or something.

I recall a PC9, who arrested someone who had escaped from prison. That person didn't like how he had been treated and shouted that he wanted the officer's number to complain. The officer in question shouted back "nine". The detained person looked at him incredulously and said "why not?" He thought the officer, pretending to be Gestapo or something had shouted "nein!" at him. But I digress.

 

[Stalker62]

Collar number. Harks back to the time when the uniform had stand up collars with the number thereon ...

One of the lads I worked with, had the "collar number" 303.

He was, for his entire service known as "Bullet" .


He was, incidentally, never known as "Head"...