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Sudden death.....
John (Met)Funniest blooper I've ever heard in my 23 years in the Met so far was when a probationer PC attended a 'sudden death' in a flat in Whitechapel, East London. The probationer was unsure of what to do and so called the section sergeant down. The sergeant duly walked into the flat where the young PC was standing and said to the PC " find some air...
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Insp Nick Owen - Cleveland PoliceDuring a recent missing from home enquiry in Redcar in Cleveland a lady was reported missing and was last seen heading towards local marsh land by a concerned witness....
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Les SmithI think I may have mentioned that in the early `70's I found myself learning how to control a police traffic motor bike. I was sent to Stafford on a training course. I had been riding BSA 650cc motorbikes in Leicestershire but Staffs police were using ex- patrol Triumph Bonnevilles to teach we `rookies` how to ride to their exacting standards. ...
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Les SmithIt must have been in the late `70s when I was engaged on `Panda` patrol from the Uppingham Rd station that I was sent to the Towers psychiatric hospital to take a missing from home report re a patient who had left the hospital without permission and hadn't returned;....
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A local reveller dressed as Traffic Warden issued tickets to vehicles parked on New Year's Day.
Read MoreA naked man who climbed to the top of a 220ft police tower has been arrested following a four hour stand-off.
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On a More Serious Note
Colin Ireland, who became a notorious murderer after targeting gay men in London, dies in prison.
Read MoreExtremism unit supports barring of offender from EDL demonstrations and Islamic venues.
Read MoreDefendant to face preliminary hearing at Old Bailey over "blade attack".
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