Memorial plaque for officer shot dead during factory payroll robbery

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Memorial plaque for officer shot dead during factory payroll robbery

The plaque for the officer has been unveiled in Bishop Auckland.

Date - 26th July 2022
By - Cachella Smith

DC James Porter was shot and fatally injured in March 1982. He was chasing two armed men who he knew had already discharged weapons during a robbery at a factory payroll office. DC Porter was 31 at the time and married with young...

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