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POLICEMAN THREATENED WITH HANDGUN

Saturday February 23,2008

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A police officer has been threatened with a handgun while on patrol.

The officer was patrolling the Partington area of Manchester when he pulled over a vehicle which had sped past him.

As he stepped out of his car to speak to the motorist, two men approached the officer from behind and one of them was brandishing a silver barrelled handgun.

The pair, who were not in the car which had been pulled over, then shouted abuse at the officer before running off towards a nearby housing estate.

The policeman was left shaken but unharmed following the incident which happened in Redbrook Road.

The offender with the gun is described as about 5ft 8in tall, of medium build and was wearing dark clothing, a hoodie and a balaclava.

Anyone with information is asked to call Greater Manchester Police on 0161 856 7672 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

POLICEMAN THREATENED WITH HANDGUN

24.02.08, 12:09pm

It has been well known for very many years that in California the Highway Patrol have the best crime clear up rate. This is because at some point huge numbers of crimes involve a vehicle at some point. Put simply - people who have no respect for big laws have no respect for little laws either. A habitual armed robber or serial rapist will not give a toss about parking in a disabled persons bay. Get cops back on the beat and lets have many more traffic cops I say.

• Posted by: JohnnyB • Report Comment

BETTER USE OF TIME

23.02.08, 2:21pm

Seriously what do they expect. If the police put down their speed guns and stop booking those terrible motorists without a seatbelt they could tackle gun crime ans it would not have happened.

• Posted by: Gazza01 • Report Comment

PATHETIC POLICE FORCE!

23.02.08, 11:37am

If these persons were elderly, pensioners who had not paid "immoral and illegal" council tax, then the whole force of the law would have been on to them and they would have been handcuffed, chained and thrown into jail.

But when it comes to facing the hardened criminals, the police, CPS and the judges have no stomach to catch or punish them as they stick to achieve their targets set by the corrupt politicians.

This is the price, we, the public, are paying for the incompetent politicians and the bureacrats who made the laws, which only punishes the law abiding citizens for minor offences.

• Posted by: Nalin • Report Comment