Two police officers killed in Tameside attack as Dale Cregan arrested

[Gerald]

Two female police officers have died during a "routine" call-out which led to the arrest of a man wanted by Greater Manchester Police.Police said both unarmed officers suffered fatal injuries during the incident in Hattersley, Tameside.

A witness at the scene in Abbey Gardens reported hearing 13 gunshots and an explosion.

Dale Cregan, 29, has been arrested in connection with the officers' deaths and two previous murders.

He was arrested when he walked into Hyde police station a short time after the incident.Police said one of the officers died at the scene and the second was critically injured and died afterwards.

The scene has been cordoned off and there is a heavy police presence in the area, including a bomb disposal team.

A police helicopter is also on patrol overhead.

No good news, an assault on the rule of law May them rest in peace!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19635239


Note: 18 September 2012 Last updated at 14:24 GMT

[BossMark]

Think its time the death penalty was brought back.

R.I.P the two policewomen

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by BossMark

Think its time the death penalty was brought back.

R.I.P the two policewomen

The only positive in all this madness is that he'll never see freedom again.

So sad it cost four lives to achieve this.

SPECTEMUR AGENDO

[Armistead]

Maybe "unarmed officers" is a problem.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Armistead

Maybe "unarmed officers" is a problem.

Afraid that isn't the case when you consider between 10 and 15 per cent are already armed.

It's the ease with which these idiots can obtain firearms that's at the root of the problem...not forgetting he also had access to grenades in this instance.

[Garion]

Sad, sad news, my condolences to their families.

It does beg the question...

Why where they sent to investigate the sound of gunshots in the first place?

Especially when there was a know maniac on the loose.

Rest in Peace.

Cheers

Gary

[joea]

So sad...

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by joea

So sad...

Even more so when you consider they aren't the first and they won't be the last.

[Gerald]

The deaths of two female police constables have brought into focus the unarmed status of most British police. Why does Britain hold firm against issuing guns to officers on the beat?

It's the single most obvious feature that sets the British bobby apart from their counterparts overseas.

Tourists and visitors regularly express surprise at the absence of firearms from the waists of officers patrolling the streets.

But to most inhabitants of the UK - with the notable exception of Northern Ireland - it is a normal, unremarkable state of affairs that most front-line officers do not carry guns.

Unremarkable, that is, until unarmed officers like Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone are killed in the line of duty. There are always those who question why Britain is out of step with most of the rest of the world, with the exceptions of the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and a handful of other nations.

For a heavily urbanised country of its population size, the situation in Great Britain is arguably unique.

Film director Michael Winner, founder of the Police Memorial Trust, and Toy Rayner, the former chairman of Essex Police Federation, have both called for officers to be routinely armed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19641398

Note: 19 September 2012 Last updated at 08:03 GMT

[eddie]

Sorry to hear what happened. How do you guys from the UK feel about the call coming out now about arming the police force?

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2...-double-murder

[Jimbuna]

It happens every time an officer is killed but the Police simply don't want to be armed...between 10 and 15 per cent are always armed anyway and 'armed response units' as they are called are always on hand in each force area to act at a moments notice should a serious incident involving weapons come about.