Police officer shot dead at Croydon police station in south London
 

Breaking news

The officer was shot by a 23-year-old man who was being detained at the custody centre in Windmill Lane

it apparently happened at 2am this morning

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54293111

Breaking indeed story hasnt even been written yet!

This is scary!

Oh no

Custody sergeant shot dead, as gun was not found during the stop and search

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crim...-a4555936.html

Tragic news.
If the story is correct frightening the firearm wasn't found before.

Such a massive error costing a sergeant his life, the only good thing is the scumbag killed himself.

Questions have to be raised about the search and how it was conducted, in view of recent events across the pond maybe the police have been instructed not to lay hands on suspects, looks like a very cursory search was carried out, how did they miss a gun? especially as he had ammunition

Can someone hide a gun up their rear? You get them small pistol type ones? Same way people smuggle drugs etc

Appalling, BLM has gone too far now.

Is he dead? The report I read was that he turned the gun on himself but survived.

Massive error not finding the firearm and terrible.for the sergeant and his family and also for the other officers present

...the weapon that wasn’t found in the search, though...the suspect was able to access while the booking sergeant was present..(...so presumably other officers as well...)..He was able to draw it and fire at the sergeant plus himself...so it wouldn’t sound as though it was hidden internally of his body...

Yet another example of ‘soft’ policing I wonder how many incidents like this have occurred in the countries with “ tougher policing “ ??


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I presumed he died now that’s going be even more of a heartbreak for his family.

I thought police stations had those airport metal detectors?... schools have them :/ This is really tragic poor guy, there will be a review of search procedures now hopefully, or better still install equipment that takes the guesswork out of it.

They have the metal detectors at court but not in police stations and it’s usually a pat down at the scene and a proper search at the station.

Most concealments are in the groin area or bum area.

Yes Search everyone fully
before entering the Police area


Tragic he has died

Arrested for ammunition possession, how was he not checked properly for a firearm.

Yes Not Fully Searched
Tragic

Absolutely beggars belief to be quite honest !!


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He tried to kill himself...but he didnt succeed. He is in hospital according to reports.

Well as said if someone really wants to hide something they could, you can't cavity search every suspect... get the body scanners, much er, ...cleaner :/

Jesus our police need better support.

Apparently the suspect was known to Terror Police

He was being Searched
thats when he pulled out a Gun, Fast.

The Police Officer Killed was due for retirement
and he has family with kids.

Ref: Ch5HDnews Live

Really awful news :(

It just gets better .....

Somebody high up needs to lose their job and then get someone in to shake up the procedures— a get tough kinda person .

Things are gonna get an awful lot worse from now on .. you can sense the ‘unrest’ ..

I’ve even seen a noticeable increase in the number of idiots going through red lights just recently..


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death penalty for this cop killer :fist:

We don't have the death penalty Nicky

horrific.

ah ok then, longest sentence then what your justice system can offer

such a disgusting murder, and reading how he was close to retirement makes it even more sad :(

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/09...75_964x539.jpg


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...roydon-HQ.html

I can guarantee there wont be any looting in tooting, or rioting.

People will sleep like feck(happy birthday Naihm) alls happened

yep

Nod back.

...it’s really difficult to understand how the gun could have been overlooked somehow in searching him...but then he was still able to draw and shoot with his hands in handcuffs...it’s hard to try to imagine a whole situation with this...so very, very tragic, Matt Ratana’s family and loved ones facing their loss and grief in such a way...:sad:...

...lots of questions and answers still to come but so much thought to his family...just tragic beyond words...

Police officer shot dead at Croydon police station in south London
 

Especially given he was arrested for firearms offences and was being monitored by the terrorist guys


I was thinking that some heads should roll for this oversight but it could quite easily be down to him being searched by a couple of untrained or under-trained cops who will have to live with this forever

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