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Gunned down in cold blood: One-eyed suspect held after two policewomen aged 32 and 23 lured to estate by false burglary report and shot dead
Two young unarmed policewomen were shot dead today, before a man was arrested on suspicion of murder after walking into a police station.
Pc Fiona Bone, 32, and Pc Nicola Hughes, 23, were attending a report of a burglary in Hattersley, Greater Manchester, when they were attacked with a gun and a grenade shortly before 11am.
Shortly after the incident, Dale Cregan, 29, was detained at a nearby police station in Hyde.
One officer died at the scene. The other was taken to hospital but died later. An ambulance left the cordon – with the body of Pc Bone believed to be inside – as officers formed a guard of honour.
Police said there was nothing in the burglary report to suggest that armed officers would be required.
Greater Manchester Chief Constable Sir Peter Fahy said the officers were sent to probe what appeared to be a routine burglary report when they were attacked with a gun and grenade.
Sir Peter paid tribute to Pc Bone, who had been with the force for five years. He described her as a ‘calm, gentle woman’ and an ‘excellent bobby’ who was in the middle of planning her wedding.
He added that Pc Hughes, a ‘bubbly’ woman who loved karate and socialising, had served for three years and was a ‘good listener’, ‘lovely friend’ and ‘could not do enough for people’.
Prime Minister David Cameron said the killings were ‘a shocking reminder of the debt we owe to those who put themselves in danger to keep us safe and secure’.
He added later that what happened was an ‘absolutely despicable act of pure evil’ and served as ‘another reminder of the incredible risks and great work our police service does’.
Sir Peter said the force was ‘devastated’ by its loss and described today as ‘one of the darkest days in the history of the Greater Manchester Police – if not for the police service overall’.
SNIP: Unarmed policemen. Always a great idea, eh wot?
Frosteetoes
September 19th, 2012
I’m strong to the finish
’cause I eats me spinach
I’m Popeye the psychopath
Buffalobob
September 19th, 2012
Good thing England has tough anti gun laws or this could have been much worst. Pray for the two unarmed officers.
Maudie N Mandeville
September 19th, 2012
Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian who killed 77 and injured 242 others — was sentenced to 21 years max and maybe only 10 years.
I hope this guy gets at least (21/77)(2)=.545 of a year.
That’ll keep him locked away from European society til at least March 2013!
old_oaks
September 19th, 2012
The Odumbler would have said the bobbies acted stupidly, were the dude a racist professor.
Ricky
September 19th, 2012
why is this murderer still breathing?
I say dust off the antique torture devices in the London Tower and use each and every one on him until the excruating pain is what snuffs him dead.
joe
September 19th, 2012
“Police said there was nothing in the burglary report to suggest that armed officers would be required.”
In Britain criminals are required to give advance notice if weapons are to be used.
Doc
September 19th, 2012
Just goes to show how fuckin’ good gun control works!
Corona
September 19th, 2012
According to current British custom both female police officers probably already had pre-approved subpoenas ready to submit to the apartment owner detailing his criminal bias against this poor defenseless burglar. Their bad. (spit)
MAJ Mike
September 19th, 2012
How is this possible? Firearms are outlawed in the UK.
hanoverfist
September 19th, 2012
An homage to the Diceman
While Georgie Porgie
was in jail for a while
He shot his load into
Dale Cregan’s eye.
When Daley’s eye
was dried and shut.
Georgie cell raped
That one eyed slut.
Weldor
September 19th, 2012
I’d simply shoot him.
Stranded in Sonoma
September 19th, 2012
@Ricky — King Edward II was killed by inserting a metal tube into his anus and then a red hot poker was inserted into the tube and far into his abdomen until the burning of his internal organs caused death.
Some claim this is not true but no one really knows.
Unslung Hero
September 19th, 2012
Soooooo……..yer telling me that the “greater” Manchester police don’t have weapons??? Why did we even help these morons in WWII??? The Germans are gonna own Europe sooner than later anyhow………
hawaiian
September 19th, 2012
I can’t believe he forgot his eye patch on “talk like a pirate day.”
conservative cowgirl
September 20th, 2012
Here is an idiotic statement from another article about the shooting:
Association of Chief Police Officers president Sir Hugh Orde also warned against a rush to routinely arm officers.
“You only have to look at the American experience. Many colleagues in America are lost without even drawing their gun at close ranges,” he said.
So, don’t give them a chance to survive by arming them because, well, sometimes they get killed anyway! What an out-of-touch moron.
Gener al-Ripper
September 20th, 2012
What’s not being said is that this perp is a Moslem.
I reckon he’s “just a protester”
Gener al-Ripper
CEO of al-Mart
Paul Moore
September 20th, 2012
Don’t bring karate to a grenade fight.
Livin on Winchell-Mahoney Time
September 20th, 2012
Amen Buffalobob, joe, Doc, MAJ Mike, and conservative cowgirl.
The crime rates skyrocketed in the UK when they disarmed the citizens. That didn’t work so they disarmed the police.
What the hell is wrong with those people, what did they do with the common sense they were born with?
Their citizens get more jail time for defending themselves than do the criminals who assault them.
No wonder the muslimoid bastards are taking over.
Boobie the Rocket Dog
September 20th, 2012
Arrrggghhh!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3A7Vq6bIs4
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BOMB ZEDO.COM
September 20th, 2012
Dammit I’m mad and I’m not gonna take it any more!
Testing my new av.
muddjuice (Absolutist)
September 20th, 2012
Wow. When I got o a call, I always expect the worst. I plan what to do if the “routine” call goes south and I need to use deadly force.
To not even give your officers a chance to defend themselves is pointless. That’s like sending in your army with no weapons and saying, “Good luck old chap….”
Dr. Tar
September 20th, 2012
Speaking of Pirates
I just saw this posted on Drudge under the banner “But No Time for Netanyahu”
https://twitter.com/BarackObama/statuses/248501257055121409
And this guy is leading in the poles?
muddjuice (Absolutist)
September 20th, 2012
Sorry. It’s a serious story but I got to say it….
“It wasn’t me, it was the one-eyed man…”
Dr. Tar
September 20th, 2012
Correction Polls not Poles (any Democrat on a Pole is a terrible thought crime to suggest to anyone).
Billy Fuster
September 20th, 2012
Very little about the perp in this article. But a google search shows him to be a career criminal. Nothing about him being a muslim.
Pickled Liver
September 20th, 2012
“Police said there was nothing in the burglary report to suggest that armed officers would be required.”
No reason to think the criminal would be armed – that would be illegal? WTF?
dumbass sods
September 21st, 2012
Prime Minister David Cameron said the killings were ‘a shocking reminder of the debt we owe to those
WRONG C’MORON. reminder that your countrymen STUPIDLY GAVE UP THEIR GUN RIGHTS