4/5 Blue Lamp Rating

After a day's Christmas celebrations in 1981 a quiet night duty in Kings Cross came to an end when I was 'ordered' by our Inspector to go to the local fire station to kidnap their Station Officer with a ransom note being left stating that his safe return would be on payment of a crate of beer. At the appropriate time the task was performed. Two...

4/5 Blue Lamp Rating

I once visited an elderly lady on an enquiry. I showed her my warrant card and she seemed to take forever looking at it. Eventually she looked at me and said, "No, I've never seen him before." Bryan Hammond - Lincolnshire Police

4/5 Blue Lamp Rating

Two P.C.'s were visiting a sick colleague in a local Hospital. As they were leaving the ward they saw a large notice next to the lift with words to the effect 'Hospital regulations require a wheel chair for patients being discharged'. An elderly gentleman was already dressed and sitting on the end bed with a suitcase at his feet. On enquiring...

4/5 Blue Lamp Rating

I was required to accompany a more junior male member of our section to an East Kent Mortuary during an examination of a body. Our Mortition, although very professional, was young enough for humour. My colleague and I were there for about 20 minutes, when the mortition enquired if there were any other members of the section would be attending the...