Shropshire man may have smuggled police murder weapon
The gun used in the murder of two unarmed police officers in Manchester on Tuesday may have been smuggled by Shropshire man.
Dad of murdered policeman, "police shouldn't be armed"
Following the deaths of two policewomen in Manchester yesterday there are renewed calls to re-open the debate on if police should be armed.
PC Rathband laid to rest in Stafford
More than a hundred people have paid their last respects at the funeral of PC David Rathband in Stafford.
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Police deny officer murder weapon was smuggled by Shrewsbury man
Greater Manchester Police have said they do not believe the weapon used in the murder of PCs Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes was smuggled into the UK by Steven Greenoe.
"There is no evidence to suggest the guns came from him. It is not a line of inquiry." - Greater Manchester Police."
Greenoe a former US Marine who lived in Shrewsbury was jailed in January for a major gun-smuggling operation from America into the UK on commercial transatlantic flights.
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Shropshire man may have smuggled police murder weapon
The gun used in the murder of two unarmed police officers in Manchester on Tuesday may have been smuggled by Shropshire man.
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Calls for police to be armed come after WPC shot in Manchester
It's emerged that one of the two female police officers shot dead in Manchester yesterday, grew up in the East Midlands. Fiona Bone was killed as she attended a suspected burglary.
Her death has renewed calls for all officers to be routinely armed, something backed by the twin brother of PC David Rathband.
But a retired Chief Constable living in Shropshire, whose police officer son was also killed while on duty, insists the force shouldn't carry arms.
Dad of murdered policeman, "police shouldn't be armed"
Following the deaths of two policewomen in Manchester yesterday there are renewed calls to re-open the debate on if police should be armed.
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PC Rathband laid to rest in Stafford
More than a hundred people have paid their last respects at the funeral of PC David Rathband in Stafford.
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Rathband funeral cortege arrives at crematorium
Mourners gathered outside the crematorium before PC David Rathband's funeral
Family and friends arriving at the funeral of PC David Rathband
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