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Dick Kirby of Londons Serious Crime Squad shares ten stories of courage spanning fifty years of crime enforcement in the Metropolitan Police. In honoring the selfless men and women who gave their lives, Kirby sheds light on the ever-present dangers of street patrolfrom confrontations at public protests to being caught in the middle of a gang war to answering a seemingly run-of-the-mill call at a quiet residence.
Here are the true stories of extraordinary lives cut short: WPC Yvonne Fletcher gunned-down while policing a demonstration at the Libyan Embassy; Detective Sergeant Ray Purdy, taken out while arresting a common blackmailer; PC Ray Summers, an officer with less than two years service, stabbed to death as he broke up a gang fight; a three-man crew in an unmarked Q car wiped out by gunmen; PC Nat Edgar, shot by a burglar; PC Patrick Dunne, a home-beat officer murdered while investigating a domestic dispute; the horrific bombing of Herrods department store which cost three brave police officers their lives; and the murder of PC Stephen Tibble, which sparked investigations into the IRA.
Drawing deeply on his knowledge and contacts within and outside the Metropolitan Police, Kirby explores the lives and deaths of these officers, and the trauma endured by the colleagues and loved ones they left behind.
I am delighted that Dick Kirby has written this book. Such heroes should be remembered. Michael Winner, director of Death Wish, from the Forward
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Rough Justice Memoirs of a
Flying Squad Detective
Real Boys Own stuff, this. Tinged with a wry sense of humour which makes this an excellent read. METROPOLITAN POLICE HISTORY SOCIETY
The Real Sweeney
These are the real-life accounts of a tough London cop. DAILY EXPRESS
Youre Nicked!
Its full of dark humour, tense busts and stand-offs. As crime rates rocket, this book will go down well. DAILY SPORT
Villains
All of the stories are told with Dick Kirbys acerbic, black humour in a compelling style, by a detective who was there. AMERICAN POLICE BEAT
The Guvnors Ten of Scotland Yards
Greatest Detectives
Scotland Yard legends are vividly brought to life by a man who has walked the walk, the Flying Squads own Dick Kirby. What a brilliant TV series this would make! JOSEPH WAMBAUGH, AUTHOR OF THE CHOIRBOYS
The Sweeney The First Sixty Years
of Scotland Yards Crimebusting
Flying Squad
This thoroughly researched and enjoyable history, crammed with vivid descriptions races along like an Invicta Tourer at full throttle. DAILY EXPRESS
Scotland Yards Ghost Squad
A superb description of crime-busting at the front end. BERTRAMS THE HEART OF THE BOOK TRADE
The Brave Blue Line
This is simply the best book about police gallantry ever written. HISTORY BY THE YARD
First published in Great Britain in 2012 by
Wharncliffe Local History
an imprint of
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
47 Church Street
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S70 2AS
Copyright Dick Kirby 2012
9781783032655
The right of Dick Kirby to be identified as author of this work has
been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs
and Patents Act 1988.
A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British
Library.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or
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and retrieval system, without permission from the Publisher in
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This book is dedicated to
the late Detective Constable Ray Wood OBE
a true hero who looked death and danger in the face, not once
but many times;
also to the men and women of
the Metropolitan Police,
who provide the front line of policing.
Remember those who fell;
there, but for the grace of God, goes every single one of you.
F irstly, I would like to express my grateful thanks to Michael Winner for kindly supplying the foreword to this book.
I am indebted to the staff at Pen & Sword Books for their hard work, especially my publishing manager, Brigadier Henry Wilson, for his wisdom and enthusiasm, and my editors, George and Jan Chamier; when I falter, they pounce. I am also indebted to Alan Moss of History by the Yard , Keith Skinner, Bob Fenton QGM, Association of Ex-CID Officers, Pam Papp and Katie Hamilton from the Peel Centre Library, Susi Rogol, editor of the London Police Pensioner magazine, Andrew Brown, Directorate of Information, Metropolitan Police Service, Tony Rae and Keith Foster from the Police Roll of Honour Trust, Phillip Barnes-Warden, Neil Paterson and Paul Dew from the Met Collection and my son, Mark Kirby, for his enthusiastic research.
My thanks go to the Metropolitan Police Service, Adrian Blackledge, Dick Bowen, Gillian Bull, Joanna Chambers, Harry Clement, Irene Dodd, Ivan Dunne, Alan Fairfax, Gerry Gallagher, Maurice Marshall, Morgan OGrady and Gary Parkins for use of the photographs. Every effort has been made to contact copyright holders; the author and the publishers apologize for any inadvertent omissions.
And in alphabetical order, my thanks also go to the following, who contributed to the content of the book: Terry Allen, Geoffrey E. Anderson, Dave Ayling, Adrian Blackledge, Dick Bowen, Bernie Brown, Gillian Bull, Chris Burke, John Cann, Alan Clarke MBE, Harry Clement BEM, Michael Cookson, Terry Corbett, Charlie Cox GM, Jean Cox, Fred Cutts LL.B, Bernie Davis, John Davis, Reg Davis BA (Hons), John Day, Jim Diplock, Ivan Dunne, Alec Edwards, the late Dick Elsey, Peter Elston, Alan Fairfax, Jim Farrell, Alex Fish, Kenneth Foskett, Peter Francis, Gerry Gallagher, Derek Godfrey, Harry Greig, John Grey, John Hall, Ted Harrington, Bob Hayday, Mike Hames, Martin Hampton, Pat Hastings, Tony Holt, William Hucklesby QPM, FRGS, Reg Humphries, Gordon Hunter, Gerald Hyder, David Jenkinson, Ted Jolly, John Jones, Peter Johnstone, Brian King, Alan Lewis, Doug MacDonald, Susan Mansell, Maurice Marshall, Michael Masson, Jeff Maund, Anne McDaid, John Merry, Chris Mikellides, Morgan OGrady, Colin Osborn, Ken Pedlar Palmer, Gary Parkins, Geoff Parratt, Dave Patrick, Paul Phillips, Alexandra Porter, Michael Rawson, Steve Richardson, Bob Roach, Pete Rogers, Tony Roots, Peter Rowling, Peter Ryan, David Sandy Sanderson, Peter Sheldrick, John Simmonds, Richard Slater, the late Jack Slipper, Stephanie Smith, Richard Swarbrick, Harry Tester, Peter Thompson, Bob Thorn, Mick Thwaites, Brian Tomkins, Ken Van-Thal, Ken Walker, Dennis Walland, Alfie Wells, Peter Westley, Allan Willcox, Gillian Wombwell and Laurie Young. Any faults or imperfections in this book are mine alone.
As always, I want to express my thanks to my family: Sue and Steve Cowper and their children, Emma, Jessica and Harry; Barbara and Rich Jerreat and their children, Samuel and Annie Grace; and my sons, Mark and Robert Kirby. It is only through their love and encouragement that I successfully manage to scribble.
Lastly, my thanks to my wife Ann, who always says the right thing at the right time and has all my love and admiration.
Dick Kirby
Suffolk, 2012
WPC Yvonne Fletcher was senselessly, brutally murdered on 17 April 1984 while she was on duty outside the Libyan Embassy in London. Those responsible were Middle Eastern terrorists who masqueraded as diplomats, and they were permitted to return home to Libya, where a heros welcome awaited them.
Meanwhile, the rest of the world was profoundly shocked by this cruel killing. While politicians whimpered platitudes, Yvonnes loved ones and her close colleagues grieved and wept, and there was a sense of rage and injustice that her killers had walked away scot-free. The Metropolitan Police was utterly demoralized. One man did more than any other to raise their morale, and his name is Michael Winner.
Commencing his career as a newspaper columnist, later an acclaimed director of films on both sides of the Atlantic, Winner is a no-nonsense character, sometimes rude, often abrasive; restaurateurs have been known to tremble at the thought of receiving a savaging in his Winners Dinners column in The Sunday Times . But what he wants, he gets, and the Metropolitan Police rank and file adore him; within four days of Yvonnes murder, The Times published a letter from him suggesting that memorials should be erected to police officers killed in the line of duty. In part, the letter read:
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