What an absolute tragedy and a sad day for this country and it’s Police force.

RIP colleagues I have shed a tear for you today, went to work and never came home. I can’t bear to think what your family are going through. You attended a burglary in an empty house and entered the property wondering what you were going to find… I hope you sleep peacefully. My thoughts are with you xxx

very sad. rip

My wife and I are serving GMP officers of 17 years and 15 years respectively. Neither of us knew the officers concerned but we were both at work today when we heard the news. My wife works in a specialist unit in the Tameside area and many of her colleagues did know the officers. She is devastated by today’s news, I’m feeling a bit numbed by it really. my 8 year old daughter doesn’t want us to go to work tomorrow.

I’m not in favour of routinely arming the Police at all but horrendous tragedies like this bring it home to every police officer in the country of the dangers that we face each and every day.

In recent months I have given serious consideration to leaving the Police to do something else. Problem is, I can’t think what. I love my job and like to think I do it well. We have both done the job that Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone did and tonight, all across the country, countless officers will go into countless homes to deal with highly unpredictable situations.

I have nothing for contempt for Dale Creegan but he is just a mindless animal and he has gone now, hopefully never to see daylight for a very long time.

Right now, I have nothing for contempt for this government for de-valuing the role of the Police Officer in the eyes of the British public and no platitudes from this home secretary will ever change that.

Rest In Peace.

Stay safe ladies and gents

My sister is a District Commander in Sussex Police.

It’s days like today I’m grateful she’s moved away from day to day ‘bobby on the beat’ duties.

Rest In Peace

Much as I take the mick out of de Bizzies, this was truly terrible. I know I couldn’t do the job of those two and families, friends and colleagues will feel the effect of this for ages. Otherwise, what Breggie said +1.

This post makes the most important point of the thread:

It is up to us to ensure Police work isn’t “thankless”

Thank you!

I don’t think they’ll ever manage that.

Bregante joking and forum shite aside I have a huge amount of respect for what you and your colleagues do for a living. As the Manchester riots showed oh so starkly we need you for the fabric of our society to exist. So dont even contemplate leaving, ever. Who else would do such a difficult job?

Politicians however will always be politicians. Blame and target everyone.

Bregante, sorry for the loss of your colleague, must be a difficult time for you all.

I am curious what is likely to be happening to Creegan just now. I know people will voice opinions that he should be getting a good pasting in the cell but I am sure everybody is more professional than that. Is a force allowed to investigate the murder of their own officers or will they get people in from other forces? Will he even be in a GMP station?

Thank-you for the job that you and your wife do, it is appreciated, you probably are not told that often enough.

I met Breggie once. He’s a fine lookin’ fella too. 8)

Thank-you for the job that you and your wife do, it is appreciated, you probably are not told that often enough.

This.

Whereas DeadlyDarcy is a ringer for Richard Gear. Im not sure if thats a good or a bad thing? 😆

i am curious what is likely to be happening to Creegan just now

Forensic recovery. Cregan will be treated as a “crime scene”. He will then be given legal advice, once his solicitors have been given disclosure (if he has asked for representation). It is unlikely any in depth interview will take place tonight, unless it’s just to obtain a first account.

He’ll be up for 4 murders, no doubt an insanity plea will follow…

I’d have thought he’d just answer ‘no comment ‘ to everything put to him.

Bregante – enormous respect for the job you do, even if you are from the wrong end of the ‘Lancs’……

death sentence to anyone who kills a copper, nhs, fire etc. simple as that. no question, no reprieve.

death sentence to anyone who kills a copper, nhs, fire etc. simple as that. no question, no reprieve.

why should the sentance be any different because a public servant has been killed

Here we go…. :-/

A very sad day. Nobody should go to work and not make it home at night.

Such a shame for a needless losses like that. When you hear these stories happen, it does make you think what could happen to you the next time you put the uniform on.

Bad bad times. Real loss. Rest In Peace ladies. Can’t begin to imagine how tough that job is. Thoughts with their families and colleagues.

always tragic when people are killed needlessly at work,the death penalty stuff is just knee jerk,might as well call for mass extermination , its about as useful 😥

RIP Manchester colleagues

Sad news indeed, however not seen the same expressed for the three servicemen that where killed recently on this forum, please correct me if I am mistaken.

Thank-you for the job that you and your wife do, it is appreciated, you probably are not told that often enough.

This.

This again.

http://www.gmp.police.uk/mainsite/cond.htm

RIP Officers Bone & Hughes

To all the officers who use this message board: Thank you for the job you do.

however not seen the same expressed for the three servicemen that where killed recently

Another topic. However I applauded the MP who stood up in the House of Commons yesterday and defended the valuable lives of our servicemen and women being squandered in a place where we aren’t welcome from all sides.

The suspect was on bail for another murder charge. That’s not going to go down well. :/

Condolences to the officers’ family, friends and colleagues.

Insufficient evidence to hold him according to radio report. Must be incredibly frustrating for officers. Just more crap news for a seriously undervalued service.

As Rogerthecat says insufficient evidence although they had been looking for him since 10th August when theftheater of the first murder was murdered nothing would haves changed the outcome of yesterday unfortunately. Awful awful day xx