Blakelock

Being Irish I had never heard of PC Keith Blakelock until now.

Be Carefull What You Wish For « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009

As we mourn the loss of Bill Barker I think this might be an opportune moment to recall why the current tactics and methods were introduced-it was Broadwater Farm and the riots there resulted in the death in the most horrible way imagineable of Pc Keith Blakelock.

Be Carefull What You Wish For « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009

In the ensuing violence, a policeman, Keith Blakelock, was attacked and killed.

State Aid Failed to Stem U.K. Unrest Guy Chazan 2011

The protesters had begun their march in the Broadwater Farm area, the scene of riots in 1985 in which a police constable, Keith Blakelock, was killed by attackers wielding knives and machetes.

Tottenham in flames as riot follows protest 2011

“Man arrested over 1985 murder of Pc Keith Blakelock”

Why front-line police officers are glad about Dizaei « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010

It was a chilling echo of the 1985 Tottenham riots which saw PC Keith Blakelock become detached from colleagues and then killed by a mob.

London boroughs on alert after third night of violence 2011

And a riot scene that takes me back to the horrific video they used to show us at Riot Training sessions about Keith Blakelock … …. (had me in tears).

Put Those Bloody Spears Down! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009

Eyewitness reports suggested some of the youths involved – who numbered between 150 and 300 – were as young as 10; far too young to remember the death in October 1985 of Cynthia Jarrett during a search of her home by police officers, which sparked the Broadwater Farm riots and led to the death of PC Keith Blakelock.

Tottenham riot: 'very volatile' situation contained, for now | Analysis 2011

Keith Blakelock was killed by an angry mob weilding machetes …. does this mean that eveybody on the Broadwater Farm Estate is a murderer?

Anarchy In The Uk « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007

Instead colleagues that have said, “Woe you are out of order”, are sidelined, made out to be “mad” and sold as “left wing loonies,” when all they actually care about is trying to help colleagues not suffer another Blakelock.

All By Myself Again….. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2006