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Adele Cashman Responding to a street robbery and whilst in pursuit of two suspects she collapsed in Belsize Park Gardens. She was rushed to the New Free Hospital from the scene but did not recover. |
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Scott Bennett Travelling to the force's headquarters for officer safety training he died when his car was in a collision with a lorry in Welton. |
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Nicola Hughes She was working with PC Fiona Bone when they were sent to reports of a burglary. Upon arrival a male emerged from an address and ambushed them. Using a firearm and grenade the male attacked both of the officers; fatally injuring them. |
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Fiona Bone She was working with PC Nicola Hughes when they were sent to reports of a burglary. Upon arrival a male emerged from an address and ambushed them. Using a firearm and grenades the male attacked both of the officers; fatally injuring them. She is survived by her partner, daughter, parents and sister. |
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Ian Dibell Whilst off duty in Clacton-on-Sea he had cause to intervene in an incident close to his home. Protecting the public from an armed male he sustained fatal gunshot wounds. |
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Preston Gurr Having finished duty after a night shift he travelled home on his motorcycle from Westminster Borough. Just before 7.30am he was involved in a collision with a car at a junction in Mitcham. He sustained fatal injuries when he came off of his motorcycle. He is survived by his wife and their two children. |
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David John Rathband On Sunday 4th July 2010 David was sat stationary in a patrol car, single crewed, on the outskirts of Newcastle. A lone gunman approached and using a shotgun shot David twice through the vehicle windows, leaving him for dead the gunman fled. David underwent extensive medical treatment, his eyesight couldn't be saved but he recovered and remained a police officer with Northumbria Police. David was previously a Special Constable, joining Northumbria Police as a Police Constable in 2000. In 2006 he became a traffic officer. He is survived by his wife and their two children. |
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Karen Paterson Karen was fatally injured in a car crash as she travelled in to work to report for duty. She was stationed at Thorpe Wood police station in Peterborough. Karen also worked out of Bridge Street police station as a schools liaison officer. She joined Cambridgeshire Constabulary in 1997 after transferring from Surrey Police which she joined in 1987. She is survived by her husband and two sons. |
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Andrew James Stokes Andrew was on duty when he collapsed and died of heart failure. He originally joined Merseyside Police, working St Helens Divsion at Prescott before transferring to Greater Manchester Police. He is survived by his wife and two children. |
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