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Demand for North Wales Police gun incident inquiry
Jun 6 2008 by Carl Butler, Daily Post
AN MP is demanding answers about how police marksmen who shot a runaway bullock managed to put a bullet through an office window.
Armed officers shot the six-week-old bullock in a field after it escaped from Mold livestock market last November, because it was a “risk to the public”.
But a bullet ricocheted through a double glazed upstairs window at AGS Security Systems across the road in Denbigh Road, and a bullet was found lodged in the office wall.
Eight people were in a meeting in the room next door.
Asked about what went wrong, North Wales Police admitted operating procedures would now be reviewed, following an investigation into the drama.
But they insisted existing operating procedures had been followed during, and could not release any further details about the internal investigation.
A force spokeswoman said: “On November 16 last year, police were notified of a bull which had escaped from Mold market.
“Due to the bull causing a risk to the public, armed officers attended and the bull was humanely destroyed. However, it was discovered one of the shots strayed from the scene damaging a nearby office window.
“An investigation was commenced, and has found the damage to the window had been the result of one of the shots being fired but had ricocheted from the ground. Operating procedures had been followed but will be reviewed.”
But Delyn MP David Hanson, Minister of State in the Ministry of Juctice, said: “This was a very serious incident. “The fact a bullet ricocheted through a nearby window is clearly a concern as the consequences could have been devastating.
“An internal review has concluded there will be no disciplinary action taken. I have written to North Wales Police asking for details.
“Perhaps more importantly I am looking for assurances the necessary steps have been taken to ensure such an incident does not happen again.”
AGS Company director Jonathan Turner says he never made a formal complaint.
A spokesman for the Independent Police Complaints Commission, David Nicholson said its inspectors had decided North Wales Police should carry out its own investigation.
He said: “If there was any learning to come out of the incident it would be for the force to deal with.”
Jun 6 2008 by Carl Butler, Daily Post
AN MP is demanding answers about how police marksmen who shot a runaway bullock managed to put a bullet through an office window.
Armed officers shot the six-week-old bullock in a field after it escaped from Mold livestock market last November, because it was a “risk to the public”.
But a bullet ricocheted through a double glazed upstairs window at AGS Security Systems across the road in Denbigh Road, and a bullet was found lodged in the office wall.
Eight people were in a meeting in the room next door.
Asked about what went wrong, North Wales Police admitted operating procedures would now be reviewed, following an investigation into the drama.
But they insisted existing operating procedures had been followed during, and could not release any further details about the internal investigation.
A force spokeswoman said: “On November 16 last year, police were notified of a bull which had escaped from Mold market.
“Due to the bull causing a risk to the public, armed officers attended and the bull was humanely destroyed. However, it was discovered one of the shots strayed from the scene damaging a nearby office window.
“An investigation was commenced, and has found the damage to the window had been the result of one of the shots being fired but had ricocheted from the ground. Operating procedures had been followed but will be reviewed.”
But Delyn MP David Hanson, Minister of State in the Ministry of Juctice, said: “This was a very serious incident. “The fact a bullet ricocheted through a nearby window is clearly a concern as the consequences could have been devastating.
“An internal review has concluded there will be no disciplinary action taken. I have written to North Wales Police asking for details.
“Perhaps more importantly I am looking for assurances the necessary steps have been taken to ensure such an incident does not happen again.”
AGS Company director Jonathan Turner says he never made a formal complaint.
A spokesman for the Independent Police Complaints Commission, David Nicholson said its inspectors had decided North Wales Police should carry out its own investigation.
He said: “If there was any learning to come out of the incident it would be for the force to deal with.”
they dont do their jobs properly thaats the trouble!
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