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Armed police 'arrest' driver in m-way drama



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Published Date: 22 July 2008
Armed police stopped traffic on the M6 in Lancashire to "arrest" a man at gunpoint.
But the incident between junctions 33 and 32 on the southbound carriageway was simply part of a training exercise between Lancashire Police's armed unit and motorway police.

The force put out a rolling road block slowing traffic down to 40mph as t
he exercise took place at around 12.20pm on Tuesday.

A passing motorist, who witnessed the drama as he headed north, said the man appeared to have been driving a green Ford Galaxy.

He said: "There was a man in the middle of the road with his hands up in the air.

"There were a least six police officers with guns surrounding him and 12-15 officers altogether."

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  • Last Updated: 22 July 2008 1:12 PM
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angryman9,

blackburn 22/07/2008 14:47:12
I was on my way to an appointment, and ended up missing it through this farcical stunt.
Don't we train our Police?
What a bunch of cowboys.
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thebeanster,

lostock hall 22/07/2008 15:19:52
Angryman9- they were training you goon!
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macduke,

22/07/2008 18:14:21
why so many practices ? it was only a few weeks ago when they did this exact exercise but on the other carriageway , ah well at least they havent shot each other
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Sam Tana,

Ribbleton 24/07/2008 10:21:54
It's out of order for the police to use the motorway as their own private training facility. It only takes one motorist to panic when they see someone with a gun, and the whole thing will turn into an accident scene.

If the police want to train for this sort of thing on a motorway, wait until the next truck falls over and the road is closed for six hours, then they can play cops and robbers to their hearts' content on the empty carriageway.
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DC @ Longridge,

Longridge 01/08/2008 16:48:57
Sam Tana get a grip.
If you drive into the back of someone and cause an accident because of whats happening on the opposite carriageway then YOUR at fault for two very good reasons. 1 your to close and have not given yourself enough space and time to react to other drivers and 2 wy on earth are you looking at the opposite carriageway and not in front of you ?
As far as training goes if you need to stop a car full of dangerous armed criminals surely its better they do it on a motorway rather than right in front of your house with children running in the street. Think about it ?
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