Tha's Locked Up: Memories of a West Yorkshire Policeman
Tha's Locked Up: Memories of a West Yorkshire Policeman
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Tha's Locked Up: Memories of a West Yorkshire Policeman by David Watson
In 1981 amid recession and widespread urban unrest Dave Watson left the building trade to join the West Yorkshire Metropolitan Police. You will be enthralled by his stories which cover every human emotion, from a cancer victim having a breakdown to a young bingo caller falling to his death fleeing a raid from the drugs squad. On the way we meet characters and scenes and events that would be hard to find in the most creative pages of crime fiction: the three pensioners who volunteered to be Dave's 'deputies' to chase a robber; a 'Carry on'-style brothel raid; a crazy chase where when the thief was stopped when the patrol car parked on his foot; a colleague who was convinced he has been abducted by aliens; delivering a baby at midnight on Christmas eve; anguish during the miners' strike; and many more enthralling stories.
In addition to his experiences in Keighley and Haworth his book includes accounts of being on duty during the traumatic miners' strike, policing one of Bradford's toughest housing estates and taking part in a farcical raid on a brothel- Keighley News Tha's Locked Up - a phrase he heard a trainee colleague utter the first time they made a street arrest - is the third book in publisher Wharncliffe's Bobby on the Beat series. There are photographs, including one taken during a confrontation between striking mines and policemen in 1984/85 - Telegraph and Argus (Bradford)
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9781848847866 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848847866 |
| Titre | Tha's Locked Up: Memories of a West Yorkshire Policeman |
| Auteur | David Watson |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Paperback |
| Éditeur | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Année de publication | 2012-11-01 |
| Nombre de pages | 176 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |