how many : Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:47 am  

People does it take to change a light bulb ?

Not sure but I would guess 1

But to answer the question ' How many policemen/women does it take to attend a road incident ?

At least 20 it would seem

There has been a incident on Leigh bridge tonight and somebody has been seriously injured or worse

But you have to wonder why when there are already 6 police vehicles and an ambulance in attendance on one side of the bridge with at least a dozen police personnel we get yet another vehicle charging up depositing yet 2 more officers to walk around talking to each other

I dont know how many vehicles/police personnel were on the other side of the bridge but no doubt there were some

Yes I understand the need to collect all the relevant information but after seeing what was happening we had half the greater manchester police there tonight , many turning up 30 minutes after the original incident

All the tells me is that either they have little else to concern them or they are all trying to avoid incidents elsewhere

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:14 am  

Tis right. You would think there had been a chainsaw massacre in the Top Bridge.

Walking back from Leigh, trying to get back over the bridge towards Pennington, I was politely told by one of the eleventy seven coppers to 'walk via Mather Lane'.

Given I would still be walking come daylight I ended up getting a £5 taxi for what is normally a 10 minute walk.

Its either serious or there is nobody getting robbed, mugged, or worse tonight.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:23 am  

it was VERY serious, but i will not go into it on here at this moment in time


AN INCIDENT OF THIS MAGNITUDE HAS TO BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED


personally, i think you are out of order to question the officers response


you would want answers if it had happened to an immediate family member

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 9:47 am  

Sounds very serious indeed

Wonder if we'll know more next week

[Dick Jones]

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:09 am  

http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/424 ... _arrested/

http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/424 ... _arrested/

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:51 am  

joanne callotte wrote:

personally, i think you are out of order to question the officers response

I dont think asking 'can I walk over the bridge officer?' at 1am is out of order.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:07 am  

Alexs Dad wrote:

I dont think asking 'can I walk over the bridge officer?' at 1am is out of order.

I have to agree with you there what stupid answer walk via mather lane at that time

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:09 pm  

nighthawk wrote:

I have to agree with you there what stupid answer walk via mather lane at that time

What else would you suggest they say considering the aparrant seriousness of the incident

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:18 pm  

Alexs Dad wrote:

I dont think asking 'can I walk over the bridge officer?' at 1am is out of order.

i meant "response" to the incident, NOT what they said to you

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:29 pm  

Every fatal Road Traffic Accident is now treated as a 'murder' incident.