We are a podcast focussed on commemorating those officers who have fallen in the line of duty. Sharing their story, we delve into all those final selfless acts of these brave officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in protecting the public & their communities. We conduct a monthly roll call through recent decades, specifically 1970 to present day, of all those who have been lost in the line of duty. During this period we will spotlight one particular case and delve into their story. We ...
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Season Two continues as we pay tribute to fallen officers, conducting our monthly roll call for June. More information can be found at www.thinbluelineradio.com on our 'Roll Call' page, directing you to The Police Remembrance Trust, commemorating our fallen colleagues 1970 - present day.By Thin Blue Line Radio
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S2 THROUGH THE DECADES - Sgt Thomas Green
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16:21June's Through the Decades is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity. In June 1919, chaos erputed at Epson Police Station, after a Canadian soldier had been arrested and taken to the Police Station. A short time later, a group of soldiers descended on the station demanding his release and attempted to force their way in to the station. Sergeant Green led…
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S2 SPOTLIGHT: Con David Haigh & Sgt David Winters
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25:41June’s Spotlight is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity. In 1982, June, PC David Haigh was sent to deal with, what he thought, a petty criminal sleeping in his car, not realising that this was a hardened criminal - David would pay with his life. As the days went on, more and more people were to cross paths with this villian, paying with thier lives. N…
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Season Two continues as we pay tribute to fallen officers, conducting our monthly roll call for June. More information can be found at www.thinbluelineradio.com on our 'Roll Call' page, directing you to The Police Remembrance Trust, commemorating our fallen colleagues 1970 - present day.By Thin Blue Line Radio
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S2 THROUGH THE DECADES: PC William Wilkinson
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14:47May’s Through the Decades is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity. Following previous incidents, someone held a grudge against PC William WILKINSON. This grudge would create a tragic incident, in horrific circumstances.By Thin Blue Line Radio
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S2 SPOTLIGHT: PC Christopher McDonald QCB
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16:21May’s Spotlight is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity. In 1978 responded to an alarm sounding at a Jewellers. Chris, a 19 year old new officer with Nottinghamshire Constabulary, was not prepared for the situation that unfolded upon his arrival, and tragedy was due to strike…By Thin Blue Line Radio
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Season Two continues with our Monthly Roll Call. Join TBLR as we pay tribute to fallen officers, conducting our monthly roll call. More information can be found at www.thinbluelineradio.com on our 'Roll Call' page, directing you to The Police Remembrance Trust, commemorating our fallen colleagues 1970 - present day.…
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April’s Through the Decades is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity. PC Sidney Wood kissed his daughter goodbye, as she begged him to stay home. Little did he know it would be the last time he would embrace his sweet little girl. Simply searching for a thief, he lost control of his pedal cycle on a steep road. This resulted in a horrific incident that …
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April’s Spotlight is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity. In 1988, down in Hemel Hempstead, a Cash In Transit vehicle was visiting a Barclay’s Bank in a bustling shopping area, when a group decided to take advantage and take the chance to attempt a devastating robbery. Despite being off duty at the time, PC Frank MASON stepped up in an attempt to stop…
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Season Two continues with our Monthly Roll Call. Join TBLR as we pay tribute to fallen officers, conducting our monthly roll call. More information can be found at www.thinbluelineradio.com on our 'Roll Call' page, directing you to The Police Remembrance Trust, commemorating our fallen colleagues 1970 - present day.…
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March’s Through The Decades is proudly sponsored by Serve & Protect Credit Union. 2nd March 1960, down near London and with the Metropolitan Police. Leslie was on Point Duty, directing traffic through the busy streets – when something caught his eye. The circumstances are all-too-similar to what we have seen much more recently, leading to the tragi…
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March’s Spotlight is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity. 1981 saw Constable Hawcroft and Inspector Newsham responding to a couple of youths attempting to steal a vehicle on LOCKWOOD STREET in Low Moor, Bradford. A tragic twist of events saw Inspector Newsham with serious injuries, whilst Hawcroft paid the ultimate price. JP & Dave share this shokcing…
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Season Two continues with our Monthly Roll Call. Join TBLR as we pay tribute to fallen officers, conducting our monthly roll call. More information can be found at www.thinbluelineradio.com on our 'Roll Call' page, directing you to The Police Remembrance Trust, commemorating our fallen colleagues 1970 - present day.…
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S2 THROUGH THE DECADES: PC George Russell
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11:00February’s Through The Decades is proudly sponsored by Serve & Protect Credit Union. The scene is Cumberland, Westmoreland and Carlisle Constabulary in 1965, where we find ourselves at a railway station near Kendal. PC George Russell, and colleagues, finds themselves in the hunt for a vehicle thief from Warrington, but the operation does not go to …
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February’s Spotlight is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity. Sunny Bank Mills in Farsley appeared to be the perfect target for a burglary. A night watchman, Ian Riley, was the first to face this deadly threat, but when Inspector Barry TAYLOR found himself responding to the ongoing situation, it turned to tragedy. Tune in and listen to JP & Dave explai…
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Season Two continues with our Monthly Roll Call. Join TBLR as we pay tribute to fallen officers, conducting our monthly roll call. More information can be found at www.thinbluelineradio.com on our 'Roll Call' page, directing you to The Police Remembrance Trust, commemorating our fallen colleagues 1970 - present day.…
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S2 THROUGH THE DECADES: PC Joseph Pickering
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13:28February’s Through The Decades is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity Join JP & Dave as they look at the tragic story of PC Joseph Pickering. Joseph hopped aboard a Bus to go to work when he came across an unusual character, only to be attacked and then sadly he passes away moments later. Tune in and listen to the story and understand how fragile life…
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January’s Spotlight is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity. In January 2003, Stephen and his colleagues attend an address in Crumpsall, Manchester. This is to effect an Immigration Warrant. Not expecting ayone at the address, they are met by an Algerian illegal immigrant. Suddenly an altercation ensues. The male picks a knife up and begins attacking o…
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Season Two continues with our Monthly Roll Call. Join TBLR as we pay tribute to fallen officers, conducting our monthly roll call. More information can be found at www.thinbluelineradio.com on our 'Roll Call' page, directing you to The Police Remembrance Trust, commemorating our fallen colleagues 1970 - present day.…
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S2 THROUGH THE DECADES: PC Ernest Thompson
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29:35December’s Through The Decades is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity. PC Ernest Thompson was possibly the only policeman to possibly see and even come close to apprehending 'Jack The Ripper', however years later, little did he know that he would be cut down in the street dealing with a rowdy group. Despite colleagues being close by, a scuffle turned …
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S2 SPOTLIGHT: Insp Stephen Dodd, Sgt Noel Lane, WPC Jane Arbuthnot & PD Queenie
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23:27December’s Spotlight is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity. On 17th December 1983, London was bustling with Christmas shoppers. Tourists and locals flocked to the famous 'Harrods' for thier Christmas treasures. Shortly after lunch, Police recieve a coded message from the IRA, warning of a vehicle loaded with explosives. Police rush to the scene to ev…
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Season Two continues with our Monthly Roll Call. Join TBLR as we pay tribute to fallen officers, conducting our monthly roll call. More information can be found at www.thinbluelineradio.com on our 'Roll Call' page, directing you to The Police Remembrance Trust, commemorating our fallen colleagues 1970 - present day.…
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S2 THROUGH THE DECADES: PC Robert Pritchard
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15:33November’s Through The Decades is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity. When you go all the way back to 1924, Anglesey was a very remote place with a very small contingent of Police Officers covering the area. PC Robert PRITCHARD was asked to come and help when a landlord had gone to see one of his tenants about overdue rent. This simple task, spiralle…
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November’s Spotlight is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity. In 1976 Police Scotland was a very different place. In a remote small town called Carstairs, just South East of Glasgow, was an institute that held some of Scotland’s most violent and dangerous criminals. PC George TAYLOR found himself assisting with two prisoners in the middle of an escape …
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S2 THROUGH THE DECADES: Constable Victor Arbuckle
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19:10October’s Through The Decades is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity. The Shankill area of Belfast becomes the scene of another brutal murder, as we cover another tragedy from 'The Troubles', that directly affected The Royal Ulster Constabulary. Back in 1969, Victor Arbuckle laced up his boots, not expecting it to be the last time. Already injured fro…
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August’s Through The Decades is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity. Back in 1985, the UK was scene to large, unpredictable rioting. One such riot was in Tottenham; at Broadwater Farm, after a standard house search saw the death of the occupant. PC Blakelock was tasked with his serial to protect a group of firefighters helping at the riots who came un…
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Season Two continues with our Monthly Roll Call. Join TBLR as we pay tribute to fallen officers, conducting our monthly roll call. More information can be found at www.thinbluelineradio.com on our 'Roll Call' page, directing you to The Police Remembrance Trust, commemorating our fallen colleagues 1970 - present day.…
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August’s Through The Decades is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity. On the evening of September 20th back in 1877, Police Officer Thomas Bishop was on a normal duty in the quiet village of Bere Regis. The town was hosting a local and popular event, which was synonymous with consuming alcohol and bouts of disorder breaking out. As such, a few officers…
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August’s Spotlight is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity. Septembers Spotlight Edition takes us into the Greater Manchester Police force area, near to Heywood. Police Inspector Raymond CODLING was near Birch Services when he, and his colleague, came across a suspicious looking male on a motorcycle. The situation took a very quick and sharp turn for t…
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Season Two continues with our Monthly Roll Call. Join TBLR as we pay tribute to fallen officers, conducting our monthly roll call. More information can be found at www.thinbluelineradio.com on our 'Roll Call' page, directing you to The Police Remembrance Trust, commemorating our fallen colleagues 1970 - present day.…
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SEASON TWO: Through The Decades - PC Israel May
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13:32August’s Through The Decades is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity. Working as a Police Officer in a village in Kent, May was brutally murdered in such common circumstances. May was found beaten and bruised in a bush, with his truncheon missing from the scene, and a pair of braces torn on the floor. But what happened on that fateful day, and how did …
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SEASON TWO - SPOTLIGHT: PC Roger Brereton
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43:08August’s Spotlight is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity. Hungerford, UK was the scene of tragic events, when a gunman went berserk. Once again, a group of heroes ran towards the danger – with PC Roger BRERETON being one of those who, knowing the gunman had already killed a number of people, put his life on the line to protect those around him. JP ex…
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SEASON TWO - TBLR Monthly Roll Call: August
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23:37Season Two starts with our Monthly Roll Call. Join TBLR as we pay tribute to fallen officers, conducting our monthly roll call. More information can be found at www.thinbluelineradio.com on our 'Roll Call' page, directing you to The Police Remembrance Trust, commemorating our fallen colleagues 1970 - present day.…
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July’s Through The Decades is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity Detective Sergeant Raymond PURDY travels to Kensington Tube station with a view to arresting a dangerous suspect. The plans take a tragic turn as the suspect fled towards a block of flats. JP & Tom discuss these tragic events, so tune in for the tragic account of DS Purdy, keeping his m…
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July’s Spotlight is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity This month's Spotlight focuses on DC Ian COWARD. Detective Constable COWARD from Thames Valley Police came on duty like any other day; dedicated to keeping the streets of Reading town centre safe. Making the brave decision to stop a suspicious vehicle had tragic consequences, of which JP & Tom di…
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Join TBLR as we pay tribute to fallen officers, conducting our monthly roll call. More information can be found at www.thinbluelineradio.com on our 'Roll Call' page, as well as a visual representation of our fallen colleagues 1970 - present day.By Thin Blue Line Radio
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June’s Through The Decades is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity. All the way back in 1907, when the role of a Police officer was entirely different in every conceivable way, the dangers were still very real. PC Ford’s entry from the Roll of Honour simply says that he was fatally stabbed by a deranged man outside his house at night. JP & Tom delve in…
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TBLR’s Special Edition episode for Lewis FULTON, 30th Anniversary, is sponsored by Motorfinity The tragic story of PC Lewis FULTON sparked a revolution in the equipment and protection of the Police Service in the UK, in addition to seeing the foundations of Care of Police Survivors (COPS) and the Scottish Memorial Trust come into place. A much love…
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June’s Spotlight edition is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity JP & Dave explain how a reported stabbing attack in Luton Town Centre was called into police by several people. An officer attends with his colleagues, without thought, they run towards danger. This split-second decision, and their dedication in protecting the public, turns fatal leaving …
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Join TBLR as we pay tribute to fallen officers, conducting our monthly roll call. More information can be found at www.thinbluelineradio.com on our 'Roll Call' page, as well as a visual representation of our fallen colleagues 1970 - present day.By Thin Blue Line Radio
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THROUGH THE DECADES: Constable Frederick Sterland
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21:52May’s Through The Decades is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity. Frederick STERLAND was Birmingham born but moving over to join the Royal Ulster Constabulary back in the 1920’s. Unfortunately, the tensions between the UK and the IRA were high, and a pre-planned execution was carried out. STERLAND’s tragic tale begins with a hotel drinking session wit…
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May’s Spotlight edition is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity The story of PC Whiting is tragic, but only a fraction of the truth is known. JP & Dave explore what is known and appeal for any further information so that we can remember another hero who has paid the ultimate sacrifice; giving his own life in the pursuit of public safety.…
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Join TBLR as we pay tribute to fallen officers, conducting our monthly roll call. More information can be found at www.thinbluelineradio.com on our 'Roll Call' page, as well as a visual representation of our fallen colleagues 1970 - present day.By Thin Blue Line Radio
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THROUGH THE DECADES: Sgt Andrew Barton & Con George Mussell
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12:20April’s Through The Decades is proudly sponsored by Motorfinity. JP & Dave delve into the story from back in 1913, where two lives were taken tragically as shots fired throughout a Northumberland town, as chaos takes hold in Bedlington. Two more officers that went towards the danger and paid the ultimate sacrifice.…
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Yvonne FLETCHER’s special edition podcast is sponsored by Motorfinity! Yvonne was deployed to what was supposed to be a peaceful demonstration outside the Libyan Embassy in 1984, as Gaddafi’s regime was challenged. What the demonstration was to turn into had massive ramifications for both countries and sparked tension for many years between the UK …
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Another normal day in Ilford, as PC Walters & colleague attend what was the report of a Domestic Incident. Upon arrival, seeing several people inside attacking another, Phillip WALTERS & his colleague run towards the danger yet again. A gunshot in the dark, PC Walters lay fatally injured and his colleague, who also injured, made a desperate final a…
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Join TBLR as we pay tribute to fallen officers, conducting our monthly roll call. More information can be found at www.thinbluelineradio.com on our 'Roll Call' page, as well as a visual representation of our fallen colleagues 1970 - present day.By Thin Blue Line Radio
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Join JP & Dave as they delve into the story of T/Sgt Gerald Rooney and how he was executed, by terrorists, on the street of British Cyprus with dozens looking on. It's a tumultuous time in Cpyrus and T/Sgt Rooney is called on to quell the uproar. He tends to a rowdy crow when a shot rings out. The Sergeant lay dead on the street, witnesses stay sil…
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Tune in as JP & Dave discuss the tragic events in March of 2017. A lone attacker behind the wheel in London, he mounts the kerb, striking several people. The attacker then attempts to enter the palace of Westminster and one person stand in his way. Seconds later, an officer lay dying as those around him attempted to save his life. The dust settles …
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Join TBLR as we pay tribute to fallen officers, conducting our monthly roll call. More information can be found at www.thinbluelineradio.com on our 'Roll Call' page, as well as a visual representation of our fallen colleagues 1970 - present day.By Thin Blue Line Radio
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