Episode 5 Britain's Bravest Cops

As an ex cop I am well aware of the hidden dangers facing Britain's

police officers. What starts off as an ordinary day on the beat can

suddenly turn into a life- threatening situation. In the week

of the Police Bravery Awards we meet the ordinary officers who risk

their lives to protect us. We hear stories of their extraordinary

courage and join them on the street as they continue to crack down on

crime. This is Britain's Bravest This week we are all honouring

Britain's most courageous cops at the Police Federation Bravery

Awards. Most of us are oblivious to the dangers lurking on our streets

but the police are always on the lookout, ready to risk everything

in the war against crime. Today we hear how one courageous cop risked

her life to save officers in south London when they encountered a

vicious criminal. The acid was so strong it had melted through the

vest. It is supposed to be made a very strong stuff. We join Greater

Manchester Police's elite unit in their hunt for their suspected of

cleaning dirty money for the city's criminals, the money launderers.

I think it is this one here with a black bag. You are under arrest on

suspicion of money laundering. Follow the specialist officers as

they pull out all the stops to make It is not just the public our

police are called to protect. One night in April 2006 a routine of

arrest dramatically escalated into a horrendous attack on two police

officers. At great risk to themselves Katy Shepherd and

Charlotte Bradbeer-Dubery stepped Met Police Officers Richard

Holliday and Red Haddouch were on patrol in Earlsfield, south London,

when they clocked a man wanted for breaching his parole. He had a hood

up and a baseball cap so you could only see a little bit of his face.

I knew it was him. We both knew it was him. Red reached out to grab

his arm and he flung it back across us quite aggressively. He spun

round on his heels and went. We chased him and literally didn't get

over half the width of the road before he turned back on us and

confronted us and was saying, "What?" It wasn't like, "What do

you want?" It was like, "What are you going to do about it?" As if he

knew that he had something that could hurt us. Stop there. He got

this orange bottle out of his pocket and did a flicking motion

towards Red and a slashing motion towards me with it. Straightaway I

was aware that something had hit me. Initially I thought it was CS spray

or something because I could feel the burning.

Richard and Red collapsed in agony while the suspect seized his chance

and ran. Pretty soon it was obvious it

wasn't CS spray because the pain built up and up and it was so

intense and there was nothing I could do to alleviate it all. It

was at this point I pressed my orange button. I need assistance

and a paramedic. By sheer coincidence Richard's

girlfriend Louise, a fellow officer, was on duty in the police control

room when his emergency call came through.

I heard screaming, male screaming. When the emergency alarm went off a

personal number comes up which you type in and I saw who pressed the

alarm. It came up with his number. I remember being on my hands and

knees and tried to talking to my radio and at one point I remember

the pain got too intense and I let out this howl. Get off! There was a

thought then that I don't know how this is going to turn out, I don't

know what has happened to him and that I felt then that he was in

serious danger and I was seriously concerned that he would make it.

It wasn't just Louise who heard the call. It interrupted all police

radio traffic and went out to every officer on duty that evening.

we first initially heard them and it was literally screaming in pain

like you have never heard anything really before, it was horrific. PC

Katie Shepherd and her partner PC Charlotte Bradbeer-Dubery were

nearby. Then Katie and Charlotte broke every rule in the police can

book ignoring any risk to themselves they went to help

Richard and Red. Richard has said it is acid. It was

pretty evident that is exactly what it was. To see them in that amount

of pain you can't really describe how you feel. Richard to begin with

was very resistant of us going near him, touching him. He didn't want

us to get hurt. But when you looked at his face and his forehead was

literally grey, the skin was just dead. His saving grace were his

glasses that effectively saved his sight. Fortunately enough we were

right to buy a bar and so we directed the customers in the bar

to bring us out water. Katie and Charlotte threw pints, jugs and

bucket loads of water over Richard and Red to dilute the acid.

Initially when they sat me down on the kerb it was the first time I

allowed myself to think of anything other than pain and I thought how

bad is this going to be? All way through this I pretty much had my

eyes closed because I was worried about the acid going in my eyes.

Every now and then I opened my eyes a little bit and I remember seeing

the hair on my arm burning up and seeing that I had part of my

trousers burnt into my neck on my left leg. Going through my head I

thought my entire face might be completely burnt. All I could feel

was the pain, I had no idea of the extent of it.

As more officers arrived the area was cordoned off while Katy and

Charlotte continued to douse Richard and Red with water.

As much as you don't want to let them know really what you can see,

you have to support them and tell them it was all going to be OK. But

it was awful, really bad. This acid was so strong it had melted through

the Met vest. Which is supposed to be made of really strong stuff. And

here it was, being crippled by this acid.

As all the acid was running off me with the water and splashing

everywhere obviously it was going over them so they were getting

diluted trickles of acid going on to them.

You don't really feel any sort of pain when you're dealing with

somebody in an extraordinary amount of pain.

It is amazing to think of them being that brave but amazing to

think you have people on your team that care that much about you that

would actually do anything to help you.

An hour after the attack the chemical was finally identified as

sulphuric acid. All four officers were taken to hospital.

It was only really when I saw him at a hospital and saw him for

myself I thought he did look bad, but as long as he is here and alive,

anything else you could deal with afterwards.

Katie and Charlotte's courageous actions earned them a Police

Bravery Award and a Commissioner's Commendation.

We were just doing what anyone in our position would have turned,

what any officer would have done. So we feel quite honoured and

slightly humbled about the recognition of the award.

Thanks to Katie and Charlotte neither Richard nor Red received

any lasting damage to their sight but it took over a year of painful

operations for Richard's facial injuries to heal. The offender was

tracked down four days later and As all our officers' experience

shows there is no such thing as a simple arrest. Things can turn

nasty in a flash but our brave cops will do whatever it takes to make

our streets is safer place, especially in our major cities

where crime is at its worst. Manchester, a multicultural

metropolis of around 2.5 million people that is renowned for its

impressive architecture as well as its culture and art scene. But

Manchester is also known for something else. It is one of the

UK's worst cities for crime with a staggering 29,000 violent attacks,

burglaries and robberies recorded in one month alone. And the

catalyst for some of this? Drugs. Something Sergeant Andy Buckthorpe

knows all about. The main issues are people are

taking drugs, Class A drugs, and have to fund their habit somehow.

Generally speaking they are not employed, they don't have a great

deal of income legitimately. So the only realistic way they can fund

their habit is by committing crime. But Greater Manchester Police are

fighting back. In February 2009 the proactive unit made up of 10

specially-trained police officers was set up to target the city's

villains. On average we do three or four

drugs raids per week depending on the amount of information we get

through from the public. Basic riot training. We are also training in

method of entry be it from using the enforcer to smash someone's

door in to doing a full entry going through windows.

The surprise factor is key to all raids and requires heavy-duty

equipment to make a quick entry. PC Gavin Johnson is one of the

officers responsible for getting through the door.

The first bit of gear, this has many functions and uses. We can use

it for putting in glass windows if we need to do a window entry. It

has a spike on one end that can be utilised. And a flat edge to smash

the window. It has a serrated edge here which we can use for clearing

up the glass to make sure it is safe for officers. This weighs in

the region of 23 kilos, 20,000 pounds of kinetic energy. Usually

another person on the other side and we will check the door for

weaknesses. It comes up and down striking into the door. Nine times

out of ten we will be in in a few seconds with this piece of kit.

With a single blow the enforcer can open doors with up to seven

different locks, bolts and chains. From time to time we encounter

doors that have been really heavily reinforced, especially council

doors. The modern council door poses problems. We can bring in

this which we refer to as the blower. It has a kevlar pillow

which when inserted into the frame it is blown up to three, four times

the width it is now which in turn pops the door open.

One major spin-off from drug dealing is money laundering. It is

a serious crime and it is estimated up to �48 billion is laundered in

the UK every year. The proactive unit's Scott Taylor has the low-

down. Money laundering is the process by

which large amounts of money are acquired through criminal activity

and then given the appearance of being obtained through legitimate

sources. They may drive nice cars, go on holiday two or three times a

year, nice houses and money laundering gives a legitimate cover

to how they are living this lifestyle. In the past few weeks

tens of thousands of pounds have been uncovered by Greater

Manchester Police that is believed to be illegal profits from crime.

This morning the specialist team is off to arrest a woman who has been

linked to making the cash look legitimate. Scott and his team have

received intelligence indicating where they might find her.

If we can get an entry into the address and that female is present

after arresting her we will conduct a search. We will be looking for

specific items relating to the offence. Financial documentation,

bank details, both linked to her and other individuals that may have

involvement in this offence. Even though these officers have knocked

on suspects doors hundreds of times they can never predict what might

happen. There was a case a year or two ago where a sergeant I was

working under was quite severely stabbed to the armed. Fortunately

his injuries weren't as bad as they could have been but it just

outlined the risk there is when we go through people's doors.

With all the officers now at the target's house they need to work

fast. They cover all the exits in case anyone inside tries to make a

run for it when they hear that But after a few minutes of banging

on the front and back doors it is not looking good. Unfortunately

there is no answer. We have not got a warrant to enter the address with

force. We were hoping the female would be present. She is not.

The team find out the woman is in the city centre. They call her and

incredibly she agrees to meet them. Scott and fellow PC Brandon Jolly

Whether she knows what we are going to do, I do not know. To search her

address, we need the authorisation, but we can only get that after she

has been arrested, so it is imperative we get to her at the

earliest opportunity, get her arrested, to commence the search of

her home address. It's here on the left now. It's here now. I think

it's this one here with the black bag, mate.

Just as arranged, the woman is waiting at the rendezvous.

Just listen to me for a minute, you're under arrest on suspicion of

money-laundering, OK? So you do not have to say anything, but it may

harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something

which may be used as evidence in court. Anything to do say may be

given in evidence, OK? Have a sit down with us, all right? We're just

waiting for the van crew to arrive to take her in. She's not been

searched. It's been a straightforward arrest

and the suspect's been read her rights. A van has arrived to take

her off to the police station, while Scott and Brandon drive back

to her house. She's been arrested for the money-laundering offence.

A colleague and I will be returning to her home address with the keys,

with colleagues of ours who've managed to get authorisation for a

house search. And we'll just conduct a house search at her

address and hopefully find some items in relation to the offence

she's been arrested for. Within a few minutes, they get back

to the house. But despite letting themselves in, they still need to

be sure no-one's inside. They can never be too careful.

Hello, police! With the coast clear, there's no

time to waste. Do you want to do the one next to

Every single room and every single item is being thoroughly examined

for any bank statements, savings accounts or financial paperwork

linked to money laundering. So far, A lot of boxes just all around the

edge here. But then upstairs in the loft, they

make a dramatic find. Smell that. It's in a cool bag.

It's not what they are looking for and puts a whole new spin on this

investigation. Happy with that? Yes.

The find suggests that other things may also be going on at the house.

Result. It's looking, the consistency and

smell, is looking like a controlled drug, amphetamine. Which is classed

as a controlled drug under Class B, under the Misuse of Drugs Act. It's

commonly known or used as speed. From the smell... Cheers, mate!

It's quite high in purity. The substance will need to be lab

tested to confirm exactly what it is, but the officers seem pretty

convinced it's the real deal. You'd be looking at several

thousand pounds. But they'll bash that down to make it go further

with mixing agents, so you can easily multiply the price by four

to get a realistic price. Between �2,000 and �4,000.

There's no doubt it's a lucrative business.

You tend to find a lot of these actually in freezers, because

they'll freeze it. In large blocks. This has obviously been sat up

there defrosting, I would have thought, ready to be cut down.

We've gone into the bag and as soon as we've opened it, amphetamine has

a certain smell and straightaway, it's been quite overpowering. In

the freezer bag, you've got these ice packs, tinfoil wraps. They do

sell it in all sorts of forms, but they put it into the wrap and it'll

be sold on in tin-foil wraps. So that's quite a substantial amount

there. It looks like it hasn't even been bashed down yet, so it's a

significant amount. So it's a significant find and it goes hand

in hand with the searches we were doing, the money side of it. So

we'll be seizing the amphetamine as one exhibit and the packaging as

another. So it's quite a good find for us, that. So quite happy with

that. Speed, or amphetamine, is a Class-B

drug that carries a prison sentence of up to 14 years for dealers. Even

if you're carrying it, you could be imprisoned for up to five years.

Strike! A bit like yours, that one, isn't it? Drugs are drugs, mate.

To maximise profits, dealers bash down, which means they add other

substances to the pure amphetamine to make it go further. And even the

most innocuous ingredients will work.

If they were cutting it, we'd be looking for large quantities of

glucose, for the simple reason being that it can add to the effect.

They can bash the drug down, put the glucose in, because glucose

turns into sugar in the body and gives you a rush, which the

amphetamine does itself. So it's available in supermarkets and is a

cheap way of bashing that down really. So we're looking for large

quantities of that. That's the main thing we're looking for.

Every inch of the kitchen needs to be searched. And while they don't

turn up any glucose, they find something more interesting.

There we go. So we've got there just some digital scales. It's got

white powder on. Again, they'll be bashing it up, getting the deals

ready and weighing it on there. It's got traces of the amphetamine

on, which is another good find for the paraphernalia, so they'll be

seized also. The elite squad is uncovering even

more evidence. Getting in the kitchen cupboard,

and snap bags, quite significant again for the possession of the

intent to supply. The drugs, the scales, we also found a bit of

money there, it's all coming together nicely, so it's just

another piece of evidence to add to the rest. There we go.

While evidence is being collected in the kitchen, the team is making

sure they've got everything. You missed that first time round,

come on! You thought it was a chicken nugget, didn't you?!

And the officers finally track down paperwork that could be linked to

the money-laundering offence they've arrested the suspect for.

Obviously, as a result of dealing drugs and leading that lifestyle,

they can make a lot of money. We're intending to seize any bank details,

or any related to any cash or any assets that they might have, and a

further investigation will be carried out at a later date in

conjunction with the criminal aspect, which basically leads to

the seizure of large amounts of money and stopping the accounts,

etc. Meanwhile, in the bedroom, how much

the suspect officially earns has come to light.

There's a quantity of payslips which relate to the arrested

individual. She earns about �94 a week.

And the suspect's passport shows she's frequently travel to exotic

locations. The search has also uncovered a well-used savings

We've recovered what we've come to recover and more. Obviously, the

drug element is a big bonus and she's obviously got questions to

answer regarding that offence. She's been arrested on suspicion of

the money laundering offence and now there's a drug element in it as

well, which just shows all the things slot together. People with

large sums of money are very often involved in the supply of

controlled drugs. It's been a good result for Greater

Manchester's Proactive team and it tells the city's criminals they

will continue clamping down on serious offences and illegal

Even when our coppers are off-duty, they're never off the job. Highly-

trained to deal with the first signs of trouble, their instinct is

to protect the public, whatever the risk to themselves.

It was around 4pm in the typical English seaside town of Weymouth,

in Dorset, when Dave Stroud, an off-duty police sergeant, popped

into the town centre with his wife, Rhiannon.

It all happened on the day before New Year's Eve. My son, who was

four at the time, myself and David went into town just to do some New

Year's shopping in the sales. And after that, we separated,

because time was running out for the car park, we needed to get back

within the hour. While Rhiannon went back to the car,

Dave had to run one final errand, when his detour took a dramatic

turn. I was walking down St Mary's Street,

which is the main shopping street in Weymouth, when I heard a

commotion. You've been following me! I haven't,

I don't know what you're on about! Two people were having an argument,

shouting. I walked towards the two people and shouted, explained that

I was a police officer. But the attacker appeared not to take any

notice, or not hear, and continued to land blows on the face of the

victim. And at that point, somebody standing quite close by shouted,

watch out, he's got a knife. And I could see in his left hand a knife

with the blade open. Dave still hadn't returned. I did

start getting a bit concerned, but then I thought, he's probably just

bumped into somebody, just chatting to somebody. He levelled the knife

at my chest, at which point, I grabbed hold of the wrist, trying

to restrain the knife hand. And there was a bit of a struggle

and, in doing so, I felt a sharp pain, and I presumed at that point

I'd been cut. I managed to shake his hand quite violently enough to

force the knife out of his hand and it fell onto the floor. I arrested

him at that point and I knew I'd been cut.

Meanwhile, Dave's wife was still waiting for him at the car,

oblivious to what was going on. I was keen to speak to Rhiannon on

the phone, so I asked the security guard to dial the number from my

mobile. I spoke to her and I said, I'm sorry I'm going to be a little

bit late. He was totally calm. Nothing to

worry about, everything's fine, and I've been stabbed. And I was like,

sorry, you've been stabbed? He was like, yes, I've been stabbed, and

I'm just waiting for the ambulance. I could see a large pool of blood

on the floor, and it was at that point I had a chance to look at my

fingers, and I saw that my fingertips of my left hand had been

quite badly cut down to the bone. Dave's actions were above and

beyond his call of duty, and heroic. Dave was taken to Dorchester County

Hospital, where his injuries were stitched.

I never saw his fingers, because they were always dressed, until he

showed me the photos. And I think it was then that I realised quite

how bad the cuts were. They were very, very deep, to the point where,

you know, he could have lost his fingers easily. He was being

branded a hero. He didn't see it like that at all, and still doesn't

see it like that. He sees it as anyone would have done exactly the

same. It turns out that the attacker was

a paranoid schizophrenic and had stopped taking his medication. He

was jailed for 12 months for the attack and is now receiving medical

help. I realise now that if I'd placed

myself in a vulnerable situation, the outcome could have been an

awful lot worse. And although I didn't think too much about it at

the time, I've had a chance to reflect on it since and would have

hated to have been killed, leaving my wife and my children without a

father. Dave was incredibly brave. He did something that he is trained

to do, but that he did not have to do, he was not on duty. Dave

stepped forward, put his own life on the line.

If Dave was to see something like this again, I know he would

intervene. I know he would get involved. He wouldn't be able to

help himself, quite honestly. I just hope that he doesn't ever get

hurt again in the way he was, or something worse.

Dave was lucky to get away with just an injured hand. But there's

no doubt his heroic actions stopped an innocent bystander getting

seriously hurt. He earned himself a Next, we're heading back to

Manchester to join the specialist Proactive unit, who face a daily

struggle to target the villains who give their city a bad name. And top

of Sergeant Andy Buckthorpe's list are those involved with drugs.

The majority of people in those areas are good law-abiding people

and the last thing they want to see is drug users turning up trying to

sell drugs and committing crime in between to fund their habit.

It's coming up to 7pm and the team is getting ready for a raid.

Right, everyone, listen here for a sec. The plan for this evening is

we've got a drugs warrant we're going to be executing. Gav and

Scott at the door, Chappers at the back. If you can go straight in as

number one, followed by two, three, four and five. Good. Right, is

everyone ready to rock then? Let's rock and roll then.

Before any raid, all the police have to go on is intelligence. They

do their best to ensure the information is right, but until

they go through the door, they can never be certain. As they psych

themselves up for the job in hand, everyone's on edge. It could be a

dangerous environment we're walking into, we don't really know until we

get there. But hopefully, we can get in and get everybody under

control as quickly as possible and avoid any silliness. This is the

time now where the adrenalin is going, because you really don't

know what you're going to be walking into in a few minutes. It's

the time when the nerves start With 100 years of combined

experience they have encountered many dangerous situations.

often go into addresses and there are people hiding behind doors

waiting for people to come in. The elite team is heading for a housing

This is a close-knit community when news travels fast and the police

are a highly visible presence. So the team is parked some distance

away to stop anybody from raising the alarm at the property they are

The front door is unlocked so it is a quick, unforced entry. Once in

the house it is apparent the occupants posed no threat to the

The occupants are not happy which the police are here. Everybody is

safe, nobody has been hurt. They are explaining what will happen.

Just going to bring the van around. We will get rid of the entry kit,

get a search kit and do a systematic search and turn

something up. But there is one issue. The suspect they are looking

for is not in the house. The young lad isn't here at the

minute but we will work with what we have got. The information is

there so we will carry on regardless and he might turn up

midway through the search. Inside the Proactive Unit begins searching

each room, one by one, for any evidence of an offence. Raiding

homes can provoke a reaction and local residents have begun to

gather outside. We are in the process of searching the premises,

midway through. Once we have done we have got a drug dog that will be

coming to have a look around so potentially there has been drugs in

their that have perhaps been moved recently. The dog would indicate on

it. The police have yet to find any evidence of wrongdoing. Carrying

out raids is a risky operation and sometimes it can upset local

residents. Finally, the police sniffer dog arrives. We have got a

drugs dog in attendance. It has gone into the address. It is a

great weapon intensified been something we have missed. -- in

terms of finding stuff. There will go in there, have a root around all

the rooms. What we have done that I do well would be happy to we have

not missed anything. Inside the house the occupants are distressed.

The search has been going on for a while and the police still haven't

found any evidence. Stand at the door! Officers rush in to stop

things from getting out of hand. All I want is some air. Outside the

watching crowd is also getting agitated. Everyone is fine. I am in

charge so I am talking to you. I am in charge. Everything is all right.

It is a highly charged atmosphere. Don't you threaten me, mate. Grow

up and stop being like a child. Calm down before you get locked up,

that is my advice. Inside everything has settled down and

thankfully so have the onlookers. Obviously we have come in from flak

from the locals on the street. They are still mucking about. --

knocking. We tried to avoid anything. The search is over and

either the officers nor the sniffer dog have found any drugs. The

occupant wants everybody to know. Excuse me, there is nothing in my

We have obviously been there, spent a few hours searching the dress,

the dog has been through, not find any drugs or cash. In this case the

information given to the police has proved to be wrong. But for the

sergeant and his team there will be no let-up in their ongoing battle

Police Bravery Awards are not just given to those who arrest the bad

guys. They are given to those who help the good guys as well like our

next courageous cop who risked his own life diving into freezing

waters to save a woman in trouble. August 2007, and Gwent PC Keith

Seagrim and his wife had just turned in for the night. It was

about 11:30 in the evening. We were in bed when I wife said she could

hear a woman screaming. Help! screams were definitely from

somebody in some kind of distress. The couple's home just outside

Newport lies on the edge off a river. -- of. They rushed outside

fearing someone had fallen in. Quite a lonely spot. It is an area

of thick undergrowth, trees, brambles. To get to the river bank

itself you have to literally force your way through all the brambles

and undergrowth to get there. Can you hear us? Please, help! It was

pitch black, couldn't see anything. Then by a process of listening to

where the screams were coming from we managed to find the lady. I

think I can see someone's hand. They found the poor woman treading

water at the bottom of the 11 foot riverbank, immersed up to her neck.

She was very distressed. Scared. But very pleased that we had found

her. At first we thought we would be able to get her out ourselves.

That was the intention. But it soon became very apparent that was not

going to happen. Phone emergency services quickly. Keith knew there

was only one thing for it. There was no other way to get her out.

Other than to go in to help her. It's a tidal river and I was aware

a young boy had previously down there. You just don't think. She

was shouting and screaming and calling for help. I didn't have any

choice really other than to jump in. Keith was taking a huge risk. The

river is very fast-flowing with strong currents. If he was swept

away there was a good chance he would drown. When I jumped into the

water it was absolutely freezing. It did take me by surprise because

it was August. You imagine the water to be really warm. It wasn't.

I am on my way, don't worry. I had a pair of jeans and a T-shirt. I

wasn't exactly equipped to go into the water. It was very cold. It

became apparent really quickly but that is why the lady was in such a

bad way. The woman had fallen into the cold river while trying to

rescue her dog and had been in the water for an hour and a half. She

was exhausted and showing signs of hypothermia. I thought it will

start talking to her as keeper conscious because it appeared to me

she was drifting a bit. The body was going slightly floppy. I

thought if she passes at now in the water and they have a bit of a

problem. But that wasn't all. Keith soon discovered her leg was trapped.

Don't leave me! For water it was probably to the base of her neck

and her foot was stuck through a tree root which had grown out under

water from one side of the bank so she was well and truly stuck and

couldn't move. Keeps wife went to call the emergency services while

he did his best to keep her head out of the water and keep a

conscious. It was freezing. I had only been in half-an-hour and I can

feel my legs. They now face a long and terrifying wait for help.

knew they would come, my colleagues would come. It was just a question

of when. It seemed like a lifetime but eventually my wife managed to

get back. I went back to the riverbank and reassure the labia

Reassure the lady that help was on its way. I needed to go back up the

path to guide them in. By now Kay had been in the freezing water for

three hours. Keith was keeping her head above the water and she was

slipping out of consciousness. Time was of the essence. I was able to

hold her against the bank. All the time you are worried about the

speed of the river flowing. Finally the rescue service arrived and they

gave Keith a sore to try and cut cane least. I went under the water

and held the branch and cut her free. Three-and a-half hours after

she fell into the water she was pulled to safety. She was taken to

hospital with hypothermia but has since made a full recovery. I was

proud of Keith for going in and staying with her for so long. I

didn't dwell too much on what could have happened. Because it was good

that we had a successful outcome. can smile now but at the time I

don't suppose I was smiling so much. I don't think I would have done

anything different to any other person. Any man that would have

come in that situation would have jumped in. The only advantage I had

as a police officer is that you stay,. --,. -- calmer. He received