Hostage Incident At Tottenham Court Road, London

[copenhagen]

Originally Posted by Listy

TSG? You mean the Special Patrol Group?






But the Met seems increasingly clueless. I was in London last week, as I was walking past a police station I spotted a Rucksack, which looked none to empty, that had been abandoned outside their nick. I figured I should nip into reception at let them know.

Reception was locked sealed behind a glass partition with a locked Security door. There was 4 coppers inside, behind the Reception counter (which looked like a bank teller's which is fair enough).

Despite the fact there was4 of us standing in the queue it still took them 5 mins + to open the door.

Then there was the spate of ND's and other dodgy practices employed by the ARV's.

TSG Tactical support group. At least, that what they were called when I worked down there. I find the Old Bill a lot less approachable these days and more rude if i'm honest. Looking like Serbian special forces tends to do that I suppose....

[Silent Hunter]

SO19 are now called CO19 - they moved in the Met structure a few years back.

Glad this whole thing was resolved without injury.

[Bow]

Originally Posted by copenhagen

I know, the TSG guys now just look like Serbian para-military hoods from the 1990's. Its not part of our policing tradition to be honest. SO19 didnt look like that when I was in the job....

When my old man was a copper all they had was a large truncheon (billy) and a whistle......."times they are a'changing" ( Bob Dylon).....

[llkinak]

Originally Posted by DARKPLACE

Mic? It could be but he's on a hands free kit and I have never seen one where the headset plugs into the mic? Not an expert though.

There are actually quite a few headsets or ear peices which plug into the mike from a standard jack. That looks like what he's got to me.