Published on Wednesday 7 March 2012 12:53
ARMED police forced a busy Sheffield road to be closed after marksmen swooped on a car.
The incident happened on City Road, between Wulfric Road and Cradock Road, and the street was blocked with police cars, holding up trams and traffic.
An eyewitness said the incident started at about 10.20am, lasting for 40 minutes, and that officers appeared to be surrounding a car.
A South Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said: “This morning, officers stopped a vehicle on City Road, Sheffield.
“No arrests have been made and the incident has concluded.
“The road was temporarily closed but has now been re-opened.”
If you saw what happened on City Road, or have any information about the incident, get in touch with The Star by calling 0114 276 7676, or email news@thestar.co.uk
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hey rick, would you take advantage of someone by leading them wrong coloured trail, YOU BETYA WOULD !!!! lol
Ok Bentley boy Give it up and go skiing in Vermont where they have real Arms
Which as any reporter will tell you ” Never let the facts stand in the way of a good story !!!”
#1 you’re on the right track. One of the Offies clients is leant against the wall chugging away at his White Lightning when he looks in a car opposite. He can’t believe his eyes , there is a man with a bun!! He’s not able to believe that someone can eat at that time in the morning , walking over to the car he looks in the back seat and there is a guitar and a book. This really freaks him out , so he pulls out his brand new android phone , which has no credit on it, except for emergency calls . the call goes as follows . ” Yeaaahhh man I’m on City road and there’s a man in a car with a bun, Yeaaahhhh a bun !!On the back seat of the car is a guitar and a tutor , Yeaaah man a tutor, it’s freakin me out man!!! Within minutes , the armed squad are there , only to interupt some poor buuger eating his Eccles cake before going for a guitar lesson with a copy of Bert Weedons “Learn to play in a day” stuck on top of his guitar case . Needless to say the police issued him with a clean set of disposable underwear and apologised for his inconvenience ( or isi it incontinence?)
I suppose if the police had 100% success every time they ventured out people would still find cause to complain and anybody who has ever worked,in any way, with’intelligence’ always knows that it is also seldom 100% accurate. We should be glad we have men and women prepared to put their lives at risk!
That will teach ’em not to park in the wrong place. Still they are lucky–if they would have been carrying a chair leg they would be dead. By the way–about those police budget cuts——-!!!!!
No arrests have been made. Meaning “complete cock-up”?
My daughter wondered what on earth was going on when she set off for uni this morning.
Weeoh? Up deeoh on mannoh!
Errrrrrrrr… nothing happened. If The Star were to believe their own report then it is clear that… ‘no arrests were made… the incident has been concluded.’ Simply an excuse for plod to show off their guns, and close a main road for a while!!
More a barbers shop being surrounded, and entered than a car. What a display of instant reaction and fire-power!
Something for the army of hoodies tha hang around the area to watch whilst they wait for the off license to open
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