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BITE
VICTIM SAVED BY FAST ACTING POLICE OFFICERS
THE FAST actions of Merseyside Police officers
on 28
January 2006 ensured the safety of a man who faced death after being bitten
by his pet snake.
The victim fell seriously ill after receiving a potentially lethal
bite from his Green Maba, a snake whose venom can kill with speed.
He was
rushed to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in South Wales while
life-saving anti-venom was sought.
A call came into Merseyside Police at 9:30pm after the Royal
Liverpool University Hospital was identified as 1 of only 2 such
sites nationally
that could provide appropriate medication. Faced with the challenge
of transporting the product from Liverpool to Wales, Merseyside
Police drew on the force helicopter for emergency assistance.
With time of the essence, response officers transferred the package
from Liverpool Hospital to Speke Airport, where members of
Merseyside Police Air Support Unit prepared for take off. The flight
to Cardiff Airport took just over an hour, with South Wales police
on stand by to collect the
medicine and make the final part of the journey to the Royal
Glamorgan Hospital.
The victim’s condition was, at this point, worsening. Medical staff
explained that those infected with poison of this nature remain high
risk up to and including 24 hours after being bitten.
Fortunately, due to the coordinated efforts by officers involved,
anti-venom was received before conditions grew critical and the man
is now
making a steady recovery.
Sgt Martin Russell from the Air Support Unit said:- “The
response and professionalism of the officers involved is highly
commendable. Quick thinking and close liaison between
Merseyside Police and South Wales Police ensured that emergency
medical supplies were received within a time which thankfully saved
a man’s life. This is an example of officers working together
throughout the country and demonstrates the real value of the Air
Support Unit.”
THEFT FROM PERSON,
SOUTHPORT
MERSEYSIDE Police are appealing for witnesses to a theft in
Southport.
At about 8pm on Wednesday 25 January 2006, a 61 year old local lady
was returning home following a meeting at Southport Town Hall. As
she travelled along Lord Street, towards Neville Street she became
aware of 3 girls standing in the entrance to the Britannia Building
Society on
Lord Street. As she passed the girls one of them asked her for the
time. She indicated to the girls that she was not wearing a
watch.
One of the girls then intimated that the victim had dropped
paperwork and that she was helping to put it into her bag. At that
point the victim felt
a hand in her jacket pocket and her purse being removed from it. She
grabbed hold of the offenders arm and managed to take it out of her
pocket. The 3 girls then left the scene, empty handed.
The girls were described as being white and aged in their late teens
to early 20s. 2 of the girls wore jeans and knee length boots,
whilst the 3rd wore a multicoloured skirt, with sequins on the
bottom. It is believed they all spoke with Liverpool accents.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or saw the girls hanging around
outside the Building Society at around the time of the incident is
asked to contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. |
ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION,
SUSSEX ROAD, SOUTHPORT
MERSEYSIDE Police
are appealing for information about an
attempted abduction in Southport.
At about 9am on Thursday the 2 February 2006 a 13 year old local
girl was walking along Sussex Road in the direction of Meols Cop. As
walking she was approached by a white man in a blue car. The man
pulled up alongside her and tried to talk to her. The girl continued
to walk on and as she reached the junction with Lansdowne Road the
car turned left and drove down it. The man called the girl over to
the vehicle and offered her a lift. The girl refused and the
offender tried to get hold of the girls hand. The girl pulled away
and ran off onto Sussex Road. The car ran off in the direction of
Southport.
Although the girl was not injured she was shocked by the incident.
The offender is described as being white, 25 yrs old, of thin build,
about 5'6" with short dark coloured spikey hair, brown eyes and
appeared to have a sun tan. He was wearing a blue tracksuit and had
a gold chain around his
neck. He spoke with a local accent.
Anyone with any
information PLEASE contact Crimestoppers for free on 0800
555 111.
Jamie Carragher and
O2 help Merseyside Police to keep in touch
LIVERPOOL and England football hero Jamie Carragher was happy to
join local O2 store managers Jonathan Beckett and Peter May as they
presented 60 mobile phones to Merseyside Police's Chief
Superintendent Dave Lewis.
O2 has donated the phones and free airtime to Merseyside Police in
support of a new neighbourhood police project across Sefton - the
area that Jamie is from and was recently awarded the freedom of. The
phones will allow members of the public to contact their dedicated
community officers whenever they are on duty.
Chief Super Dave Lewis said:- "We're very grateful to O2 for
the donation of these phones as they will be invaluable in allowing
our officers to keep in touch with the local community in Sefton. My
officers are working towards reassuring the residents of Sefton and
making the borough a safer place for them to live in. With
innovative schemes like this, we'll be better equipped to do so."
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