The Weapon
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| Initial release | USA |
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| Directors | Val Guest |
| Hal E. Chester | |
| Composers | James Stevens |
| Screenplay | Hal E. Chester |
| Fred Freiberger | |
| Producers | Hal E. Chester |
| Frank Bevis | |
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| ID | 2372969 |
About The Weapon
Detectives (Steve Cochran, Herbert Marshall), a mother (Lizabeth Scott) and a killer hunt a British boy who has found a murder weapon and shot someone.
24 Hours in Police Custody: Bedford takeaway siege recounted
... He recalled The Weapon used by Burton was very powerful and praised firearms officers and negotiating teams who " trained for scenarios like this on a regular basis"...
Super Junior's Kyuhyun confronted by knife-wielding intruder
... The police are investigating where she got The Weapon and whether she has a history of mental illness...
Paul Pelosi takes stand in trial of alleged attacker
... When asked to drop The Weapon, Mr DePape abruptly swung the hammer at Mr Pelosi before being subdued by officers...
Sgt Matt Ratana: Coroner records verdict of unlawful killing
... PC Richard Davey, a probationer who carried out the search while his more experienced colleague, PC Samantha Still, assisted, admitted he " abandoned his training" and should have discovered The Weapon during the arrest in London Road, Norbury...
Gaza hospital blast: What does new analysis tell us?
... Usually one of the most important elements in investigating incidents of this kind is an on-the-ground investigation, including examining and recovering debris that might provide clues about the nature and origin of The Weapon...
Four British men freed after Afghanistan detention
... Mr Richards told the BBC earlier this year The Weapon was being stored with a licence issued by the Afghan interior ministry but that the license was missing...
Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal gun charges at Delaware courthouse
... Prosecutors allege that Mr Biden, 53, lied about his drug use on application forms when he purchased The Weapon in 2018...
Rogue Russian pilot tried to shoot down RAF aircraft in 2022
... We had been told that the second missile simply fell from the wing - suggesting The Weapon either malfunctioned or that the launch was aborted...
24 Hours in Police Custody: Bedford takeaway siege recounted
By Louise ParryBBC News, Bedfordshire
The dramatic developments of a 14-hour armed siege sparked by a cold kebab is recounted in a television programme.
24 Hours in Police Custody features the tense stand-off at a Tower Block in Bedford in November 2022.
Paul Burton , 45, and Nathan Turner, 37, were jailed after they threatened neighbours with a high-powered air rifle and Burton fired at a police car.
Supt Steve Ashdown of Bedfordshire Police said: " Thankfully we achieved a peaceful outcome. "
" I've been a firearms commander for 10 Years and this is The First siege of this type that I've dealt with, " He Said .
He recalled The Weapon used by Burton was very powerful and praised firearms officers and negotiating teams who " trained for scenarios like this on a regular basis".
Burton and Turner, who were drunk and high on drugs, initially kept a delivery driver prisoner in a lift for two hours after claiming their takeaway was late and cold.
They had ordered food at about 03:00 on 27 November Last Year but when The Driver arrived on The Eighth floor of The Flats they placed a coffee table across the lift door to trap him inside.
The takeaway's owner later drove to The Scene after receiving abusive calls from Turner and pleas for help from his distressed employee.
On his arrival, his car roof was damaged by an item thrown From Above .
The Duo then began to threaten neighbours and police with The Weapon .
Burton vowed he would " shoot The First officer that walks through the door" before shooting at the windscreen of a manned police car.
The Siege continued throughout The Day with Turner throwing paint and plants from a balcony, damaging several vehicles below.
He eventually gave himself up at 12:34 and Burton finally relented at 17:49 - 14 Hours after the stand-off began.
Burton was jailed for seven years after Pleading Guilty to attempting to cause grievous Bodily Harm and possessing a firearm without a certificate.
Turner was sentenced to 20 months after admitting affray and Criminal Damage .
Sentencing them at Luton Crown Court in October, Judge David Farrell KC said: " It was an appalling and terrifying incident.
" This Was an extremely disturbing and frightening siege in which a firearm was present. "
Supt Ashdown said after a decade of working with the Channel 4 TV programme, " you become familiar with the camera teams and it becomes Second Nature to walk past and ignore them".
" It's very easy to look at the headlines and judge police and other emergency service on the outcomes but if you see the effort that goes into the Investigations - and the actual siege in this Case - you can see the added complexities that The Public don't normally witness, " he added.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
