UK News 21-12-2004 who: Chief Superintendent Charles Griggs what: Praises bravery of unarmed PC shot in both legs where: BROMLEY when: Yesterday snippet: The injured officer is 22 years old and has been on the beat for just a year, notes The Times, which reveals the "distinctive" licence number (WBZ 8880) of the car they are looking for. Four men jumped from it and began opening fire when blocked in by the officer`s car yesterday lunchtime. In other police news, The Guardian reveals that only 17 of the 43 police forces in England and Wales have so far implemented nationally recommended changes to the way they record crime, meaning that "the figures on violent crime are the least robust of the official statistics." [... more]

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