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Christopher Halliwell and Peter Sutcliffe Compared

Christopher Halliwell and Peter Sutcliffe Compared by TIM HICKS & CHRIS CLARK ~~~~~ Introduction Tim Hicks is a freelance journalist who covers crime for the NYE. Chris Clark is a retired Police Intelligence Officer with twenty eight years’ service. In [...]

July 9, 2018 Police

Book Review: “Catching a Serial Killer”

Book Review: “Catching a Serial Killer” Book review by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Introduction I bought “Catching a Serial Killer” to continue my research into the disappearance of Miss Claudia Lawrence in York. Having read the book I felt “Catching a [...]

June 28, 2018 Misc, Police

The Breaking of Detective Superintendent Fulcher

The Breaking of Detective Superintendent Fulcher by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Introduction  I bought “Catching a Serial Killer”, by former Detective Superintendent Stephen Fulcher, to research the disappearance of Miss Claudia Lawrence in York. It covers the police investigation into the [...]

June 25, 2018 Police

Operation Velum: A Very Welsh Cover-Up

Operation Velum: A Very Welsh Cover-Up By Tim Hicks and Chris Clark ~~~~~ Introduction Tim Hicks is a freelance journalist who covers crime for the NYE and followed the Yorkshire Ripper investigation as a young man. Chris Clark is a [...]

June 18, 2018 Police

Inclusivity and Diversity in North Yorkshire Police

Inclusivity and Diversity in North Yorkshire Police by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Introduction North Yorkshire Police (NYP) recently released this statement on the NYP Website (below, bottom): It is vital that North Yorkshire Police demonstrates that it is inclusive and free [...]

June 12, 2018 North Yorkshire Police

Jeremy Thorpe: A Very English Cover-Up(s)

Jeremy Thorpe: A Very English Cover-Up(s) by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Jeremy Thorpe: A Very English Cover-up(s) Introduction: the Jeremy Thorpe Affair For those who are unfamiliar with the Jeremy Thorpe [1] Jeremy Thorpe affair, there is a good summary here [...]

June 9, 2018 Police

‘Bravo Sierra’ at NYP HQ

‘Bravo Sierra’ at NYP HQ by TIM HICKS Introduction This article concerns the recent Public Accountability Meeting held by Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) for North Yorkshire (PCCNY) Julia Mulligan, at North Yorkshire Police (NYP) Force Headquarters at Alverton Court, [...]

June 1, 2018 North Yorkshire Police, North Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner

NYP and ‘The Ripper’

NYP and ‘The Ripper’ By Tim Hicks and Chris Clark 1. Introduction Tim Hicks is a freelance journalist who covers crime for the NYE and followed the Yorkshire Ripper investigation as a young man. Chris Clark is a retired Police [...]

May 28, 2018 Appeals, North Yorkshire Police

Racism in North Yorkshire Police

Racism in North Yorkshire Police by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Introduction I read with great sadness the statement below which was issued on the North Yorkshire Police (NYP) website concerning the outcome of an Employment Tribunal. Predictably there is no mention [...]

May 22, 2018 North Yorkshire Police

SBC and RIPA

SBC and RIPA by TIM HICKS Introduction I read with great interest the press release by Mr Hugo Fearnley, the Labour Prospective Party Parliamentary Candidate for Scarborough & Whitby in the next General Election, concerning the “Whexit” controversy, which was [...]

May 8, 2018 Scarborough Borough Council