Fugitive gunman threatens members of the public - Polidicks

[quote][b]Fugitive gunman Raoul Moat has made threats to the wider public, police have revealed.[/b] He has been on the run since his ex-girlfriend, her new partner - who was killed - and a police officer were shot on Tyneside at the weekend. It had been thought that his main grievance was directed towards the police, but it has now emerged that members of the public could be at risk. Police said the threat to the wider public was not a random one. It has also been revealed that police have made two further arrests. Two men are being held on suspicion of assisting an offender. Police are also appealing for a member of the public who contacted them about a vehicle potentially involved in the investigation to ring back. Chief Constable Sue Sim: "Information has now emerged that Mr Moat has made threats towards the wider public." Moat, a former nightclub bouncer, is alleged to have shot and injured his former girlfriend Samantha Stobbart, 22, and killed her new partner Chris Brown, 29, in Birtley, Gateshead, on Saturday. Pc David Rathband, 42, was shot in his patrol car in Newcastle on Sunday. Detectives had previously said they believed Moat's main target was the police and a letter purportedly sent by Moat to the force earlier in the week said: "The public need not fear me but the police should as I won't stop till I'm dead." But at Thursday's media conference, Det Ch Supt Neil Adamson said: "Information has come to our attention about a wider threat to the public from Mr Moat. "I am not prepared to comment further on this." Continue reading the main story Both men were there and thereafter they joined him to look for policemen to shoot Paul Simpson Prosecutor Pair 'helped gunman hunt police' He added that "based on intelligence and advice" it was still believed that Moat remained in the vicinity of Rothbury. Before the most recent arrests, two men appeared before Newcastle Magistrates Court charged with conspiracy to commit murder and possessing a firearm with intent. Karl Ness, 26, and Qhuram Awan, 23, are accused of supplying Moat with the gun involved in the shootings and being "part and parcel" of the plot. It was alleged that Ness was with Moat when he shot Miss Stobbart and killed Mr Brown at the weekend. A female police marksman keeps watch over the countryside around Rothbury Police have been searching countryside around Rothbury Prosecutor Paul Simpson alleged in court that Mr Ness and Mr Awan were with Moat when the officer was shot. He said: "Mr Ness was with him (Moat) when Mr Brown was murdered. "Secondly, with Pc Rathband, both men (Mr Ness and Mr Awan) were there and thereafter they joined him to look for policemen to shoot. "They were with him throughout." Mr Ness, from Dudley in North Tyneside, and Mr Awan, from Blyth in Northumberland, were remanded in custody until 22 July. Mr Adamson revealed the latest men to be held had been arrested on Wednesday. "Around teatime yesterday, a further two men were arrested in the vicinity of Rothbury on suspicion of assisting an offender," he said. Darren Rathband: "My brother should be an inspiration to everybody involved in the investigation" "Both men are currently in custody and we are pursuing a range of inquiries in relation to this matter." He went on to appeal to "an individual" who rang police on Wednesday night to get in touch. The call related to a vehicle involved in the inquiry, but no details of it were being released, due to "investigative reasons." Temporary Chief Constable Sue Sim said the Northumbria force "had the resources" to deal with any threat to the public from Moat. She said that armoured vehicle had been drafted in to help search the heavily wooded area, and the force had sought advice from the Serious Organised Crime Agency and the military. She added: "Our intention remains to apprehend Raoul Moat safely and bring this to an end." Police have also released recent CCTV images of Moat - taken at a shop in Newcastle on Friday, hours before the shootings. Temporary Deputy Chief Constable Jim Campbell said: "He looks different in these images compared to previous photographs, and in particular show his hairstyle, what he was wearing, and the fact he seems to have lost weight.[/quote] Source: [url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tyne/10556948.stm[/url] Well damn.

It's near me :ohdear:

What a dick move.

They still haven't said how they know this.

This just gets better and better, doesn't it? Hurrah, he's commiting crimes where I live and he may shoot me. Oh, the joy.

He needs some defense from the cops, Like a Moat. [editline]07:36PM[/editline] Waaahaha her new Partner "Chris Brown"

These puns aren't even Raoulmoatley funny. [editline]02:38PM[/editline] Raoul Moat: The only time a ginger has ever been wanted.

[QUOTE=erazor;23207313]They still haven't said how they know this.[/QUOTE] He left a letter in one of his hideouts.

Where's Moat? I'd check around castles. [editline]02:39PM[/editline] He killed Chris Brown, give the guy a break.

That is one beefy, ugly motherfucker.

[QUOTE=Led Zeppelin;23207984]That is one beefy, ugly motherfucker.[/QUOTE] Ah, now we have his motive!

This is right near me :/

even with england's strict gun laws people STILL get them and go on rampages. a++

Apparently, he is hiding out near where I live.

Someone get this man to kill Bobby Kotick.

[QUOTE=SgtCr4zyAlt;23209663]even with england's strict gun laws people STILL get them and go on rampages. a++[/QUOTE] cuz gun laws make every gun in britain evaporate durp dur dur :downs:

[QUOTE=SgtCr4zyAlt;23209663]even with england's strict gun laws people STILL get them and go on rampages. a++[/QUOTE] Not very often. Gun rampages tend to cluster, anyway, what with copycats and all that.

[QUOTE=SgtCr4zyAlt;23209663]even with england's strict gun laws people STILL get them and go on rampages. a++[/QUOTE] Rarely, there are 14 firearm murders per year in the UK. [url]http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_mur_wit_fir-crime-murders-with-firearms[/url] Now compare that to the US - 9,369 per year. Then look at per capita: #8 United States: 0.0279271 per 1,000 people #32 United Kingdom: 0.00102579 per 1,000 people

[QUOTE=JDK721;23210747]Rarely, there are 14 firearm murders per year in the UK. [url]http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_mur_wit_fir-crime-murders-with-firearms[/url] Now compare that to the US - 9,369 per year. Then look at per capita: #8 United States: 0.0279271 per 1,000 people #32 United Kingdom: 0.00102579 per 1,000 people[/QUOTE] To be fair, the USA is a [B]much[/B] larger area with much more people.

[QUOTE=Pandemix;23210833]To be fair, the USA is a [B]much[/B] larger area with much more people.[/QUOTE] per capita

God damn, so many armed criminal uprisings.

[QUOTE=JDK721;23210841]per capita[/QUOTE] facepunch dun know bout dem fancy booklearnin latin words dangnabbit

[QUOTE=Zeke129;23211094]facepunch dun know bout dem fancy booklearnin latin words dangnabbit[/QUOTE] or polling

[QUOTE=Zeke129;23211094]facepunch dun know bout dem fancy booklearnin latin words dangnabbit[/QUOTE] If those numbers followed by per 1000 people doesn't make sense to you, frankly I'm concerned with how you know how to breath.

[QUOTE=d3450;23207100]It's near me :ohdear:[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://www.facepunch.com/image.php?u=200220&dateline=1273521651[/IMG]

BRB Digging a moat.

BRB find a raoulway and hopping a train outta here.

[QUOTE=SgtCr4zyAlt;23209663]even with england's strict gun laws people STILL get them and go on rampages. a++[/QUOTE] Not to mention, at the same time rendering their law-abiding citizens without the same protection.

Goddamn, used to go to Rothbury almost every week, it's only like 15 miles from me :ohdear:

[QUOTE=User-Maat-Re;23211641]Not to mention, at the same time rendering their law-abiding citizens without the same protection.[/QUOTE] yes, because having strict gun laws means there will NEVER be another shooting. and I take it you failed to read my posts. 14 firearm murders PER YEAR in the United Kingdom.