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POLICE HONOUR LONDON CABBIE WHO TOOK STAB VICTIM TO HOSPITAL
knifing in Finchley Road, Swiss Cottage, in January. Ms Barnett gave first aid to the vic- tim in the back of the taxi as it raced to the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead.
(l-r) Alastair Stewart; John White; Mayor of Camden, Abdul Quadir and John Sutherland. Photo courtesy of the Camden New Journal
A cab driver who wit- nessed a woman being stabbed at ran- dom in the street, stopped his car and rushed the victim to hospital was among award-winners at a
ceremony organised by Camden’s top police officer.
John White and anoth- er member of the public, Jacqueline Bar- nett, were the heroes of the hour after the
According to the Cam- den New Journal, they were given the framed certificates by borough commander John Sutherland at a cere- mony at the Town Hall. Det Insp Neil Wilson told the ceremony that the victim of the stab- bing had collapsed with injuries later revealed to include a punctured lung. He said: “Mr White and Mrs Barnett were unable to get a phone
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signal in this area so Mr White decided he would transport the victim to hospital for treatment. En route, Mrs Barnett sat in the back of the vehicle, rendering first aid.” Richard Greenwood and Annette Corry, the detectives who help- ed trace and arrest the knifeman, re- ceived commenda- tions at the event hosted by newscaster Alastair Stewart, whose son works for Camden police. The victim recovered in hospital, while her attacker was charged with grievous bodily harm.
The ceremony heard how police tracked down a prolific drug dealer who had been identified only as “Paul”. The dealer
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took taxis to avoid being traced and made only quick stops at drug markets in the south ot the borough. He was caught when detectives traced two of his runners. When his taxi was stopped, he was found with large batches of cocaine and heroin. Identified as Donovan
Wright, he was jailed in 2010 and then deported to Jamaica earlier this year. “A conservative estimate of his earnings was £300,000 a year!” said Chief Inspector Louis Smith.
Officers on the case, Phillip Price, Kevin March and Bruce Figg, picked up awards.
DERBY DRIVER’S 999 CALL LEADS POLICE TO SUSPECTED DRUGS HAUL
A taxi driver helped police seize thousands of pounds in cash and suspected cannabis, worth around £5,000, after he became suspi- cious of one of his passengers.
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The cabbie picked up his fare, a Vietnamese man, who flagged him down in a street in Dudley, and told him to drive to an address in Caxton Street, Derby.
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They arrived at the same time as a sec- ond car and the driver was told to wait out- side while his fare and a second man entered the house. Police said at this point the driver dialled 999, as he believed the pair were acting suspiciously.
A short while later, the men came out of the house and put a large black holdall in the back seat and told the cabbie to follow them while they got into the second car. Police, alerted by the taxi driver, stopped both cars in Coleridge Street and opened the bag to discover six large carrier bags filled with what they believed was can- nabis. They arrested the two men and returned to the house in Caxton Street, where two more men were arrested.
All four remain in cus- tody and are being questioned by officers for being concerned in the supply of cannabis. Two of the men, both
Vietnamese and 24, are from Caxton Street, a third Viet- namese national is 23 and from Sutton Cold- field, and the fourth man is 31 and from Birmingham.
Acting Sgt Andy Mella- day, of Derbyshire police’s Pear Tree sec- tion, helped co- ordinate the raid. He said: “Without the contact we received from this taxi driver, this potential crime may have gone com- pletely undetected. Because of this man’s vigilance, four sus- pects have been detained and we wish to thank him and let him know how much we appreciate what he did to help us bring these men in.”
PHTM NOVEMBER 2011
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