Ciolac, 35, died in hospital after officer reportedly fired three shots at man armed with knife
A man who was shot dead by armed officers in the car park of a police station in Derby has been named as Marius Ciolac.
Armed officers were called at 9.55am on Friday after officers reported seeing a man armed with a knife in the secure car park of Ascot Drive police station.
Continue reading...Several officers taken to hospital after ‘deplorable’ attack in city centre
Several police officers have been taken to hospital after being sprayed with an unknown liquid in what is being described as a “deplorable” attack in Derby city centre.
Derbyshire police said a number of officers experienced side-effects from the substance following the incident at about 4.45am on Monday. The force said the officers had since been discharged from hospital and tests were continuing to discover the source of the liquid.
Continue reading...My father, Brian Grace, who has died aged 88, overcame early disadvantages to forge a life revolving around his family, his work as an engineering inspector, and the betting shop – not always in that order.
The son of Fred Grace, a bus driver with London Transport, and Lillian (nee Turpin), an advertising model, Brian was born in Battersea, south-west London, with disabilities that required a series of operations on his leg and foot.
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