Armed and Deadly

Featuring an interview with Tony Long, a leading police marksman who pulled the trigger on three different operations but then found himself charged with murder, and the officers who tracked down and caught fugitive Raoul Moat.

The armed siege is one of the riskiest scenarios any firearms officer will have to deal with. Those on the know recall the longest siege in police history, a Christmas Day stand-off and an aeroplane hijack.

Police must use the difficult hard stop manoeuvre to intercept armed criminals on the move. In one story, this insulted in a fatal shooting.

Police must use the difficult hard stop manoeuvre to intercept armed criminals. In one story, this resulted in a fatal shooting and an officer on trail for murder. Also, a surveillance operator preventing an audacious robbery plot.