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"Live murder enquiry" will continue - Police
2:30pm Tuesday 10th July 2012 in News
Peter Reeve
- Police have insisted a "live murder enquiry" will continue after the death of gunman Peter Reeve.
- Police cordons are expected to remain in place for the foreseeable future while police carry on with their enquiries.
- Police referred the discovery of Reeve's body to Independent Police Complaints Commission but as no officer was present at the time of death the case was returned to the police to deal with.
- Forensic examinations continue at Redbridge Road. A ballistics expert is on the scene.
- Tues 1.30pm: Tendring's police commander Mark Schofield says officers are deeply saddened but are remaining professional.
- Tues 12.50pm: Police will continue to contact anyone Reeve may have made contact with since the original shooting.
- Tues 12.40pm: Chief Constable says there is every indication PC Dibell took action at the scene realising a member of the public, believed to be Trevor Marshall, had been shot.
- Tues 12.20pm: Police are unsure how Reeve got to Writtle yesterday after he left his car in Clacton.
- Tues 12.09pm: It is being reported Trevor Marshall, 48, was the man Reeve shot in the leg.
- Tues 11.49am: Writtle Primary School - next to the churchyard where Reeve's body was found is still under lockdown. It has been since 8.30am. Parents are full of praise for how the situation was handled.
- Tues 11.30am: A friend of Peter Reeve says he was a normal bloke who was driven to kill by his nightmare neigbhours.
- Tues 11.18am: Chief Constable Barker-McCardle said a number of lines of inquiry were being pursued as to the motive.
- Tues 11.10am: Peter Reeve was "largely unknown" to the police before the shooting, it is revealed.
- Tues 11.05am: Press Mohammed Ali, 50, who runs the Restaurant on the Green opposite the church in Writtle had described the drama in the village as "truly shocking".
- Tues 11.01am: Press conference ends.
- Tues 10.58am: Police reveal they were called to the churchyard at 8.30am. The chief contstable confirms Reeve had family in Writtle.
- Tues 10.53am: Chief Constable Jim Barker-McCardle reads a statement from PC Ian Dibbel's family, who describe him as a hero.
- Tues 10.52am: Police confirm Peter Reeve was found dead with a wound to the head in a churchyard in Writtle.
- Tues 10.47am: Police have put up an exclusion zone around Writtle Church. Crowds of onlookers have gathered, according to reporter Ryan McCarthy on the scene.
- Tues 10.45am: Peter Reeve's neighbour in Fairlop Court, Clacton tells reporter James Dwan how he heard gunshots, reload his gun and chase a man called Trevor yesterday afternoon.
- Tues 10.40am: Peter Reeve's neighbour in Fairlop Court, Clacton tells reporter James Dwan how he heard gunshots, reload his gun and chase a man called Trevor yesterday afternoon.
- Tues 10.30am: Press conference about to start at Essex Police's headquarters in Chelmsford.
- Tues 10am: Police hunting for a man suspected of killing an off-duty officer were searching a village green amid reports that a body has been found.
- Mon 9pm: Police released a photograph of suspect Peter Reeve, 64, and vowed to "not rest" until he was captured and taken into custody.
PC shot dead in Clacton
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Comments(33)
sujane
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12:03pm Tue 10 Jul 12
R85
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12:06pm Tue 10 Jul 12
rescue
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1:31pm Tue 10 Jul 12
ShallowRemarks
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1:58pm Tue 10 Jul 12
R85 wrote:His neighbour was not the off duty policeman. The off duty copper who was shot lived across the road.
If he was driven to kill by his nightmare neighbours then does that mean that the off duty cop was his nightmare neighbour?
ShallowRemarks
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1:59pm Tue 10 Jul 12
R85 wrote:I'm I the only person to see this comment doesn't make sense.
Just because he was a person is irrelevant. Some “people” rape, murder, molest children and a million other things! Therefore the fact that he was an off duty cop tells the people that he was much more likely to have been a good, outstanding citizen.
NiiTRO
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2:24pm Tue 10 Jul 12
R85
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2:27pm Tue 10 Jul 12
ShallowRemarks wrote:And how is that exactly?
R85 wrote: Just because he was a person is irrelevant. Some “people” rape, murder, molest children and a million other things! Therefore the fact that he was an off duty cop tells the people that he was much more likely to have been a good, outstanding citizen.I'm I the only person to see this comment doesn't make sense.
purpleorange
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3:24pm Tue 10 Jul 12
jaceylacey
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4:15pm Tue 10 Jul 12
James 1
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4:56pm Tue 10 Jul 12
shoebury52
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5:05pm Tue 10 Jul 12
jaceylacey
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5:11pm Tue 10 Jul 12
shoebury52
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5:16pm Tue 10 Jul 12
upandaterm
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5:18pm Tue 10 Jul 12
shoebury52
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5:21pm Tue 10 Jul 12
saywhatyousee
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5:22pm Tue 10 Jul 12
shoebury52
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5:23pm Tue 10 Jul 12
saywhatyousee wrote:Which report was this. I heard he had no gun permit???
One report states he was a member of a gun club which suggests his gun was legal. To obtain the relevant permits he would have been under close scrutiny psychologically and otherwise. He must have been at the end of his tether to do what he did. A sad loss of two lives under severe circumstances. Rip both.
jaceylacey
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5:31pm Tue 10 Jul 12
shoebury52
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5:37pm Tue 10 Jul 12
jaceylacey wrote:Well that is true but what are we to do with all the scumbags. They have to be spread about. I know what I would like to do with them but then that would cause lots of do gooders out complaining. I agree that he snapped but to go and get a gun from somewhere is taking it to far. If more people were around and tried to interview who else could now be laying dead
I am not attacking you Shoebury, but other neighbours claim that he was a quiet loner who was friendly, but his neighbours made his life hell. Maybe he couldn't afford to move and you think after making several complaints to the police the council should have evicted the neighbour. Too many anti social scumbags are placed in close proximity to decent people who unfortunately have to tolerate them. I just think he saw red and exploded.
upandaterm
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5:38pm Tue 10 Jul 12
ShallowRemarks
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5:42pm Tue 10 Jul 12
R85 wrote:Ok I will try and see it your way R85, just because he was a person is irrelevant ( who that person is exactly is any ones guess ) if it were cats and dogs for example it would be more relevant.
ShallowRemarks wrote:And how is that exactly?
R85 wrote: Just because he was a person is irrelevant. Some “people” rape, murder, molest children and a million other things! Therefore the fact that he was an off duty cop tells the people that he was much more likely to have been a good, outstanding citizen.I'm I the only person to see this comment doesn't make sense.
I really think though the fact that people have lost their lives (and this includes the gunman )
shoebury52
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5:43pm Tue 10 Jul 12
upandaterm wrote:I strongly agree with this
What a load of rubbish!! He got shot for trying to help, he lived near that is all!!!!
ShallowRemarks
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5:47pm Tue 10 Jul 12
The fact that people have lost their lives over a neighbourly dispute is extremely sad.
shoebury52
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5:55pm Tue 10 Jul 12
He added: "There must have been some sort of catalyst that prompted the scale of a tragedy of this kind."
He said a handgun had been used in the attack and Mr Reeve, who was "largely unknown to police", did not hold a firearms licence.
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jaceylacey
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6:17pm Tue 10 Jul 12
shoebury52 wrote:I would like to place them all on an island and leave them there. They shouldn't allow housing associations to buy up properties in every road and stick riff raff in then. It isn't fair on the decent people that live there. Also buy to let landlords add to the problem as they will let to just about anyone.
jaceylacey wrote:Well that is true but what are we to do with all the scumbags. They have to be spread about. I know what I would like to do with them but then that would cause lots of do gooders out complaining. I agree that he snapped but to go and get a gun from somewhere is taking it to far. If more people were around and tried to interview who else could now be laying dead
I am not attacking you Shoebury, but other neighbours claim that he was a quiet loner who was friendly, but his neighbours made his life hell. Maybe he couldn't afford to move and you think after making several complaints to the police the council should have evicted the neighbour. Too many anti social scumbags are placed in close proximity to decent people who unfortunately have to tolerate them. I just think he saw red and exploded.
saywhatyousee
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6:30pm Tue 10 Jul 12
10:43am Tuesday 10th July 2012 in News By James Dwan
PETER Reeve was a "lonely old man" who was involved in a feud with one of his neighbours, it was claimed by his neighbour.
Reeve, 64, of Fairlop Close, Clacton, is believed to have shot dead PC Ian Dibell in cold blood on Monday afternoon.
Reeve’s neighbour Stuart Griggs, 40, said: "He was sociable, but I thought he was a lonely old man.
"I don't believe he had any relatives.
"I spoke to him most days. He would knock on the door and we would have a quick chat. I'm just in shock."
Reeve is believed to have been involved in a feud with his neighbour - a man called Trevor who was injured in yesterday's shootings.
The neighbour said he heard an "almighty bang" yesterday afternoon as the shooting started.
"I thought it was a fuse going - I've never heard a gunshot before.
"I ran down the stairs and saw Peter stumble outside.
"I saw him shoot at a woman. Then he reloaded his gun and went after Trevor.
"I went running outside and a couple of neighbours had taken the woman in to hide her.
"I went down the road and Trevor was crying hysterically, saying he had a gun.
"I tried to calm him down but it was impossible." It is believed Reeve was a member of a gun club in the area.
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Mr Griggs added: “I had no inkling Peter would do anything like this.
“He had trouble walking up the stairs and would get out of breath.”
Copy of article in Gazette
shoebury52
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6:51pm Tue 10 Jul 12
saywhatyousee wrote:Thanks for posting. I also posted stet net from police
Suspected cop killer 'in feud with neighbours'
10:43am Tuesday 10th July 2012 in News By James Dwan
PETER Reeve was a "lonely old man" who was involved in a feud with one of his neighbours, it was claimed by his neighbour.
Reeve, 64, of Fairlop Close, Clacton, is believed to have shot dead PC Ian Dibell in cold blood on Monday afternoon.
Reeve’s neighbour Stuart Griggs, 40, said: "He was sociable, but I thought he was a lonely old man.
"I don't believe he had any relatives.
"I spoke to him most days. He would knock on the door and we would have a quick chat. I'm just in shock."
Reeve is believed to have been involved in a feud with his neighbour - a man called Trevor who was injured in yesterday's shootings.
The neighbour said he heard an "almighty bang" yesterday afternoon as the shooting started.
"I thought it was a fuse going - I've never heard a gunshot before.
"I ran down the stairs and saw Peter stumble outside.
"I saw him shoot at a woman. Then he reloaded his gun and went after Trevor.
"I went running outside and a couple of neighbours had taken the woman in to hide her.
"I went down the road and Trevor was crying hysterically, saying he had a gun.
"I tried to calm him down but it was impossible." It is believed Reeve was a member of a gun club in the area.
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Mr Griggs added: “I had no inkling Peter would do anything like this.
“He had trouble walking up the stairs and would get out of breath.”
Copy of article in Gazette
whataday
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7:02pm Wed 11 Jul 12
huedash
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8:56am Fri 13 Jul 12
The resources and time spent on these incidents when it involves "one of their own" is always higher than if the victim was a "member of the public".
It is sad that the man died of course but the bias annoys me.
APR
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10:53am Sun 15 Jul 12
huedash wrote:I tend to agree with you.
The only reason that the police are still interested in this case is because it was a policeman that was (tragically) killed.
The resources and time spent on these incidents when it involves "one of their own" is always higher than if the victim was a "member of the public".
It is sad that the man died of course but the bias annoys me.
I wonder what else there is can be said about the case ?
common sense or not
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2:24pm Mon 16 Jul 12
thekingofjaywick
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8:51am Thu 2 Aug 12
common sense or not wrote:Hear! hear!
I agree with everyone who has said that all life is equal and been critical of the police putting in more effort because he was one of theirs. He was obviously a good man because he tried to help even if he was off duty. Had he been on duty he may well have been told not to if he didn't have the correct training or equipment. Policing is no longer a dangerous job because of the rules they work to and they are not heroes they are people who are paid to do a job and are not forced to do it. Look at the list of most dangerous jobs and the construction industry has more deaths each year along with many other jobs. This man was a neighbour who was killed so next time this happens I hope the police and media give the deceased the same tributes etc as they have this man. Does the PM comment when a builder, fisherman, oil worker or commercial driver is killed in the course of their work or a good samaritan like this man is killed. Not often. Take note Police you do a job and you are paid for it but you are paid to serve the whole community not just your own.
R85 says...
11:50am Tue 10 Jul 12