Trial of detectives who set up robbery

Title
Trial of detectives who set up robbery
Genre
News report; Speech
TX Date
6 Apr 1987
Year of production
1987
Play audio
To listen to the audio files, please log in.
Duration
00:03:04
Description
Report on Old Bailey trial of Detective Sergeant Kenneth Day and Detective Constable Richard Chapman of Scotland Yard’s Flying Squad, who set up an armed raid on an Ealing, West London, dairy so that they could take the credit when the robbers were caught. They were alleged to have put pressure on a Cecil Lucas to arrange the robbery but he went to Granada Television, where an ITV World In Action team fitted him with a microphone and tape recorder. Includes excerpt from the television programme. Male reporter not identified.
Contributors
Kenneth Day; Richard Chapman; Cecil Lucas
Keywords
Police; Illegal drugs; Trials; Television documentaries; World in Action; Robbery; Ealing; Granada Television; Kenneth Day; Richard Chapman; Cecil Lucas

How to cite this record