PW_2_2023

International Police Association Section UK Competition page Lottery Results

The winners for February 2023: 1st prize (£100) Helen Preece (Birmingham West Midlands Branch); 2nd prize (£60) John Bailey (Norfolk Branch); 3rd prize (£40) Peter Spencer (Wiltshire Branch). January 2023: 1st prize (£100) Steve Palmer (Cambridgeshire Branch);

Vol 67, Edition 3 Winners: Peter Atkin (Staffordshire Branch) wins the crossword and A Long and Winding Beat! by Brian Allinson. William Collier (BTP Branch) wins the sudoku and a signed copy of Dust by Mark Thompson.

2nd prize (£60) Mike Vince )Thames Valley Branch); 3rd prize (£40) Clive Wood (Leicestershire Branch). December 2022: 1st prize (£100) Clive Wood (Leicestershire Branch);

Entry Form Over Leaf

2nd prize (£60) David Moore (Rochdale Branch); 3rd prize (£40) Judith Smith (Scarborough Branch).

Puzzles The Case of Stephen Downing: The Worst Miscarriage of Justice in British History by Stephen Downing and From the Flying Squad to Investigating War Crimes: Exploits of a Former Scotland Yard Detective by Ron Turnbull Solve the puzzle/s and send them in. The lucky winners will be drawn out of the hat. Send the complete puzzles to: ‘Puzzles’, International Police Association, IPA HQ, Section UK, 1 Fox Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 6AJ or as a scan by email to mail@ipa-uk.org marked ‘Puzzles’. Deadline for entries is: 17 June 2023.

6 1 8

5 8 4

1

2

3

4

5 6

7

8

9

10

1 4

9

11

12

2 5 7

1

13

14

15

16

7 9 4

6 9

17

18

19

4

20

21

5 6 1

3 8 2

22

23

About the books The Case of Stephen Downing: The Worst Miscarriage of Justice in British History by Stephen Downing In 1973 a 17 year-old naive young gardener, Stephen Downing, encountered the badly beaten and unconscious figure of Wendy Sewell lying on the footpath of Bakewell Cemetery. Stephen ran for help, while the real attacker dragged Wendy’s body out of sight to where she was found soon after. A horrifying sequence of events changed Stephen’s life forever. He was taken into custody and questioned without a solicitor. He signed a false confession after Wendy died two days later from her injuries. Following a three day trial Downing was found guilty by a jury… From the Flying Squad to Investigating War Crimes: Exploits of a Former Scotland Yard Detective by Ron Turnbull For over 10 years he was first on the scene when a murder was committed in south London. In the confusion and horror of the crime scene he identified the forensic clues that would be needed to convict the killer in the Old Bailey; calling out the necessary experts from pathologists to ballistics specialists; protecting the scene against contamination. One slip and a case would crumble; one moment of inspiration and the Yard would have its man…

Across 1 - Freshwater crustacean (8) 5 - Mineral powder (4) 9 - Anxious (5) 10 - Into parts (7) 11 - Found out about (7) 12 - Wading bird (5) 13 - Sculptured symbols (6) 14 - Uncover (6) 17 - Awry; wrong (5) 19 - Combining (7) 20 - Frozen water spears (7) 21 - Loft (5) 22 - Christmas (4) 23 - Extremely delicate (8)

Down 1 - Intense fire (13) 2 - So soon (7) 3 - Unseen observer (3,2,3,4) 4 - Holds one’s ground (6) 6 - Venomous snake (5) 7 - A rranged in temporal order (13) 8 - Establish as genuine (12) 15 - Letter (7) 16 - Beginning (6) 18 - Cutting instrument (5)

POLICE WORLD Vol 68 No.2, 2023

25