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‘Put the knife down, sir. You’re in a police station,’ Liz Shipton called from behind the front desk. She’d been trained to know how to deal with a situation like this, but it wasn’t something she’d expected to see.
In the case of someone kicking off in reception, there was a button which would alert officers around the station, summoning them for assistance. This wasn’t an option Liz wanted to take in this instance. Any sign of a commotion and the man could plunge the knife into DS Knight’s neck within a millisecond.
Officers were often reminded how to deal with situations such as these. The current terrorism threat level meant they were always hyper-aware of what to do should someone enter a police station or public area and take a hostage or threaten to blow themselves up. Going i
