Mick Gradwell.....well someone had to start a thread lol

[mertol22]

how can you acedently destroy evidence acedently lose it yes but destroy i think not.

Given the track record of our supposed great police service I would offer its easily done after all the Americans dropped 2 nuclear bombs on a town by accident the first one with all 4 fail safes on the second with 1 fail safe on .

[nugnug]

a bit funny they destroyed agter they had been told not to though isnt it.

[Alias]

and they wouldn't of done that unless they had something to hide.

That is the natural conclusion. This is so rotten that I have no words.

[Jane]

and they wouldn't of done that unless they had something to hide.

Putting them on the stand as with any other suspect and following Nug's line of thought, I suggest that they would most emphatically NOT be allowed to get away with the "Ooops, look what we accidentally did" explanation. It appears there may be one set of laws for them and one for us.

[grahameb]

Forgive me if I've got this wrong. I claim it's my age. But did this Mick Gradwell scupper the investigation into the Jersy child abuse? Just to be clear.

[lookout]

Forgive me if I've got this wrong. I claim it's my age. But did this Mick Gradwell scupper the investigation into the Jersy child abuse? Just to be clear.

Hi Grahame,,he allegedly leaked information to the press in this country,from Jersey regarding the child scandals. But like all good cops,,denied having done so.

[grahameb]

Hi Grahame,,he allegedly leaked information to the press in this country,from Jersey regarding the child scandals. But like all good cops,,denied having done so.

So what's happening about the investication in Jersey then? Are they still pusuing or suspending  these allegations of child abuse?

[lookout]

Apologies for being long-winded in answering,,but have been hanging washing out 

Grahame,,to be honest,,I don't know where they are up to with this case. I've only read snippets about it in the past,as it came to light about 7 or 8 years ago,I think. The case itself was led by Len Harper,I think,Superintendent.,and the excommunicated Gradwell.

[nugnug]

Hi Grahame,,he allegedly leaked information to the press in this country,from Jersey regarding the child scandals. But like all good cops,,denied having done so.

mind you lenny harper leaked information to the notw as well.

[lookout]

mind you lenny harper leaked information to the notw as well.

Yes,nugs,you're right. He also told the press that human remains had been found,,and what was it ? A coconut,,which had first been described as a childs' skull >?   There was another top notch cop,Power,his name is/was,,and he was suspended for some reason. Then Power retired. This is when Gradwell stepped in and said that the grounds of the place didn't warrant investigation by excavating ? After remains,etc had been found,,then witnesses from the 70's came forward with their stories.
Gradwell had gone against what the Jersey police were saying in that he'd reckoned that no murders had been committed.That's why he was against excavating. He'd disagreed the way Harper had done the investigation.
There was that much arguing,etc,,it's a wonder any investigating got done.

[nugnug]

im starting to qustion weather harpers motives for doing that were as pure as he claimed.

mind you what was gradwell doing leaking stuff to the mail i have to question is motives as well.

[lookout]

im starting to qustion weather harpers motives for doing that were as pure as he claimed.

mind you what was gradwell doing leaking stuff to the mail i have to question is motives as well.

Yes indeed,nugs. I remember a few years ago about there being a big splash about Harpers intentions.
It was a case of" do as I say,and not as I do ",with the pair of them,I think. Or don't let the right hand know what the left hand's doing. It had remained a mystery why Power had been suspended,,but he remained on full pay until his retirement. A lot of politics were involved.I wonder why ?
Strange how this was yet another case that was up for criticism by Gradwell. I believe the investigation closed in 2010.

[nugnug]

well if harpers motive for leaking were as pure as he cliamed you would think hed leak to the gaurdion or the telegraph not notw.

[lookout]

well if harpers motive for leaking were as pure as he cliamed you would think hed leak to the gaurdion or the telegraph not notw.

NOTW seemed favourite for rogues,nugs. JM did well out of them. The Guardian did write quite a bit about the case/investigation. Harper went to them,didn't he ?

[nugnug]

im not sure on that one.

but i do know he was having dinner with lucy patten from the notw who has since been charged with various crimes.