However, in court he denied saying this, agreeing with defence advocate Mr Findlay that these were "a policeman's words", which he had agreed with "to get them to shut up".

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The policeman involved told the police ombudsman's office he shot a man driving a stolen car in County Down because he believed his life was in imminent danger.

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He ended America's role as the world's policeman, instead making this country a leader of concerted action with other nations.

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At 3.30am on the day she died, the court heard, Mr Burrell was seen by a policeman loading his car with Diana's possessions to destroy - something he said was at the request of the family.

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Tom Shimko, a policeman in Grosse Pointe Farms, said this year's invasion is about the worst he has seen in more than 30 years in the area.

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Mainly Mr Gertz's past: he has been an academic, a businessman, a politician, a civil servant, anything but a policeman or a soldier.

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