Thursday 5th May

In the middle of the local election day, I happened across another armed turnout by Nottinghamshire Police.

At about 12.00 noon, at an address at the top of Woodborough Road on the Mapperley Plain, there were 5 police vehicles and for a brief period the force helicopter.

It appeared to be a news-worthy event and I took these pictures. It is the latest in a number of such incidences that I've witnessed.  I am concerned [as many are], that although police generally are un-armed, these appearences do appear to me becoming more frequent.  Becoming more normal in fact.

I have no idea of the issue or threat here.  I consulted the Nottinghamshire Police newswire on their website and rang the 'voicebank' for further information, but the incident was not recorded on either. 

I thus emailed the force press office to ask for a statement on the incident but have received no reply. So have hung about a bit before posting these so can only say that Nottinghamshire Police had no comment to make.  

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ALAN LODGE 

Photographer - Media: One Eye on the Road. Nottingham.  UK

Email:                 tash@indymedia.org

Web:                   http://digitaljournalist.eu

Member of the National Union of Journalists [NUJ]

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                                   It is also necessary to light a lamp!!"

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