Three stories to read this morning… 🔴Police colleagues remember officer shot in Croydon 🔴Coronavirus: 1,700 students in Manchester told to isolate 🔴Plane carrying aviation students crashes in Ukraine
"He was inspirational - so vibrant, so bubbly, larger than life. He will be a huge loss to the club. The man was a machine."
His colleagues from his time in Hackney, east of the capital, described him as"the centrepiece of community policing".The local force tweeted:"For years this man, this hero, this skipper was the centrepiece of community policing in Hackney. He shaped the lives of many. Be that victims, suspects or colleagues.
Earlier, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Home Secretary Priti Patel and London Mayor Sadiq Khan were among the politicians to pay tribute to the policeman."We owe a huge debt to those who risk their own lives to keep us safe," Mr Johnson said.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
'Talented' police officer shot dead in Croydon station named as Sgt Matt RatanaInvestigators are trying to find out how the policeman was shot while the suspect was handcuffed.
Read more »
Croydon police officer shot dead named as Sgt Matt Ratana'Big in stature, big in heart, friendly, a lovely man' Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick pays tribute to Sgt Matiu Ratana, who was shot dead in a custody centre in Croydon
Read more »
Croydon police killing: Met officer named as Matt RatanaLong-serving Metropolitan police officer, originally from New Zealand, described as ‘an inspiration’
Read more »
Croydon police officer Matiu Ratana shot dead in custody suite by handcuffed suspectA minute's silence was held at Scotland Yard for police officer Matiu Ratana who was shot dead in the early hours of Friday morning. Read more here:
Read more »
Matt Hancock tells Brits to avoid casual sex and stick to 'established' partnersHealth Secretary Matt Hancock and Sky News journalist Kay Burley became rather giggly as they discussed the Government's casual sex ban and when it will end
Read more »
Alex Jones addresses Matt Baker's replacement on The One Show: 'Different energy'ALEX JONES has spoken out about Matt Baker's departure from The One Show earlier this year admitting she loves hosting the magazine show with someone different every night.
Read more »