Riot Policemen
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Neil O’Grady
Constable, London Metropolitan Police
O’Grady, 31, was called in to work on Aug. 8 when unrest that began in North London spread to other parts of the city.
I was in the middle of my rest days when I got a phone call around half past 1 in the afternoon asking if I could come to work at full level-2 dress—so all the pads and the flameproof overalls.
I’d only been a level-2 officer for about a month at that stage. This is one of my first tours of duty. So I was really anxious about what was expected of us.