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 ofchemicalsbeingmixed,itemsbeingsetofinbackgardensandgeneralgardenshedchemistrycan appearlessthaninnocentinthemediarichworldweliveinwereprecisedetailsofteroristbombmaking techniquesarereporteddirectfrom courtcompletewithcolourgraphicsandexperttestimony.Tobefair,the hardworkofPoliceandSecurityServicesworldwidetoeducateCommunitiesastotherisksofterorism enhancesandensuressuchawarenessandknowledgefurtherprotectsourcommunities.Usualyatthis timetheconcernedpersoncontactstheAuthoritiesforassistanceandadvice,leavingtheoficerontheother
ofthephonequestioningifwearedealingwithahobbyistoraterorist,andwhatactionsarethebestto maintainthesafetyoftheindividualandthecommunity.Thelegalgreyareassuddenlybecomeasignificant concernasthebalanceofsafetyandindividualfreedomspresent. Asanexample- theteam were contactedregardingtheactivitiesofa93-year-oldmanwithadvanceddementia.Livingwithhiswifeina smalteracedhouse,themanwasnotfulyawareofhissuroundingsbutcouldclearlyremembermaking smalbangertypefireworksasasmalboy.Smalbangscamefrom thebackgardenashewouldmakehis
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sandthenletthem offoramusement.Hiswifesaidthatitwastheonlytimeheappearedhappy whenengagedinthisactivity.ThecarerspoketotheLocalNeighbourhoodPolicingteam,whoimmediately cametotheexplosivesteam forsometechnicaladvice.AunitwasdispatchedtothescenetofindaPolice Oficerindiscussionswiththegentleman’swife.Withinthehouse,wefoundtheGentlemansitingonhis
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armchairmixingsmalamountsofchemicals,alavailablefrom localDIYstores.Themanwouldmixvery smalamounts,wrapinstoutpaperandthenheadoutsidetosetofthefirework.Inthiscaseitwasobvious thattheGentlemanwasasignificantdangertohimselfandhisfamilybuthadnotengagedinanycriminal activity.Hehadlegitimatelypurchasedmaterials,mixedinverysmalquantitieswhichheletofinhisown garden;apartfrom theaspectsofaStatutoryNoiseNuisancehewastechnicalydoingnothingwrong.The carerandtheGentleman’swifeauthorisedtheremovalofthematerialsandasearchwasconductedto
nothingremainedinthehousethatcouldbeusedforfurtherfireworks,militarybombdisposaland FireServiceHazardousMaterialassistancewassoughttotestandpackagethematerialsfortransportand disposal,againthroughtheauthorisationoftheGentleman’swife.Buttheonethingcommontoalincidents ofthistypeIhaveatendedwasthe‘doorstepconference’. Police,FireServiceandSocialServices gatheredtodiscusswhat,ifanyofenceshavetakenplaceandwhohasthepowertodoanythingaboutit andprotecttheoccupants.
Anotherexamplecomesfrom anoisecomplaint.Neighbourswereconcernedastotheactivitiesofaman livingaloneinahouseinLiverpool.Smalbangs,cracklesandwhistlingnoiseswouldcomefrom hisgarden andheoftenamusedlocalchildrenwithhisexperiments.Theteam atendedthepropertytospeaktothe manandinvestigateifanybreacheshadoccuredoflegislation.Theeccentricmalehappilyalowedmeand acoleagueintohishousetoshowuswhathishobbyactivitieswere–themanufactureofsmalamountsof blackpowderwhichhewouldform intobangers,gerbsandotherpyrotechnicdevices.Healsohadapassion
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ramateurelectronics,hishousewasfulofweirdandwonderfulcontraptionsincludingavideocamera linkedintothefrontdoorandadoorbelthatannouncedavisitor’sarivalbyplayingmusicaloverthehouse.
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