Essex Police last Sat

[Interpol Shrimper]

Anybody seen this? Not seen it mentioned (if it has, please ignore)

A coach company owner has criticised police who stopped a vehicle from attending an Essex football derby, claiming he was the one who suffered.

Officers from across the county swooped on the vehicle on Saturday, which was carrying about 36 people to the Colchester United versus Southend United match at Roots Hall, Southend.

They stopped it at Rayleigh Weir, near the junction of the A127 and the A130, and escorted it to a housing estate. There they boarded the vehicle and issued the passengers with a notice under Section 27 of the Public Order Act, preventing them from attending the match.

The driver was then ordered to head back to Colchester and “not to stop at any cost”.
Tony Glew, who runs Tony Glew Private Hire Service, based in Great Tey, said the police got what they wanted, but that he was left counting the cost after his coach was damaged.

He said: “I was quite annoyed to be honest, because they got the result they wanted – they didn’t want that group going in – but they never said anything to me.

“They had them all contained in a vehicle, my vehicle. I’ve got a coach which is in a mess, things have been broken and busted.”

The driver, who did not want to be named, said: “I think Tony was made a scapegoat. Apparently some of those people had been watched by police for some time.

“I had four panda cars in front and some behind. They told me to keep driving to Colchester and not to stop – they closed all the roads to let me through.”

A spokesman for Essex Police denied it was a pre-planned operation: “Officers had received substantial intelligence only that morning that a number of passengers on the coach were believed to be intent on engaging in violent disorder if they attended the match.

“A decision was made to stop the coach before it reached the stadium and the notices were served. A decision was also made to escort the coach back to Colchester.

“A full investigation is underway into the criminal damage caused to the coach.”

o A 16-year-old boy from Colchester was arrested and subsequently reprimanded for a public order offence.
o A 19-year-old man from Colchester was arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage and released on police bail until December 16.

 

[WickfordShrimper]

Was mentioned in this thread......
http://www.shrimperzone.com/vb/showthread.php?t=45202

Police are just trying to justify their high costs I reckon….

16 year old boy come on ….

 

[Firestorm]

Was mentioned in this thread......
http://www.shrimperzone.com/vb/showthread.php?t=45202

Police are just trying to justify their high costs I reckon….

16 year old boy come on ….

perhaps he ought to be caned.....

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Anybody seen this? Not seen it mentioned (if it has, please ignore)

I saw this happen. I was at a dad's and kids club at Rayleigh Weir next to the Go Karting place. When I came out to go home and get ready for the game, all I saw were masses of Police Cars and plod...I thought there was a hostage scene taking place, till I saw the old manky Brown coach and some Scum flags...which is when I realized they had stopped a coach load of Col Ewe supporters. I also summized they were troublemakers on board by the sheer Police presence!!

 

[Gremlin]

Oh no, don't say the Colchester Carnage Bridage got as close to Roots Hall as Rayleigh Weir!! Phew, we all had a lucky escape there. Good to see that two of the more senior members had their collars felt.

 

[SARF]

haha farmer filth

 

[HudsonNo1]

This is probable the coach load of "Col Ewe Youth" that was mentioned in another thread.

 

[Scamps]

It was mentioned in yesterday's echo and today's...

 

[Csboy]

Well done to the Police they stopped the 'famous colu youth firm' from terrifying Southend fans! We should all be grateful to the Police for doing this!!! All our Council tax money was well spent on Saturday.

 

[Shrimper]

Even if they are scrawny sheep shaggers, you never know what could have happened if they let them through, stabbing? 16 year old's are the most likely to do so. But still wimps.

 

[Sandbach Shrimper]

Yeah, God knows what could've happened if they'd been let loose...

 

[BrettieAngell]

Oh no, don't say the Colchester Carnage Bridage got as close to Roots Hall as Rayleigh Weir!! Phew, we all had a lucky escape there. Good to see that two of the more senior members had their collars felt.

:D :D

The Colchester Carnage Brigade! I remember when someone on here found a link to their website, oh the fun we had!

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

Oh well, guess we will now have to wait until February until we have the living daylights frightened out of us ( i dont think).

 

[Ulysses]

Not logged in for a week but i stayed for a few pints after the game on saturday and got a later train home from Prittlewell. As i waited with about another 5 people a policeman wearing video evidence symbol appears and proclaims that 10 col u fans were being escorted down to the station and we didn't need to worry. Anyway i would say about 7 young col u fans turn up with 25-30 police around them. Fans aren't saying much other than this is a bit overkill. Anyway train comes and police kick everyone off the last carriage and get on with Col U fans. I'm in the next carriage and 3 coppers are sent to block access to the rest of the train. The coppers are saying things like 'this is over the top etc'. Anyway the coppers don't know where there going and end up asking me how far to Colchester. They end up getting off at Rayleigh (about 20). Stayed on train to Shenfield and didn't witness any trouble. All a bit weird to be honest!