Hemel Hempstead bank raid

Title

Hemel Hempstead bank raid

Genre

Interview

TX Date

14 Apr 1988

Year of production

1988

Play audio

To listen to the audio files, please log in.

Duration

00:01:48

Description

This morning an off-duty policeman, 27 year-old Frank Mason, tackled three gunmen when he saw them threaten the crew of a Securicor van who were making a delivery to Barclays Bank in Hemel Hempstead. He was shot, and later died of his injuries. Council gardener Ray Swan gives an eyewitness account. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Ray Swan

Keywords

Crime; Homicide; Barclays Bank; Policemen; Robbery; Hemel Hempstead; Securicor; Frank Mason

The copyright of audio recordings in the LBC / IRN Digitisation Archive is owned by Global Radio UK Ltd.