Cost and infomation regarding incident In Old Swan

Dear Mr Owen

Reference No: SM215/12

Thank you for your application for information concerning

On Oct 13th Ronald Street Old Swan was cordoned off as armed police
surrounded a house following reports of a man with a knife being
holed up inside. This went of for approx 3-4 hours, eventually
police gained access to the property to find no one in there. I
have a few questions I would like answering please.

1, Why was such a large number of officers sent to deal with it?
2, What other areas where officers called in from?
3, Where firearms/stun grenades/flash bangs discharged by the armed
police when they entered the property?
4,How much did this cost the tax payer?
5, Has the suspect been caught, if not is it an on going case?
6, How much did this cost the tax payer?
7, How many other incidents went unattended because officers were
at this one?

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Yours sincerely,

Sandra Miller
Disclosure Analyst
Information Bureau
Merseyside Police
PO Box 59, Liverpool. L69 1JD
Telephone: 0151 777 7019 Fax: 0151 777 7099
Email : [Merseyside Police request email]

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Dear Mr Owen

Response Letter - FOI Application SM215/12

I write in connection with your request for information which was received
by Merseyside Police on 05/11/12 . I note that you seek access to the
following information:
On Oct 13th Ronald Street Old Swan was cordoned off as armed police
surrounded a house following reports of a man with a knife being
holed up inside. This went of for approx 3-4 hours, eventually
police gained access to the property to find no one in there. I
have a few questions I would like answering please.

1, Why was such a large number of officers sent to deal with it?
2, What other areas where officers called in from?
3, Where firearms/stun grenades/flash bangs discharged by the armed
police when they entered the property?
4,How much did this cost the tax payer?
5, Has the suspect been caught, if not is it an on going case?
6, How much did this cost the tax payer?
7, How many other incidents went unattended because officers were
at this one?

Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted within
Merseyside Police to locate information relevant to your request. I can
confirm that the information that you requested is held by Merseyside
Police.

To locate the information relevant to your request, searches were conducted
in the Information Bureau and Media and Corporate Communications Centre
The searches located the records relevant to your request.

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you. Please
find attached my full Response Table.

(See attached file: SM 215-12 Response.doc)

Complaint Rights

Your attention is drawn to the information following this response, which
details your rights review and of complaint.

(See attached file: Complaints info.doc)

Should you have any further inquiries concerning this matter, please write
to, or e-mail me, at the below address, quoting the reference number above.

Yours faithfully

Sandra Miller
Disclosure Analyst
Information Bureau
Merseyside Police
PO BOX 59
LIVERPOOL L69 1JD
Tel: 0151 777 7019
Fax: 0151 777 7099
E-mail: [Merseyside Police request email]
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