"Sue Begg" wrote in message
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In message , Mary Fisher
writes

We live in Yorkshire Ripper country, we knew some of the victims and
worked
at the place where the first was found. But we weren't questioned.

However, we were often stopped for road checks - and didn't mind at all.
We
were pleasedthat the police were being vigilant.

We were stopped on one occasion at the slip road to the M62 when the
ripper hunt was on - had to explain to the police that we were taking the
baby for a drive on the motorway in order to get her to sleep :-)) They
did believe us I think it was so feeble an excuse it had to be real

Well, many policemen are parents and do understand about babies and sleep. I
don't think they'd regard it as a feeble excuse.

Once, when stopped, I was asked if I were in the police because I was
wearing one of their blue shirts. I'd bought it at a charity shop, it didn't
take much convincing that a little fat woman wasn't really suitable material
for the West Yorkshire Constabulary.

Mary