Liquid nightclub in Market Street closed early on Friday night, following a violent skirmish in which a man suffered head wounds after being struck by a bottle. Police dispersed a large number of people from the area and there were further arrests for disorder in the town centre.
Three men were arrested on suspicion of GBH. A 24-year-old man from Reading has been released on bail until 19 August; a 19-year-old man from Newbury has been released on bail until 17 August and a second 19-year-old man from Newbury has been released on bail until 1 September.
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses.
If you can help, please call Det Con Hulse via the 24-hour Police Enquiry Centre on 0845 8 505 505. If you don’t want to speak to police or leave your name, call the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
We should think ourselves lucky really.. This sort of rumble occurs every couple of hours at clubs (often within a hundred metres of each other) in some city centres across the country. This disturbance seems thankfully to be a bit of a one-off
Now very much an ex-cop, but was old bill, (noted for his - *cough* - 'hands-on' approach to policing) then moved to a cilivian job at the nick where he was in charge of licensing 'door operatives'. Then left that and now owns, runs, his own company providing 'door cover' to local establishments.
Those less generous than us would say that when he was old bill he had conditions put on all town pub licenses so that they had to have door staff, then he ensured that all door staff 'owed him one' because he signed off on their applications, and then left the old bill and started a company providing his door operative friends to local pubs which he himself had ordered they had to have. Nice work if you can get it.
At least, that's what those less generous would say. Personally I couldn't comment.
However, he was known very much as an old time copper. It was always fifty-fifty if he'd arrest you or take you up the nearest alleyway and give you a good hiding. Laudable in some cases, but he started to pick on people for little reason and towards the end of his career, quite often the wrong people completely.
Now very much an ex-cop, but was old bill, (noted for his - *cough* - 'hands-on' approach to policing) then moved to a cilivian job at the nick where he was in charge of licensing 'door operatives'. Then left that and now owns, runs, his own company providing 'door cover' to local establishments.
Those less generous than us would say that when he was old bill he had conditions put on all town pub licenses so that they had to have door staff, then he ensured that all door staff 'owed him one' because he signed off on their applications, and then left the old bill and started a company providing his door operative friends to local pubs which he himself had ordered they had to have. Nice work if you can get it.
At least, that's what those less generous would say. Personally I couldn't comment.
However, he was known very much as an old time copper. It was always fifty-fifty if he'd arrest you or take you up the nearest alleyway and give you a good hiding. Laudable in some cases, but he started to pick on people for little reason and towards the end of his career, quite often the wrong people completely.
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