Major Incident?

[Penguin68]

I've just seen 5 police vans, the sort that the SPG or whatever they are now called use, head south down Underhill on blues and twos towards the South Circular. Would hold 40 officers if fully loaded. Anyone know what's up? 

[HeadNun]

Yes, I saw an incident van too, earlier, around 3.30 - never seen one before. It did look as if it was on its way to something major. 

[Penguin68]

And another one, number 6, has just gone passed as well! 

I presume that the LTNs are blocking them from a more useful route. Or the surrounding road works. 

[malumbu]

You've conflated a major incident with LTNs?  That's machavallian.  I'm impressed 😵‍💫

At the Finches fire last week there were a lot of emergency vehicles  Including the SPG.  But no cops with weapons (I used to work near where the SPG were stationed).  When there are major incidents police from other boroughs are called in with such vehicles.  I can't remember the name of the vehicles bringing cops in.

 

 

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

4 hours ago, Penguin68 said:

I presume that the LTNs are blocking them from a more useful route. 

Definitely a strong entry for "shoehorn of the year". 🤣

[Cyclemonkey]

There were large amounts of police and a couple of TSG vans at London Bridge station last night at a similar time.  Usually that means some sort of Millwall related football clash, but I didn't hang around to find out. 

[Penguin68]

The way they were heading, towards the East bound South Circular, and on lights and sirens, wouldn't I think suggest that. I have lived on Underhill for close to 40 years, but it has not formed part of an emergency route until very recently, nor have we had rush hour queues until the LTN introduction. Despite the fact that it is a bus route much of it is residential and doesn't support speeding traffic safely. It's not a route I would chose to put 5 speeding police vans in convoy unless there was no alternative in accessing the A205. Which there now mainly isn't. 

[David Peckham]

Palace were at home last night, kicked off at 19.45.

The timing sounds about right.

[Sephiroth]

10 hours ago, Dogkennelhillbilly said:

Definitely a strong entry for "shoehorn of the year". 🤣

I blame Brexit 

[Penguin68]

1 hour ago, David Peckham said:

Palace were at home last night, kicked off at 19.45

They wouldn't have needed to go through Underhill on sirens and lights at four in the afternoon for a seven forty five kick-off in a 5 van convoy. With a sixth van following about 5 minutes later again on siren and lights.