# ESN Report Covering the biggest stories from the emergency services and the criminal justice system. Page: Feed: --- ## [BBQ Ban by Siren: Was the National Wildfire Alert Overkill?](https://esnreport.substack.com/p/bbq-ban-by-siren-was-the-national) _2026-08-17 · ESN Report_ The alert, sent at the request of fire and rescue services during Britain’s worst wildfire year on record, used the same piercing tone reserved for storms and unexploded bombs. ## [GMP Student Police Officer Charged with Rape and Kidnap After M62 Pursuit](https://esnreport.substack.com/p/gmp-student-police-officer-charged) _2026-08-11 · ESN Report_ Mohammad Hassan, 23, was arrested after Greater Manchester Police traced a car linked to a distressing 999 call and pursued it into West Yorkshire. ## ["An Utter Betrayal": The Early Release of PC Harper's Killers](https://esnreport.substack.com/p/an-utter-betrayal-the-early-release) _2026-08-05 · ESN Report_ When the prison system ran out of room, the government decided to let two police killers walk free. For Britain's emergency workers, the message is clear: political promises are worthless. ## [Hijacked at A&E: The Night a Stolen Ambulance Triggered a High-Speed Police Pursuit](https://esnreport.substack.com/p/hijacked-at-a-and-e-the-night-a-stolen) _2026-07-29 · ESN Report_ When Marshall Leese drove off with a paramedic and patient still in the back, a routine hospital triage turned into a terrifying ordeal. Here is how police dog 'Foxy' brought the chaos to an end. ## [WATCH | He Opened the Police Car Door and His Cuffed Mate Legged It](https://esnreport.substack.com/p/watch-he-opened-the-police-car-door) _2026-07-27 · ESN Report_ Reader-submitted footage shows one of the cheekiest moments we have seen in a while. As a former officer, I will tell you exactly what jumped out at me, and the one check that should have prevented it ## [PC Andrew Harper’s Cowardly Killers Could Walk Free by Christmas. His Mother Found Out by Letter.](https://esnreport.substack.com/p/pc-andrew-harpers-cowardly-killers) _2026-07-22 · ESN Report_ Two of the three men convicted of the Thames Valley Police officer’s death are set for early release under the Sentencing Act 2026. His widow has broken a four-year silence. ## [WATCH | He Grabbed a Boiling Kettle and Emptied It Over Her. John Davies Has Been Jailed for 14 and a Half Years.](https://esnreport.substack.com/p/watch-he-grabbed-a-boiling-kettle) _2026-07-16 · ESN Report_ A Birmingham man left a female West Midlands Police officer with life-changing injuries after pouring scalding water over her shoulders, neck and back during an arrest. ## [An Officer Was Knocked Unconscious in London Last Night (England Did Not Play)](https://esnreport.substack.com/p/an-officer-was-knocked-unconscious) _2026-07-10 · ESN Report_ Riot police were deployed to Edgware Road after Morocco fans turned violently on officers following their team’s 2-0 World Cup quarter-final defeat to France. ## [WATCH | Convicted Killer Released on Licence Tried to Throw PC Alice Beer Off a Balcony. She Thought She Was Going to Die.](https://esnreport.substack.com/p/watch-convicted-killer-released-on) _2026-06-29 · ESN Report_ Guy Pottle had already taken a life. He was let out of prison early. Weeks later, he bottled a new officer over the head and tried to push her to the ground several metres below. ## [Auto-trade Cross-Exchange Gaps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QtZATtBzl58X) _2026-06-29 · **Sponsored**_ Find cross-exchange spreads, backtest strategies, and execute automatically with risk controls. ## [You Always Check: A Former Officer's Opinion on Henry Nowak](https://esnreport.substack.com/p/you-always-check-a-former-officers) _2026-06-03 · ESN Report_ After ten years on 999 response, I have never known a colleague dismiss a claim of stabbing.