2018-08-14 Armed police on the dual carriageway in Hemel

Post date: Aug 16, 2018 8:17:25 AM

Six of us were returning from the excellent Tuesday Inter Ride to Ivinghoe (led in two groups by Jane Elsmore and Dave Andrews) along the path by the dual carriageway up from the magic roundabout in Hemel. Suddenly, two ploce cars with 6 policemen and women pulled into the layby opposite and donned protective gear and a multitude of weapons. We stopped and watched their preparations until, as quickly as they arrived, they moved off in the direction of the magic riundabout. Dave Andrews tells us that they may have been involved in the arrest of the leader of a Romanian organised crime syndicate , in Watford or Hemel coming out of a gym - as reported on Breakfast TV. The Rose and Crown at Ivinghoe is a great summer cycling destination - very good food and reasonable prices. Photo by Charlie Lynn.