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Seeing red over police car’s yellow peril


'ELLO, 'ello, 'ello, what have we here then... a police car parked up on double yellow lines, in a busy Canvey road, for more than 24 hours!

The patrol car was first spotted in Long Road, between the Maple Way and Hawkesbury Road junctions, at 10am on Tuesday.

It was still parked there, blocking part of the pavement, yesterday afternoon.

And residents are clearly not happy at the apparent double standards.

George Topley, 55, of Tudor Road, Canvey, said: "I couldn't believe it when I saw a police car parked there so brazenly.

"They're breaking all the parking laws going.

"It's not like it has only been there five minutes. It's been over 24 hours.

"If anyone else had parked there, they would definitely had their car towed away - or been arrested."

However, police are remaining tight-lipped about the reasons why the car has been there.

Chief Insp Paul Eveleigh, who is district commissioner for Castle Point, said: "The car was parked there for operational reasons, because of an incident in the immediate vicinity."

Essex Police would not confirm what the incident was.

A spokesman said it was a "sensitive" operation.


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