Brian Arthur Rippingale - Essex County Constabulary.
Served from 17th September 1959. Died 2nd September 1968.
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Constable Brian Rippingale was born in Chelmsford, joining the police
cadets on leaving school. Once in the regular force he was based at Clacton
and Harlow, becoming a first class advanced driver and moving to HQ Traffic
in March 1964.
On a Bank Holiday Monday night in 1968, Brian Rippingale and a colleague
were patrolling in heavy traffic on the A12 at Feering. They saw a motor
cycle with no lights in the outside lane going towards London. He and
his colleague followed the rider, and challenged him to stop over the
public address system. It was soon seen that the tax on the motor cycle
did not relate to that vehicle, and while details were being checked over
the radio the motor cyclist ran off. Brian Rippingale chased the rider
across the A12, and was killed by an estate car as he ran over the fast
lane. The motor cyclist was arrested two days later.
Police Constable 354. Serial Number 5257.
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