Police officers sent packing after asking Kate McCann where her daughter was?

[Angelo222]

Several British police officers spent time in Praia da Luz after Madeleine's disappearance.  The first to arrive was British Embassy liaison officer Glen Power on 5th May.  His brief was to facilitate communication between the two police forces.  Two days later a further two British police officers arrived, one being Bob Small from Leicestershire Police, whose function was to act as support officers between the McCanns and the Portuguese investigators.  Other officers arrive from Scotland Yard including specialists and technicians.

According to Mr Amaral, an 'incident' occurred on 14th May when Kate McCann was asked by one of the highly experienced British liaison police officers as to where Madeleine was.  The question did not go down well, the officer and his colleague were sent packing back to England having only been there a week.  The two officers are later replaced by a Portuguese speaker.

Curiously, the incident has been conveniently forgotten.

[icabodcrane]

Several British police officers spent time in Praia da Luz after Madeleine's disappearance.  The first to arrive was British Embassy liaison officer Glen Power on 5th May.  His brief was to facilitate communication between the two police forces.  Two days later a further two British police officers arrived, one being Bob Small from Leicestershire Police, whose function was to act as support officers between the McCanns and the Portuguese investigators.  Other officers arrive from Scotland Yard including specialists and technicians.

According to Mr Amaral, an 'incident' occurred on 14th May when Kate McCann was asked by one of the highly experienced British liaison police officers as to where Madeleine was.  The question did not go down well, the officer and his colleague were sent packing back to England having only been there a week.  The two officers are later replaced by a Portuguese speaker.

Curiously, the incident has been conveniently forgotten.

'Sent packing'   ?   

I don't understand   ...  the McCanns were able to  'sack'  policemen who displeased them  ?   

[AnneGuedes]

Several British police officers spent time in Praia da Luz after Madeleine's disappearance.  The first to arrive was British Embassy liaison officer Glen Power on 5th May.  His brief was to facilitate communication between the two police forces.  Two days later a further two British police officers arrived, one being Bob Small from Leicestershire Police, whose function was to act as support officers between the McCanns and the Portuguese investigators.  Other officers arrive from Scotland Yard including specialists and technicians.

According to Mr Amaral, an 'incident' occurred on 14th May when Kate McCann was asked by one of the highly experienced British liaison police officers as to where Madeleine was.  The question did not go down well, the officer and his colleague were sent packing back to England having only been there a week.  The two officers are later replaced by a Portuguese speaker.

Curiously, the incident has been conveniently forgotten.

On the 5th of May there were 6 PO from the LC present in PDL : the inspectors Caroline Burrows, Eleanor Johnson, Michael Graham, Neil Holden, Jim Mc Garvey and Stephen Markley.
Cartas Rogatorias Vol V Pages 7-14

[icabodcrane]

On the 5th of May there were 6 PO from the LC present in PDL : the inspectors Caroline Burrows, Eleanor Johnson, Michael Graham, Neil Holden, Jim Mc Garvey and Stephen Markley.
Cartas Rogatorias Vol V Pages 7-14

A  British child was reported missing in Portugal  on the the 4th of May  ... and by the 5th of May six  police officers from her home locality had already been shipped out and had arrived in Portugal  ?

Is that   normal  procedure  ? 

This case is astonishing in so many ways

[Angelo222]

'Sent packing'   ?   

I don't understand   ...  the McCanns were able to  'sack'  policemen who displeased them  ?

They weren't sacked.  They were sent home.

[Angelo222]

A  British child was reported missing in Portugal  on the the 4th of May  ... and by the 5th of May six  police officers from her home locality had already been shipped out and had arrived in Portugal  ?

Is that   normal  procedure  ? 

This case is astonishing in so many ways

Somewhat bizarre wasn't it Ica??

[icabodcrane]

Somewhat bizarre wasn't it Ica??

More than bizarre  ...  it is inexplicable

Less than 24 hours after a child is reported missing abroad  a considerable amount of police man-power is already on the move ...  it makes no sense given that  she might have been found at any moment,  injured perhaps,  but hopefully alive

Why on earth would six officers from Leicester police be sent to Portugal within hours   ? 

[Chinagirl]

Why should this be considered "bizarre," or even unusual?  There was a British child reported missing abroard - she was either abducted as the parents claimed, or the parents were involved in some kind of infanticide.  Of course the police from her home county were going to be intensely interested  in the investigation into whatever crime had been committed, as it was clear within 24 hours that she hadn't just woken and wandered off somewhere.
 

[Sherlock Holmes]

A  British child was reported missing in Portugal  on the the 4th of May  ... and by the 5th of May six  police officers from her home locality had already been shipped out and had arrived in Portugal  ?

Is that   normal  procedure  ? 

This case is astonishing in so many ways

Fascinating, icabod.

Do we know if there are any prior examples of this kind of thing? Chinagirl?

[Chinagirl]

I have no idea about any other examples, but of one thing I am confident, and that is that those officers from Leicester Constabulary were there in PdL with the sanction of the Portuguese authorities.  They didn't just arrive without invitation and muscle in on the investigation.

[sadie]

More than bizarre  ...  it is inexplicable

Less than 24 hours after a child is reported missing abroad  a considerable amount of police man-power is already on the move ...  it makes no sense given that  she might have been found at any moment,  injured perhaps,  but hopefully alive

Why on earth would six officers from Leicester police be sent to Portugal within hours   ?

Icabod, The abduction happened on May 3rd; the police arrived May 5th.  Please do not exaggerate.  Less than 48 hours is fine, but NOT less than 24 hours.

OK so why did police come so early and in such numbers?

Maybe because Gordon Brown came from Glasgow like Gerry?  Maybe because Gerry was an active member of the Labour Party (i believe)?  There was talk that Gerry was in one of the Government "think tanks", but I am not sure if that was true. 
Maybe they knew each other?

The Mccann family are go-getters.  Bet it wasn't long before Gordon Brown knew ... and got things moving.

Direct interest from the Chancellor would cause ripples and some action pretty quickly by the Leicestershire Police.

Have no idea how many Officers would normally go out on such a case ... and I doubt ChinaGirl would have either.  We are not members of the Police Force

[Mr Gray]

Several British police officers spent time in Praia da Luz after Madeleine's disappearance.  The first to arrive was British Embassy liaison officer Glen Power on 5th May.  His brief was to facilitate communication between the two police forces.  Two days later a further two British police officers arrived, one being Bob Small from Leicestershire Police, whose function was to act as support officers between the McCanns and the Portuguese investigators.  Other officers arrive from Scotland Yard including specialists and technicians.

According to Mr Amaral, an 'incident' occurred on 14th May when Kate McCann was asked by one of the highly experienced British liaison police officers as to where Madeleine was.  The question did not go down well, the officer and his colleague were sent packing back to England having only been there a week.  The two officers are later replaced by a Portuguese speaker.

Curiously, the incident has been conveniently forgotten.

Your only source for the sent packing story is Amaral, a convicted liar. I think that says it all.

[stephen25000]

Your only source for the sent packing story is Amaral, a convicted liar. I think that says it all.

It could also be true.

Have you considered that possibility ?

Have the Mccanns told any lies ?

[Chinagirl]

Does Amaral say that it was the McCanns - specifically Kate - who "sent [the officers] packing?"

[ferryman]

Curiously, the incident has been conveniently forgotten.

Where is it recorded in the files?