| Four officers called to deal with 84-year-old WW II veteran... for riding his bike on the pavement |
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2nd September 2010, By Daily Mail Reporter Police were accused of being 'heavy handed' today after four officers were dispatched to deal with a 84-year old World War Two veteran - because he was riding his bicycle on the pavement. Great grandfather James Gresty was chased into a bank by two police community support officers after they said he was cycling on the path outside. The pair ordered Mr Gresty to come outside for a ticking off but when he refused they called for 'back-up' from two other regular officers in a nearby police van. They promptly drove over the pedestrianised street outside the Halifax bank in Sale, Greater Manchester, to reach him and issue him with a £30 fixed penalty for an offence of cycling in a pedestrianised area.
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