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04 Aug
1964: Three civil rights activists found dead
20 May
1965: British police to be issued with tear gas
10 Oct
1969: Ulster's B Specials to be disbanded
27 Feb
1975: PC murder linked to IRA bomb factory
03 Oct
1975: London's Spaghetti House siege ends
12 Sep
1977: Steve Biko dies in custody
14 Jan
1983: Man shot by police hunting David Martin
27 Apr
1984: Libyan embassy siege ends
05 Oct
1984: Essex police make record drugs haul
28 Sep
1985: Riots in Brixton after police shooting
06 Oct
1985: Policeman killed in Tottenham riots
22 Aug
1986: Police chief cleared of misconduct
15 Jan
1987: Officer cleared in Groce shooting case
09 Jan
1992: Top policewoman suspended from duty
29 Apr
1992: LA in flames after 'not guilty' verdict
20 Feb
1993: Two boys charged with toddler's murder
15 May
1993: French police rescue child hostages
13 Dec
1995: Riots break out in Brixton
24 Feb
1999: Lawrence report blasts 'racist' police
09 Sep
1999: Report urges sweeping reform of RUC
15 Oct
1999: Police award Silcott damages
06 Jul
2000: Prime Minister's son arrested for drunkenness
19 Jan
2001: 'Internet twins' taken into care
07 Jul
2001: Two stabbed in Bradford race riots
13 Jul
2001: Family demand inquiry into police shooting
04 Aug
2002: Police 'concerned' for missing girls
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