Five police officers who foiled a suspected terror plot at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium honoured for bravery
Five police officers who foiled a suspected terror plot near Arsenal's football ground have been recognised for their valour.
The Metropolitan Police officers wrestled a man to the floor close to the Emirates Stadium last year and held him tightly despite seeing electrical wires protruding from his clothes, the Police Federation said.
The device turned out to be a dud, but the five constables - Alex Field, Jason Hodgson, Marc Woolmer, Sam Homer and Wayne Pullen - won a regional prize at the Police Bravery Awards.
The annual event, hosted by the federation, saw the main prize go to three Northumbria police officers who disarmed a mentally ill gunmen during a struggle which saw the weapon fired.
Constables Sarah Currie, Michael Otterson and sergeant Elliot Richardson helped tackle the man, who was later found in position of an extensive deadly arsenal.
In the earlier category, the London officers won the decoration for bravest in the capital.
They had first been alerted to reports of a suspect marauding Islington, north London, armed with a machete on January 3 2016.
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Mr Hodgson and Mr Field had first tackled the man, pinning him to the ground and using two sets of handcuffs to restrain him, the Police Federation said.
As they did so, Mr Woolmer and Mr Homer used their bodies to shield the man from those around him.
The device turned out to be a dud, but the five constables - Alex Field, Jason Hodgson, Marc Woolmer, Sam Homer and Wayne Pullen - won a regional prize at the Police Bravery Awards.
The annual event, hosted by the federation, saw the main prize go to three Northumbria police officers who disarmed a mentally ill gunmen during a struggle which saw the weapon fired.
Constables Sarah Currie, Michael Otterson and sergeant Elliot Richardson helped tackle the man, who was later found in position of an extensive deadly arsenal.
In the earlier category, the London officers won the decoration for bravest in the capital.
They had first been alerted to reports of a suspect marauding Islington, north London, armed with a machete on January 3 2016.
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Mr Hodgson and Mr Field had first tackled the man, pinning him to the ground and using two sets of handcuffs to restrain him, the Police Federation said.
As they did so, Mr Woolmer and Mr Homer used their bodies to shield the man from those around him.
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