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Brain op for car cop.


A POLICEMAN policeman /po·lice·man/ (pah-les´min) a glass rod with a piece of rubber tubing on one end, used as a stirring rod and transfer tool in chemical analysis.

po·lice·man
n.
 seriously injured in·jure  
tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures
1. To cause physical harm to; hurt.

2. To cause damage to; impair.

3.
 when he was struck by a car while on duty had brain surgery yesterday.

Detective Constable An official of a Municipal Corporation whose primary duties are to protect and preserve the peace of the community.

In medieval law, a constable was a high functionary under the French and English kings.
 Jim Lafferty Lafferty is a surname that can refer to a number of people:
  • R.A. Lafferty the American novelist
  • John Lafferty, American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
  • James Lafferty, the American actor
  • Kyle Lafferty, the Northern Irish football player
, 34, had a blood clot blood clot
n.
A semisolid, gelatinous mass of coagulated blood that consists of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets in a fibrin network.
 removed during a three-hour operation at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow.

A hospital spokesman confirmed last night his condition "remains very serious".

A police source added: "At this stage it's too early to say though if any permanent damage has been caused." The officer was injured during an incident on Tuesday afternoon in Cumbernauld.

He was standing in the street in plain clothes next to an unmarked police car in Tarbolton Road during "routine inquiries".

The car which struck the detective as it reversed was occupied by two males.

One person has been arrested but the other was still at large last night.

A 16-year-old appeared at Airdrie Sheriff Court yesterday charged with the theft of a motor vehicle. He was released on bail.
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Publication:Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Date:Nov 8, 2001
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