Out of the Box - The Story of Leroy Smith: outoftheboxbook.uk

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As I looked across, I [saw my colleague] Simon struggling with Leroy rolling around [and] Simon nearly had the better of him,” he told MyLondon.

Eventually Smith made it to the big-time when he got hold of a gun. The weapon was his route to power because it made everyone scared of him. Don’t forget this was a time in London (the 1990s) when guns were not as common as they are today.

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The book Out of the Box has been updated by the pair and it could potentially be adapted into an on-screen production.

From community stories and news covering every borough of London to celebrity and lifestyle stories, we'll make sure you get the very best every day.He fled the UK using fake travel documents and went to Holland and five days later he ended up in New York. Tough childhood He believes the only reason he survived his time in prison was because of the “mutual respect” that was shown between the prisoners. For the man on the other side of the gun, PC James Seymour, the overriding memory is the feeling of helplessness.

We have seven newsletters you can currently sign up for - including a different one for each part of London, as well as an EastEnders one for all the gossip from Albert Square, and a London Underground one to keep you up to date on the latest transport news.Out of the Box will also take you outside of these Boxes and provide you with some eye-opening analysis and insights into the activities of those who rule over us – politicians present and past, such as David Cameron, Michael Howard and London mayor Sadiq Khan. Eventually Smith got arrested and did time in prison, but he managed to escape custody by holding a knife to an officer’s throat while being transported from one jail to another. Leroy chose a train station for him and James to meet, as he feared the whole thing might be a ruse to get revenge.

When you live that life, all that stuff, no matter what it looks like, in the end, it will all get destroyed and vanish from you,” he added. I had a young family at the time and I liked to do a bit of overtime,” James said. “One of the easiest things you could do was to get a simple drugs arrest by a pub called the Atlantic on the corner of Coldharbour Lane [in Brixton]. He retired from policing in 2014 after 30 year’s on service and returned to police driving school in 2016. Mr Seymour currently trains police officers to drive on blue lights, pursuits and surveillance techniques.I know this sounds cruel or whatever, but people trying to kill people shoot [for] their head,” he continued. “When you shoot people in their leg, that's not trying to kill them, that’s slowing them down so you can do what you want to do.” You don't want to believe it's happening,” he explained. “It's like a nightmare [and] the alarm’s going to go off, you'll wake up. Mr Smith, now 51, said: “The man forgave me. I shot the man point-blank – a policeman. I’m a gunman. I’m a bad man. He’s a law man. So he has written a book, Out of the Box, and he hopes to speak to community groups and schools about the mistakes he made, and how to avoid repeating them. He added: “I just decided rather than have all the bitterness and anger against him, why not make something positive out of it.