Raymond Anthony Codling
Died =>14 September 1989
Force => Greater Manchester Police
Rank =>Inspector
Age =>49
Cause =>Homicide - Shot
Duty Status =>On Duty
He was with a colleague and they visited the lorry park at the Birch motorway services on the M62 to check the security of the vehicles. They saw a man acting suspiciously amongst the vehicles. As they approached he produced a gun and shot at them. Inspector Codling fell to the ground, and was then shot a second time causing fatal injuries.