Career
Gledhill was serving as a constable in the Metropolitan Police Force at the time. They were on patrol when they were ordered to chase a car driving the wrong way down a one-way street. Fifteen shots were fired at their police car during the ensuing chase.
The criminals" car crashed into a lorry and they attacked the police officers, who were trying to arrest them.
Both police officers were injured in the confrontation but managed to subdue the men until assistance arrived.