
Stephen Robin Oake was a British detective constable and member of the Greater Manchester Police anti-terror squad.
On 14th January 2003, Oake and several other officers were deployed to a flat in Crumpsall, Northern Manchester, as part of an illegal immigration operation. When they arrived, they found three men, including Kamel Bourgass, a member of the radical Islamist group Al-Muhajiroun who was wanted in connection with an alleged ricin plot. However, the officers did not recognise him and as a result Bourgass was not believed to be an immediate threat and therefore not handcuffed. However, Bourgass believed he had been recognised and attempted to run away after punching a police officer. Oake attempted to detain Bourgass, but was stabbed eight times by him. However, Oake still managed to help subdue Bourgass, before later dying of his injuries. He was posthumously awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal, and a street in Manchester was renamed "Stephen Oake Close" in his honour. He is buried in Manchester Cathedral.