Who is Raul Moat?

Like other wanted felons before him, Raul Moat (now a trending topic on Twitter) has used social networking to taunt police:

Fugitive Raoul Moat taunted British police via the internet and posted a warning to 'watch and see what happens' after being released from prison to find he had 'lost everything'.

Armed police are hunting Moat, who they believe shot his ex-girlfriend, killed her partner and wounded a policeman in northeast England on Saturday.

They have since offered an award for his capture. However, be advised, his is likely armed and dangerous....


@VizTopTips NORTHUMBRIA Police, if u haven't found Raoul Moat By Sat, double the reward from 10k to 20k & call it a Raoul-over /via @digitalsunshine

@Cato_Star Raoul moat = law abiding citizen 2

@AgentOrange74 Can we not ask Paul the Octopus where Raoul Moat is?

@lyndsayva Stunned to find out Raoul Moat was once a child. Well done newspapers for printing photos of this as would never have realised otherwise.

@DrSamuelJohnson Mister Raoul MOAT should note that the Northumberland Constabulary has count'd to one hundred & shall seek him forthwith

@H4HBEAR Newcastle Utd are close to signing Raoul Moat... he is the only Geordie to have 3 shots on target and is wanted all over Europe.

@newDrWho can we please stop with these Raoul Moat jokes? They're not even raoulmoatly funny

@Martin_Needham Channel 4 have spoken to Andy McNab about Raoul Moat? What's Andy McNab gonna do? Pinch Moat's story and write a shitty paperback about it?

@Hoyles10 Just seen a picture of a bloke wearing a t-shirt that say's "I've shagged Raoul Moat's Missus" funniest thing i've seen all week.

@DavidHughesNews and with that ... no more Raoul Moat jokes from me until the snipers do get him.