Last Sunday....
2 hours with response with reg.
3 hours on foot with reg.
2 hours prisoner transport with reg.
4 hours sitting on a scene with reg.
^ all on the same duty. I was wrecked afterwards.
Bar locking up or giving out a ticket I doubt you could get a broader spectrum of police activities in one shift lol.
excellent stuff!
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What I Did On Duty
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Posted 12 October 2009 - 12:53 PM
Last Friday:-
Briefing @16:15
1 Hour briefing and kitting up
2 Hours Issuing Warrant (with 2 Specials and 5 Regs)
2 Hours Patrolling crime spots in Neighbourhoods (with 2 regs)
3 Hours Dealing with an incident (with 2 regs)
1 Hour debrief at the end (with 2 regs)
Very fulfilling evening.
Briefing @16:15
1 Hour briefing and kitting up
2 Hours Issuing Warrant (with 2 Specials and 5 Regs)
2 Hours Patrolling crime spots in Neighbourhoods (with 2 regs)
3 Hours Dealing with an incident (with 2 regs)
1 Hour debrief at the end (with 2 regs)
Very fulfilling evening.
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Posted 13 October 2009 - 01:07 PM
Parade, call out by NSY to violent man in premises wanted for GBH and his girlfriend.
Rapid entry
Crime hotspot patrols in another borough.
Several arrests
Paperwork, kit checks.
off duty
Rapid entry
Crime hotspot patrols in another borough.
Several arrests
Paperwork, kit checks.
off duty
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Posted 13 October 2009 - 01:27 PM
Some of these accounts have become brief to the point of being uninteresting... For people to get a real insight and even learn from them, we need some details of what you did.
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Posted 13 October 2009 - 06:24 PM
Deleted as it was apparently "pointless"
Edited by Gavin, 15 October 2009 - 05:38 PM.
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Posted 15 October 2009 - 07:34 AM
Some of these accounts have become brief to the point of being uninteresting... For people to get a real insight and even learn from them, we need some details of what you did.
Quite, the last decent post was Andrew1979's, the rest since are pointless.
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Posted 15 October 2009 - 09:46 AM
Something longer, you say? I can't guarantee 100% accuracy on this one, since I've had a couple shifts since, but here we go:
Rank: Special Constable
Length of service: 3.5 months
Location: High Wycombe
Planned duty hours: 22:00-07:00
Out for a Friday night shift with the regs. I arrive slightly early at 21:30 and kit up, check my e-mails and so on. At about 21:50 we go in for briefing and get crewed up. It turns out that we're on town centre foot patrol until 4AM, which we had previously been told we were not, but such is life. Fortunately I'm put in the Transit van with two other reg officers, so less walking around for us, which we're somewhat pleased about since it's a bit wet out. A little after 22:00 we're off and patrolling around the town, making ourselves known and nice and visible as the revelers are getting into the swing of things.
After some time driving around and occasionally parking up for a bit to keep an eye on a particular area, we're called by some colleagues to help search a group of people and their car. We arrive and pile out; the searches are well underway and I'm asked to help with the car. Fortunately the vehicle is practically brand new and very clean so it's not an unpleasant job. I search every inch of the car as best I can, with a bit of help from another reg, but we turn up nothing illegal and there's also nothing on any of the occupants. All the appropriate forms are filled out and we're off again, back to the town centre.
We do the same as before, driving around the town and periodically parking up to keep watch on a certain spot. After a little while we take a quick break at the nick for drinks/toilet break but we're soon out again and parked up at one of our spots to keep an eye on things outside one of the clubs. By now it's about 01:00.
At about 01:05 I'm standing just outside the van with my two crew mates and two other officers when I hear a shout and look around; two door staff of the club opposite are tackling someone to the ground, knocking over an advert sign as they do so. I run in with everyone else; the man is on the ground but actively resisting, refusing to release/relax one of his arms and kicking. He's a big strong lad and full of alcohol so getting him restrained and cuffed is five-officer-effort. Once that's done he's also put in leg restraints. The door staff tell us he's previously been refused entry and has now taken a swing at them. He's put in the back of the van and I arrest him (first arrest!), giving him the caution and arrest necessity. Three of us take him back to custody in the van and start to book him in, search him etc. He's difficult with us though and the procedure takes 1.25 hours!
After it's all done (about 02:40) we're then back out on foot in the town centre. But, we're barely out from the station when we get word of a fight, so we jog the rest of the way. Just before we arrive we hear "Captor Deployed" shouted over the radio. We get to the scene of the fight; a suspect is on the ground getting cuffed and a crowd has gathered, so I help keep the crowd back until the suspect is put in the back of the van. No sooner has the van driven off when my crew mate and I see the beginnings of another fight further up the street. We run over and break it up but it gets a little hairy for a moment as it seems for a couple seconds that they're going to fight with us as well, but they calm down. Nothing has really happened at this incident apart from pushing/shoving so we settle for handing out S.27 warnings to two people. The bloke I fill in and hand out mine to is obnoxious and I'm glad to see the last of him.
At most a couple minutes after I'm done, yet another fight kicks off a little distance from us, we all run in and a male is tackled to the ground by a couple colleagues. I help keep an eye on things, trying to watch everywhere at once since things are now a bit tense. I'm involved in giving several people strong advice to leave. I'm standing around with several other officers keeping an eye on things when word of a new incident reaches us across the radio. It appears to me that with all the commotion/noise the Sgt, standing nearby, hasn't heard about it so I let her know and me and my crew mate end up getting sent off towards it. By the time we walk there, however, a vehicle unit is on scene and all is under control; there's no need for us to be there so we soon leave.
We walk back towards the very centre, where the trouble has been and by now it's coming up for 4AM and the majority of people are either home or heading towards taxis. Not much else happens and a little while later we head back to the nick. After cooling down a little and changing call signs, me and my crew mate are asked to do a bed watch at the local hospital. It's a very short distance so we just walk to it. My colleague has brought along some statement forms for me and he lets me do a draft of my arrest statement while he does the bulk of the watching. The young woman we're watching is well behaved though and her parents are with her. Draft-statement eventually done, I end up settling into a chat with the female's parents. We're not there for quite as long as I thought we might be (but still a while) before the hospital is finished with her and we head back to the nick with another officer, who's brought a car, and hand her over.
We've now got paperwork to do. I dig out my (long) arrest statement draft and type it up on the PC with some changes and additions. I get it printed off, signed and handed to my crew mate who is putting together a handover pack. By the time it's all done it's 7AM and time to go home!
And to answer the question from ages ago:
It was Michelle Ryan (Mish). It turns out she works here now so I've spoken with her a few times since.
Rank: Special Constable
Length of service: 3.5 months
Location: High Wycombe
Planned duty hours: 22:00-07:00
Out for a Friday night shift with the regs. I arrive slightly early at 21:30 and kit up, check my e-mails and so on. At about 21:50 we go in for briefing and get crewed up. It turns out that we're on town centre foot patrol until 4AM, which we had previously been told we were not, but such is life. Fortunately I'm put in the Transit van with two other reg officers, so less walking around for us, which we're somewhat pleased about since it's a bit wet out. A little after 22:00 we're off and patrolling around the town, making ourselves known and nice and visible as the revelers are getting into the swing of things.
After some time driving around and occasionally parking up for a bit to keep an eye on a particular area, we're called by some colleagues to help search a group of people and their car. We arrive and pile out; the searches are well underway and I'm asked to help with the car. Fortunately the vehicle is practically brand new and very clean so it's not an unpleasant job. I search every inch of the car as best I can, with a bit of help from another reg, but we turn up nothing illegal and there's also nothing on any of the occupants. All the appropriate forms are filled out and we're off again, back to the town centre.
We do the same as before, driving around the town and periodically parking up to keep watch on a certain spot. After a little while we take a quick break at the nick for drinks/toilet break but we're soon out again and parked up at one of our spots to keep an eye on things outside one of the clubs. By now it's about 01:00.
At about 01:05 I'm standing just outside the van with my two crew mates and two other officers when I hear a shout and look around; two door staff of the club opposite are tackling someone to the ground, knocking over an advert sign as they do so. I run in with everyone else; the man is on the ground but actively resisting, refusing to release/relax one of his arms and kicking. He's a big strong lad and full of alcohol so getting him restrained and cuffed is five-officer-effort. Once that's done he's also put in leg restraints. The door staff tell us he's previously been refused entry and has now taken a swing at them. He's put in the back of the van and I arrest him (first arrest!), giving him the caution and arrest necessity. Three of us take him back to custody in the van and start to book him in, search him etc. He's difficult with us though and the procedure takes 1.25 hours!
After it's all done (about 02:40) we're then back out on foot in the town centre. But, we're barely out from the station when we get word of a fight, so we jog the rest of the way. Just before we arrive we hear "Captor Deployed" shouted over the radio. We get to the scene of the fight; a suspect is on the ground getting cuffed and a crowd has gathered, so I help keep the crowd back until the suspect is put in the back of the van. No sooner has the van driven off when my crew mate and I see the beginnings of another fight further up the street. We run over and break it up but it gets a little hairy for a moment as it seems for a couple seconds that they're going to fight with us as well, but they calm down. Nothing has really happened at this incident apart from pushing/shoving so we settle for handing out S.27 warnings to two people. The bloke I fill in and hand out mine to is obnoxious and I'm glad to see the last of him.
At most a couple minutes after I'm done, yet another fight kicks off a little distance from us, we all run in and a male is tackled to the ground by a couple colleagues. I help keep an eye on things, trying to watch everywhere at once since things are now a bit tense. I'm involved in giving several people strong advice to leave. I'm standing around with several other officers keeping an eye on things when word of a new incident reaches us across the radio. It appears to me that with all the commotion/noise the Sgt, standing nearby, hasn't heard about it so I let her know and me and my crew mate end up getting sent off towards it. By the time we walk there, however, a vehicle unit is on scene and all is under control; there's no need for us to be there so we soon leave.
We walk back towards the very centre, where the trouble has been and by now it's coming up for 4AM and the majority of people are either home or heading towards taxis. Not much else happens and a little while later we head back to the nick. After cooling down a little and changing call signs, me and my crew mate are asked to do a bed watch at the local hospital. It's a very short distance so we just walk to it. My colleague has brought along some statement forms for me and he lets me do a draft of my arrest statement while he does the bulk of the watching. The young woman we're watching is well behaved though and her parents are with her. Draft-statement eventually done, I end up settling into a chat with the female's parents. We're not there for quite as long as I thought we might be (but still a while) before the hospital is finished with her and we head back to the nick with another officer, who's brought a car, and hand her over.
We've now got paperwork to do. I dig out my (long) arrest statement draft and type it up on the PC with some changes and additions. I get it printed off, signed and handed to my crew mate who is putting together a handover pack. By the time it's all done it's 7AM and time to go home!
And to answer the question from ages ago:
I know no chit-chay is aloud but someone has to ask who it was he met???
Joe
It was Michelle Ryan (Mish). It turns out she works here now so I've spoken with her a few times since.
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I've updated my blog with details of my first Forensic Post Mortem.
Makes interesting reading - especially for officers who have yet to experience it.
Makes interesting reading - especially for officers who have yet to experience it.
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I've updated my blog with details of my first Forensic Post Mortem.
Makes interesting reading - especially for officers who have yet to experience it.
Will take a read thanks
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Again, really interesting account there CSI guy. Thank you
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Posted 29 October 2009 - 11:24 AM
Rank: Special Constable
Length of service: Just over one year
Location: London
Planned duty hours: 5 hours
Decided to do a few hours in the station office with the station PCSOs and was pretty busy.
Took a crime report (CRIS report) for theft of unattended bike.
Another CRIS report for ABH from a man who was alleging that shop staff had beaten him up the day before, or perhaps before that. He claimed police had attended but ignored him. I was suspicous. Used IBO (integrated boroigh opertation) to search for through CADs to see if one created at time of incident, with no trace. Checke agains with informant, who seemed unsure of when and exactly where the incident had taken place. Called SOCO to take photos of injuries to his face. Entered suspected false reporting on the report and submitted.
Completed HORT/2 and seized driver's lience for EFPN as driver produced his documents as requested and is not appealing the ticket.
Made custody checks and passed information on to family of an arrested man and advised to return home rather than wait 7 hours for him.
Updated CRIS and contacted OIC for two requests to withdraw allegations from victims (both domestics).
Length of service: Just over one year
Location: London
Planned duty hours: 5 hours
Decided to do a few hours in the station office with the station PCSOs and was pretty busy.
Took a crime report (CRIS report) for theft of unattended bike.
Another CRIS report for ABH from a man who was alleging that shop staff had beaten him up the day before, or perhaps before that. He claimed police had attended but ignored him. I was suspicous. Used IBO (integrated boroigh opertation) to search for through CADs to see if one created at time of incident, with no trace. Checke agains with informant, who seemed unsure of when and exactly where the incident had taken place. Called SOCO to take photos of injuries to his face. Entered suspected false reporting on the report and submitted.
Completed HORT/2 and seized driver's lience for EFPN as driver produced his documents as requested and is not appealing the ticket.
Made custody checks and passed information on to family of an arrested man and advised to return home rather than wait 7 hours for him.
Updated CRIS and contacted OIC for two requests to withdraw allegations from victims (both domestics).
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Posted 05 November 2009 - 02:04 PM
Rank: Special Constable (Acting S/PS)
Length of service: Just under 2 years
Location: London
Planned duty hours: 12 hours
Last Friday, was a mixed bag of shift: Turn up about 1830 to get ready, self brief etc, find out there we are really short and I'll be in one of the two units we'll be putting out. (Early car already out and about). Listen in on the day shift skipper chasing up DPG about something.
Watch the day shift head out the door and have a chat with the probationer who'll be the operator on our panda.
Once we are all set and teas made, emails checked. Look at CAD and see we have about 8 jobs from day shift, all pretty griefy including some arrest enquiries etc, none really at our end of the borough though and we are very short. So out we go. 3-up and ready to clear up some of the calls to make sure we don't get overwhelmed later in the evening. First stop is a witness reporting that the person involved in a case she witnessed has been threatening her. We take notes and give advice, then head back to the nick to add this to the report on the original crime and run a few checks.
Probationer starts typing up the dets and some chat with some regular in the writing room, it's now about 2130. Enter a PCSO carrying a small blond boy, and a PC. One of the ASB halloween patrols have attended reports of a woman endangering herself and child, turn up at the same time as a response unit who quickly s136 the mother and leave the SNT unit to take the child into protective custody. They're meant to finish at 2200 and are told they can't be having overtime, so look around and hand the child over to.... us! I spend the next two hours playing put the keys on the table/get given the keys by the small child, and occasionally getting water or giving him one of the shift digestives (which he enjoys having more than eating. Makes one last at least 90 minutes and only loses it when he drops it).
In the meantime we are chasing up the Skipper and Guvnor as well as social services and SCD5. Also handing our witness case over to another unti. The dad rings up and we fend him off gently until we can talk to SS and run checks on him. Social Services say we have to get the child checked at hospital, so driver and I head off while Probationer keeps ringing around and doing the paperwork. Get to hospital, admitted and watch Ratatouille for 30 mins while waiting to see a doctor. Nurse very helpfully changes little boys nappy, which I and driver were very grateful to him for.
Doctor says he's fine, and development seems bang on for the age we've been given. So back to the nick. Arrive back, wait for Social Services, they turn up just after Dad. Everyone has chats, and the Inspector, Sergeant and Social Worker all agree Dad can have the boy, so off they go.
Finally free of this we find Probationer is finishing things as he was locked out for system updates, so we head out again and look at the CAD screen showing quite a few incidents in our area that we can help with.
Radio up for a specific call (as we are round the corner) and get sent a (non-urgent) call right at the other end of the borough, have a slight moment on the radio channel 2 until they send us a call in our area. (I am extra nice from then on to her)
Turn up to a couple of these (noise complaint, possible mugging turns out to have been a drug deal gone wrong, home address from a possible domestic (both parties separated and spoken to - no crime)) and then are searching an area for another possible domestic when we spot a large crowd 60-80 outside a house (all in fancy dress) and two units dealing with something. Stop and offer assistance, turns out there is a guy who is alleging he has been assaulted by one of the hosts of a very large house party, and there are some sexual touching counter allegations). We hang about until it all calms down and then head back to the nick. Probationer still tied up with reports (taking child into custody - griefy!) so we head out again. (about 0400)
We've cleaned up most of our area and although the van is off helping other boroughs leaving us as the only southern unit, we agree to take a call up the ground (meaning we can also pop into another nick to pick up some paperwork for a CARB or soemthing that Driver has outstanding), on our way though we pass a vehicle driving without lights, quick u turn and run the plate through PNC and bing bong - no Insurance. Pull driver over, no ID. Traffic turn up with one of the little new ESDs and I administer a breath test. Pass (I don't like the new ones, old ones far better) - but can't confirm ID or driving licence in his name. Address we're given doesn't show him living there. Suspect gets more and more agitated and tries to leave repeatedly. Traffic confiscate the car and we arrest him. Off back to the nick.
Queue behind some EK units who have 2 suspects (at our nick) in for violent disorder, TDA'ing an ambulance and assault. Sounds like a fun night for them, but they are much easier to deal with than our guy who is not letting up in his anti-police rantings.
Search of his person in custody reveals some documents in a different name and a different address to the vehicle's registered owner. Having not shut up for about 30 minutes he suddenly demands a lawyer and won't speak.
Heading for 0630 and all that's left is for Driver to write up her book and see what pops up when he is fingerprinted, and handover to CPU, so I get released and go and get changed. Book off and head home for some well deserved sleep.
Length of service: Just under 2 years
Location: London
Planned duty hours: 12 hours
Last Friday, was a mixed bag of shift: Turn up about 1830 to get ready, self brief etc, find out there we are really short and I'll be in one of the two units we'll be putting out. (Early car already out and about). Listen in on the day shift skipper chasing up DPG about something.
Watch the day shift head out the door and have a chat with the probationer who'll be the operator on our panda.
Once we are all set and teas made, emails checked. Look at CAD and see we have about 8 jobs from day shift, all pretty griefy including some arrest enquiries etc, none really at our end of the borough though and we are very short. So out we go. 3-up and ready to clear up some of the calls to make sure we don't get overwhelmed later in the evening. First stop is a witness reporting that the person involved in a case she witnessed has been threatening her. We take notes and give advice, then head back to the nick to add this to the report on the original crime and run a few checks.
Probationer starts typing up the dets and some chat with some regular in the writing room, it's now about 2130. Enter a PCSO carrying a small blond boy, and a PC. One of the ASB halloween patrols have attended reports of a woman endangering herself and child, turn up at the same time as a response unit who quickly s136 the mother and leave the SNT unit to take the child into protective custody. They're meant to finish at 2200 and are told they can't be having overtime, so look around and hand the child over to.... us! I spend the next two hours playing put the keys on the table/get given the keys by the small child, and occasionally getting water or giving him one of the shift digestives (which he enjoys having more than eating. Makes one last at least 90 minutes and only loses it when he drops it).
In the meantime we are chasing up the Skipper and Guvnor as well as social services and SCD5. Also handing our witness case over to another unti. The dad rings up and we fend him off gently until we can talk to SS and run checks on him. Social Services say we have to get the child checked at hospital, so driver and I head off while Probationer keeps ringing around and doing the paperwork. Get to hospital, admitted and watch Ratatouille for 30 mins while waiting to see a doctor. Nurse very helpfully changes little boys nappy, which I and driver were very grateful to him for.
Doctor says he's fine, and development seems bang on for the age we've been given. So back to the nick. Arrive back, wait for Social Services, they turn up just after Dad. Everyone has chats, and the Inspector, Sergeant and Social Worker all agree Dad can have the boy, so off they go.
Finally free of this we find Probationer is finishing things as he was locked out for system updates, so we head out again and look at the CAD screen showing quite a few incidents in our area that we can help with.
Radio up for a specific call (as we are round the corner) and get sent a (non-urgent) call right at the other end of the borough, have a slight moment on the radio channel 2 until they send us a call in our area. (I am extra nice from then on to her)
Turn up to a couple of these (noise complaint, possible mugging turns out to have been a drug deal gone wrong, home address from a possible domestic (both parties separated and spoken to - no crime)) and then are searching an area for another possible domestic when we spot a large crowd 60-80 outside a house (all in fancy dress) and two units dealing with something. Stop and offer assistance, turns out there is a guy who is alleging he has been assaulted by one of the hosts of a very large house party, and there are some sexual touching counter allegations). We hang about until it all calms down and then head back to the nick. Probationer still tied up with reports (taking child into custody - griefy!) so we head out again. (about 0400)
We've cleaned up most of our area and although the van is off helping other boroughs leaving us as the only southern unit, we agree to take a call up the ground (meaning we can also pop into another nick to pick up some paperwork for a CARB or soemthing that Driver has outstanding), on our way though we pass a vehicle driving without lights, quick u turn and run the plate through PNC and bing bong - no Insurance. Pull driver over, no ID. Traffic turn up with one of the little new ESDs and I administer a breath test. Pass (I don't like the new ones, old ones far better) - but can't confirm ID or driving licence in his name. Address we're given doesn't show him living there. Suspect gets more and more agitated and tries to leave repeatedly. Traffic confiscate the car and we arrest him. Off back to the nick.
Queue behind some EK units who have 2 suspects (at our nick) in for violent disorder, TDA'ing an ambulance and assault. Sounds like a fun night for them, but they are much easier to deal with than our guy who is not letting up in his anti-police rantings.
Search of his person in custody reveals some documents in a different name and a different address to the vehicle's registered owner. Having not shut up for about 30 minutes he suddenly demands a lawyer and won't speak.
Heading for 0630 and all that's left is for Driver to write up her book and see what pops up when he is fingerprinted, and handover to CPU, so I get released and go and get changed. Book off and head home for some well deserved sleep.
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OMG!!!!
Someone on this forum has been on Duty
Someone on this forum has been on Duty
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Thanks for the reads guys.
Newest Post covers My Visit to Crown Court - not as interesting as the PM but important none the less. We could all end up there one day!
Going on Holiday next week and whilst away having an attachment with a USA CSI night shift. Will let you know what it's like on my return!
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Newest Post covers My Visit to Crown Court - not as interesting as the PM but important none the less. We could all end up there one day!
Going on Holiday next week and whilst away having an attachment with a USA CSI night shift. Will let you know what it's like on my return!
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Posted 22 November 2009 - 01:17 AM
Thought i'd post as i've come off nights and the body clock is telling me I should be wide aware at 00:45! I'll post regarding last night's shift...
Rank: PC
Post: Response
Duty: 1900-0500 Public Order
1840 - Get into work, ditch the coat and head down to the locker room. Root through the kitbag (which is usually just picked up and launched into the back of a response car!) for 1) waterproof hi-viz, 2) relevant PNDs, 3) Section 27 pad, 4) leather gloves. Also remember the get the Custodian! Head upstairs to the parade room, stopping off in the store room to pick up body armour on the way up. Sit down and check e-mails, tasking, briefing slides etc.
1900 - Book on as a temporary footbeat callsign as i'll be spending the next 2 hours with filework and making calls prior to the Public Order briefing at 2100. Current files in my tray which i'm dealing with;
1 - Crime file for Drink Drive, Careless Driving & Fail to Stop
2 - Common Assault (NFA'ed!)
3 - Criminal Damage
4 - RTC Book x 1
5 - RTC Book x 2
I also decide to put in a phone call to a Polish lady who had been the victim of a domestic assault the night before. I'd spent 2 hours in hospital with her then given a lift home, so a quick phone call to see how she's getting on.
2100 - Public Order Briefing! Tonight will be 2 x vans and 1 x prisoner van. I am on one of the Public Order vans with my Sgt in charge and the rest of my shift. 1 x Sgt, 1 x driver, 3 x PCs. We're also carring the PSU kit in the back. The entire content of the other Public Order van is tied up so for tonight we're running one PO van and a Prisoner Van with just 2 PCs in. Scary stuff.
Kit out the van, quick light check, and off we go. We have 3 bags of Haribo, a bag of Wine Gums and some Revels to keep us going. As it's a Friday night and Public Order we will of course be getting take-away! A few lengths of the sea-front reveal it's absolutely dead so we expect a quiet night. We continue to drive and park up in various spots along the sea front watching the bars and clubs... Not much going on at this point and the conversation in the van is going waaaay off topic.
2300 - Swing by a local kebab shop to put the order in. To be picked up at 2300. The order consists of;
1 x 9" Meat Feast Pizza + Chips
1 x 12" Meat Feast Pizza + Chips
1 x 12" BBQ Feast + Chips
1 x Chicken Kebab + Chips
(The female PC brought a baked potato. Lame.)
2315 - Fight in progress at one of the pubs in town. 2 x domestic units deploy and we get permission to leave the seafront to attend. We rock up and pile out of the van to find a male nearby with blood covering his face and squirting out of various holes and gashes. I'm a medic so I locate the out-of-date First Aid kit which hasn't been restocked since it was first ordered and do a bodge-job as best I can with a dressing and a triangular bandage. He has a large lasceration to one cheek, a 3 inch gash to his forehead, has lost numerous teeth and is bleeding from his nose. Whilst speaking to me he sprays me with his blood - nice. Thankfully Paramedics aren't far behind us and take over with him.
We all obtain details of the friends and family of the injured man and try and find out what has happened. Turns out an unknown male in the pub had a disagreement with our victim, went home to get his Staffordshire Terrier, and then set the dog on the victim. His face has consequently been mauled by the dog.
Friends and family disperse as non are willing to give statements at this time, and are too drunk anyway. Victim goes to hospital followed by a domestic car. We resume as we are needed for Public Order and cannot get tied up as we're the only van.
0000 - Food time!
0045 - Park up on the seafront and go and get door-numbers from the local clubs. CCTV calls up to report a drunk male has just come out of one of the bars and got straight into his car which is parked outside. I can see the car so call up and start to wander over. The car is at the roadside, male driver and female passenger. Male has his seatbelt on, engine is running, headlights on. At this time I believe he is going to drive.
He gets out of the car, I caution him, explain my feelings and tell him I require a breath test. At this point a Traffic Car pulls up having heard the DIC report and I ask to borrow their breath test kit. In true RPU style their machine is out of date and requires calibration so I ask for the Prisoner Van to come down as I suspect he'll be getting nicked and they have a kit on board.
Carry out the check and he blows 69 ugs at the roadside, result! Say the magic words, stick him in the back of the van, off he goes to Custody. I'll do my arrest statement later when I get back to the nick.
0130 - Whilst driving along seafront we see a well known male (who we'll call SMITH) arguing with doorstaff. I have dealt with SMITH numerous times and know him to be violent when he chooses to be, especially with Police. He has been Tasered 3 times that I know of and once jumped from a second story window to make off from me on foot and evade arrest.
Me, another PC and the Sgt take him to one side. The Sgt talks to him and my colleague begins to write him a Section 27 notice. While doing so a bouncer comes over and gives SMITH a piece of paper informing him he is banned from their premises. SMITH begins to tear the paper up, to which I say "Don't throw that on the floor or i'll do you for littering."
He promptly throws it on the floor, I promptly begin writing a £50 PND for littering. I have never given such a trivial ticket but he is a proper scumbag and I see no reason why not to. SMITH refuses to take the s27 or the PND so he is reported for Littering and he begins to make his way home.
0200 - Back to the nick for a brew and a warm up. I get a mild round of applause, much mirth and merriment at the fact I have given SMITH a ticket for Littering. Everyone finds this hilarious as Littering isn't that high on our Crime list, but as he is such a pain and is so detested everyone thinks it's superb. Brew is disturbed by CCTV announcing SMITH is back in the area he has been banned from. Jump in the van, drive down the seafront, he's still there, my colleague promptly nicks him. It is at this point Control start asking who on shift is PSU trained and willing to stay on late for a PSU Callout due to a Rave the other side of the County. Not good... Means we won't be off on time!
0215 - Return to the nick to process the file for my drink driver (who blew 67 on intox), and paperwork for my ticket. I decide rather than do the Summons i'll just put the Littering ticket in SMITH's property in Custody, then I know he's had it. The 2 PCs on the Prisoner Van didnt just book my guy into Custody, they'd done the whole file, the intox procedure and statement corroborating the seatbelt, engine and lights. The file was done, just needed my statement and then to be charged! Result! He's charged with drink drive and kicked out of custody.
0300 - Officers due off at 0300 are told to stay on til 0400 to backfill the PSU Officers who have been called away. Officers due off at 0500 (me) will stay on until 0700 to backfill. Remain in the nick processing the PND and finishing off the file.
0400 - Half the staff on go home.
0500 - Public Order vans are stood down and we are allocated Response callsigns and cars. There are only 3 PCs on in the entire area (which is a big area!) without us, so we make up the numbers. We are told to stay in the nick and only leave if called out as we may get stood down at any time.
0700 - No jobs come in, we're stood down, overtime forms filled in and with stinging heavy eyes we de-kit and head home.
Don't you just love abstractions, backfilling and never getting off on time? Especially when it's your last shift and the overtime is eating into a precious rest day.
Love this job
Rank: PC
Post: Response
Duty: 1900-0500 Public Order
1840 - Get into work, ditch the coat and head down to the locker room. Root through the kitbag (which is usually just picked up and launched into the back of a response car!) for 1) waterproof hi-viz, 2) relevant PNDs, 3) Section 27 pad, 4) leather gloves. Also remember the get the Custodian! Head upstairs to the parade room, stopping off in the store room to pick up body armour on the way up. Sit down and check e-mails, tasking, briefing slides etc.
1900 - Book on as a temporary footbeat callsign as i'll be spending the next 2 hours with filework and making calls prior to the Public Order briefing at 2100. Current files in my tray which i'm dealing with;
1 - Crime file for Drink Drive, Careless Driving & Fail to Stop
2 - Common Assault (NFA'ed!)
3 - Criminal Damage
4 - RTC Book x 1
5 - RTC Book x 2
I also decide to put in a phone call to a Polish lady who had been the victim of a domestic assault the night before. I'd spent 2 hours in hospital with her then given a lift home, so a quick phone call to see how she's getting on.
2100 - Public Order Briefing! Tonight will be 2 x vans and 1 x prisoner van. I am on one of the Public Order vans with my Sgt in charge and the rest of my shift. 1 x Sgt, 1 x driver, 3 x PCs. We're also carring the PSU kit in the back. The entire content of the other Public Order van is tied up so for tonight we're running one PO van and a Prisoner Van with just 2 PCs in. Scary stuff.
Kit out the van, quick light check, and off we go. We have 3 bags of Haribo, a bag of Wine Gums and some Revels to keep us going. As it's a Friday night and Public Order we will of course be getting take-away! A few lengths of the sea-front reveal it's absolutely dead so we expect a quiet night. We continue to drive and park up in various spots along the sea front watching the bars and clubs... Not much going on at this point and the conversation in the van is going waaaay off topic.
2300 - Swing by a local kebab shop to put the order in. To be picked up at 2300. The order consists of;
1 x 9" Meat Feast Pizza + Chips
1 x 12" Meat Feast Pizza + Chips
1 x 12" BBQ Feast + Chips
1 x Chicken Kebab + Chips
(The female PC brought a baked potato. Lame.)
2315 - Fight in progress at one of the pubs in town. 2 x domestic units deploy and we get permission to leave the seafront to attend. We rock up and pile out of the van to find a male nearby with blood covering his face and squirting out of various holes and gashes. I'm a medic so I locate the out-of-date First Aid kit which hasn't been restocked since it was first ordered and do a bodge-job as best I can with a dressing and a triangular bandage. He has a large lasceration to one cheek, a 3 inch gash to his forehead, has lost numerous teeth and is bleeding from his nose. Whilst speaking to me he sprays me with his blood - nice. Thankfully Paramedics aren't far behind us and take over with him.
We all obtain details of the friends and family of the injured man and try and find out what has happened. Turns out an unknown male in the pub had a disagreement with our victim, went home to get his Staffordshire Terrier, and then set the dog on the victim. His face has consequently been mauled by the dog.
Friends and family disperse as non are willing to give statements at this time, and are too drunk anyway. Victim goes to hospital followed by a domestic car. We resume as we are needed for Public Order and cannot get tied up as we're the only van.
0000 - Food time!
0045 - Park up on the seafront and go and get door-numbers from the local clubs. CCTV calls up to report a drunk male has just come out of one of the bars and got straight into his car which is parked outside. I can see the car so call up and start to wander over. The car is at the roadside, male driver and female passenger. Male has his seatbelt on, engine is running, headlights on. At this time I believe he is going to drive.
He gets out of the car, I caution him, explain my feelings and tell him I require a breath test. At this point a Traffic Car pulls up having heard the DIC report and I ask to borrow their breath test kit. In true RPU style their machine is out of date and requires calibration so I ask for the Prisoner Van to come down as I suspect he'll be getting nicked and they have a kit on board.
Carry out the check and he blows 69 ugs at the roadside, result! Say the magic words, stick him in the back of the van, off he goes to Custody. I'll do my arrest statement later when I get back to the nick.
0130 - Whilst driving along seafront we see a well known male (who we'll call SMITH) arguing with doorstaff. I have dealt with SMITH numerous times and know him to be violent when he chooses to be, especially with Police. He has been Tasered 3 times that I know of and once jumped from a second story window to make off from me on foot and evade arrest.
Me, another PC and the Sgt take him to one side. The Sgt talks to him and my colleague begins to write him a Section 27 notice. While doing so a bouncer comes over and gives SMITH a piece of paper informing him he is banned from their premises. SMITH begins to tear the paper up, to which I say "Don't throw that on the floor or i'll do you for littering."
He promptly throws it on the floor, I promptly begin writing a £50 PND for littering. I have never given such a trivial ticket but he is a proper scumbag and I see no reason why not to. SMITH refuses to take the s27 or the PND so he is reported for Littering and he begins to make his way home.
0200 - Back to the nick for a brew and a warm up. I get a mild round of applause, much mirth and merriment at the fact I have given SMITH a ticket for Littering. Everyone finds this hilarious as Littering isn't that high on our Crime list, but as he is such a pain and is so detested everyone thinks it's superb. Brew is disturbed by CCTV announcing SMITH is back in the area he has been banned from. Jump in the van, drive down the seafront, he's still there, my colleague promptly nicks him. It is at this point Control start asking who on shift is PSU trained and willing to stay on late for a PSU Callout due to a Rave the other side of the County. Not good... Means we won't be off on time!
0215 - Return to the nick to process the file for my drink driver (who blew 67 on intox), and paperwork for my ticket. I decide rather than do the Summons i'll just put the Littering ticket in SMITH's property in Custody, then I know he's had it. The 2 PCs on the Prisoner Van didnt just book my guy into Custody, they'd done the whole file, the intox procedure and statement corroborating the seatbelt, engine and lights. The file was done, just needed my statement and then to be charged! Result! He's charged with drink drive and kicked out of custody.
0300 - Officers due off at 0300 are told to stay on til 0400 to backfill the PSU Officers who have been called away. Officers due off at 0500 (me) will stay on until 0700 to backfill. Remain in the nick processing the PND and finishing off the file.
0400 - Half the staff on go home.
0500 - Public Order vans are stood down and we are allocated Response callsigns and cars. There are only 3 PCs on in the entire area (which is a big area!) without us, so we make up the numbers. We are told to stay in the nick and only leave if called out as we may get stood down at any time.
0700 - No jobs come in, we're stood down, overtime forms filled in and with stinging heavy eyes we de-kit and head home.
Don't you just love abstractions, backfilling and never getting off on time? Especially when it's your last shift and the overtime is eating into a precious rest day.
Love this job
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Posted 28 November 2009 - 05:03 PM
Rank: SC
Post: Response
Duty: 19.00 - 00.00
SC led ASB operation first time in my 2 years that we have run anthing like this but there has been a change at the top on the OCU which has meant we have been given the opportunity to do something a little dfferent.
18.30 - Arrive at the nick and kit up self brief, check how many officers are actually on the Op, there are 4 SC's and my SO is in charge and also the van driver.
19.20 - Eventually get hold of a van and off we go, the SO and myself plan a rough tour picking out some of the usual hot spots and some of the ones i know of that i want to pay some attention to! We get reports of upto 20 youths fighting, we make towards but shift officers have already arrived and its not as serious as initially thought.
19.45 - hit a local park often blighted with underage drinking etc thinking we would crack the evening off with a mass turfing out of kids but i guess the cold weather had convinced many to stay in doors!
20.00 - Head down to the main out of city drinking area its very popular and is busy from about 8pm onwards, we needed to pay particular attention to this area due to concerns that there may be violence after the recent murder and funeral of a firefighter, so a nice bit of community policing, i partnered with a new SC and walked her down the main high street talking to door staff and punters, good atmosphere on a whole so we head back onto the van and head back across the OCU to target another area.
20.30 - Arrive at another park on the other side of the city that i had wanted to pay particular attention to as its the side of the OCU i work on when on shift so know the usual haunts that needed looking at. Again we split up in to 2 teams whilst the SO stayed with the van, as my other 2 SC's made their way through from the other side about half a dozen kids came out way, one of them was a pretty drunk female aged 14, picked her up and waited for mum to come and collect her, she was a nice enough girl who clearly had picked the wrong night to get drunk in the park. whilst waiting for mum we were approached by a group of rowdy kids who were lurking outside the local supermarket, a few words of advice and a bit of chit chat and they moved off and hopefully headed home, although i doubt it!
20.45 - hit the local McDonalds that has lots of problems with nuisance youth but again on this occassion all was Q so took the oppotunity to eat some choccy and have a drink!
20.55 - I am monitoring the radio and its obvious that a single crewed RPU officer was in need of some back up, he had followed a car and done a stop just off our patch but the male he was dealing with was known to be violent with Police and a crowd was building, several units from both our OCU and the neighbouring one made their way, we headed over and ran short just watching outside the close that the RPU officer had stopped the vehicle more as a show of force than antyhing else.
21.15 - We decide to hit one of the big estates on out patch and as per most of the evening it was pretty Q there, we did a tour of some of the backstreets but nothing that needed our attention, we exit that estate on the opposite side to where we entered and head off upto one of the industrial estates to take a look, as we head up there one of our undercover cars shouts up that they are coming in to the estate we had just left following a dodgy car which is heading towards us, we swing round and head back to head it off only for it to pass us, they dont know we are after them so we drive off to intercept them another way, we get to where the car should be heading but there is no sign of it, so we do a search of the backstreets but there is no trace, i ask the DO to take a right and see if the car has headed down a cut through road and sure enough we find it almost immediately parked up outside the registered keepers house, some checks done and the plain clothes officers are happy for us to leave it!
22.00 - hit the main drinking area again and hit the streets on foot for a good mooch, its alot busier now and we have some good banter with the drinkers and door staff all is good there is a decent atmosphere bar the angry taxi drivers but you cant win them all.
00.00 -End of the night for us pretty good first night on the Op and although the planning wasn't there we made the best of what we had and put a good patrol plan together for next time that was that for me time to get home to bed!
Post: Response
Duty: 19.00 - 00.00
SC led ASB operation first time in my 2 years that we have run anthing like this but there has been a change at the top on the OCU which has meant we have been given the opportunity to do something a little dfferent.
18.30 - Arrive at the nick and kit up self brief, check how many officers are actually on the Op, there are 4 SC's and my SO is in charge and also the van driver.
19.20 - Eventually get hold of a van and off we go, the SO and myself plan a rough tour picking out some of the usual hot spots and some of the ones i know of that i want to pay some attention to! We get reports of upto 20 youths fighting, we make towards but shift officers have already arrived and its not as serious as initially thought.
19.45 - hit a local park often blighted with underage drinking etc thinking we would crack the evening off with a mass turfing out of kids but i guess the cold weather had convinced many to stay in doors!
20.00 - Head down to the main out of city drinking area its very popular and is busy from about 8pm onwards, we needed to pay particular attention to this area due to concerns that there may be violence after the recent murder and funeral of a firefighter, so a nice bit of community policing, i partnered with a new SC and walked her down the main high street talking to door staff and punters, good atmosphere on a whole so we head back onto the van and head back across the OCU to target another area.
20.30 - Arrive at another park on the other side of the city that i had wanted to pay particular attention to as its the side of the OCU i work on when on shift so know the usual haunts that needed looking at. Again we split up in to 2 teams whilst the SO stayed with the van, as my other 2 SC's made their way through from the other side about half a dozen kids came out way, one of them was a pretty drunk female aged 14, picked her up and waited for mum to come and collect her, she was a nice enough girl who clearly had picked the wrong night to get drunk in the park. whilst waiting for mum we were approached by a group of rowdy kids who were lurking outside the local supermarket, a few words of advice and a bit of chit chat and they moved off and hopefully headed home, although i doubt it!
20.45 - hit the local McDonalds that has lots of problems with nuisance youth but again on this occassion all was Q so took the oppotunity to eat some choccy and have a drink!
20.55 - I am monitoring the radio and its obvious that a single crewed RPU officer was in need of some back up, he had followed a car and done a stop just off our patch but the male he was dealing with was known to be violent with Police and a crowd was building, several units from both our OCU and the neighbouring one made their way, we headed over and ran short just watching outside the close that the RPU officer had stopped the vehicle more as a show of force than antyhing else.
21.15 - We decide to hit one of the big estates on out patch and as per most of the evening it was pretty Q there, we did a tour of some of the backstreets but nothing that needed our attention, we exit that estate on the opposite side to where we entered and head off upto one of the industrial estates to take a look, as we head up there one of our undercover cars shouts up that they are coming in to the estate we had just left following a dodgy car which is heading towards us, we swing round and head back to head it off only for it to pass us, they dont know we are after them so we drive off to intercept them another way, we get to where the car should be heading but there is no sign of it, so we do a search of the backstreets but there is no trace, i ask the DO to take a right and see if the car has headed down a cut through road and sure enough we find it almost immediately parked up outside the registered keepers house, some checks done and the plain clothes officers are happy for us to leave it!
22.00 - hit the main drinking area again and hit the streets on foot for a good mooch, its alot busier now and we have some good banter with the drinkers and door staff all is good there is a decent atmosphere bar the angry taxi drivers but you cant win them all.
00.00 -End of the night for us pretty good first night on the Op and although the planning wasn't there we made the best of what we had and put a good patrol plan together for next time that was that for me time to get home to bed!
#145
Posted 30 November 2009 - 03:10 PM
...check how many officers are actually on the Op, there are 4 SC's and my SO is in charge and also the van driver. ...
...some of the ones i know of that i want to pay some attention to! ...
... i had wanted to pay particular attention to as its the side of the OCU i work on when on shift so know the usual haunts that needed looking at...
... as my other 2 SC's made their way through from the other side ...
... i ask the DO to take a right and see if the car has headed down a cut through road and sure enough we find it ...
I couldn't really appreciate this post because I was too distracted by the air of self importance from the poster. Despite your SO being in charge you call your colleagues "my SCs" and of course when the suspect vehicle can't be found you don't miss an opportunity to tell us that it was YOU that told the driver to take a right turn that leads to it. Just seems a bit school playground to me.
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Posted 30 November 2009 - 03:14 PM
I couldn't really appreciate this post because I was too distracted by the air of self importance from the poster. Despite your SO being in charge you call your colleagues "my SCs" and of course when the suspect vehicle can't be found you don't miss an opportunity to tell us that it was YOU that told the driver to take a right turn that leads to it. Just seems a bit school playground to me.
Well the thread is called "What I did on duty"
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Posted 30 November 2009 - 04:02 PM
Seems to me its you that seem to be a bit school playground, my opinion obly of courseI couldn't really appreciate this post because I was too distracted by the air of self importance from the poster. Despite your SO being in charge you call your colleagues "my SCs" and of course when the suspect vehicle can't be found you don't miss an opportunity to tell us that it was YOU that told the driver to take a right turn that leads to it. Just seems a bit school playground to me.
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Posted 30 November 2009 - 08:26 PM
I enjoyed the read!
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Posted 01 December 2009 - 01:52 PM
I couldn't really appreciate this post because I was too distracted by the air of self importance from the poster. Despite your SO being in charge you call your colleagues "my SCs" and of course when the suspect vehicle can't be found you don't miss an opportunity to tell us that it was YOU that told the driver to take a right turn that leads to it. Just seems a bit school playground to me.
My apologies Wannabe, it wasn't meant to read stinking of self importance so i apologise for that, however the SO was the van driver and on that basis was not on the ground, i had worked with him to set this Op up over the last few weeks so this was my little Opo, i was looking after 2 new SC's throughout the shift who are very new in service who are new to the area and job! The SO is new to my area also having worked at another station until recently on that basis he wasn't 100% sure of area's to target where as i was due to local knowledge!
Just to clarify the suspect car being located was down to me due to my knowledge of the area i Police, i knew of possible routes it would head away and took a gamble on a road that is a cut through from the area, it paid off and the car was located a few minutes later im not going to say it wasn't a good call when clearly a decision i made resulted in the locating of a suspect vehicle, i have reread my post and didnt believe it to be particularly self indulging my apologies again that it reads that way it certainly was not the intention, i was merely posting an account of my shift, i wont waste my time again!
Edited by JollyWinterland84, 01 December 2009 - 02:03 PM.
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Posted 01 December 2009 - 05:03 PM
My apologies Wannabe, it wasn't meant to read stinking of self importance so i apologise for that, however the SO was the van driver and on that basis was not on the ground, i had worked with him to set this Op up over the last few weeks so this was my little Opo, i was looking after 2 new SC's throughout the shift who are very new in service who are new to the area and job! The SO is new to my area also having worked at another station until recently on that basis he wasn't 100% sure of area's to target where as i was due to local knowledge!
Just to clarify the suspect car being located was down to me due to my knowledge of the area i Police, i knew of possible routes it would head away and took a gamble on a road that is a cut through from the area, it paid off and the car was located a few minutes later im not going to say it wasn't a good call when clearly a decision i made resulted in the locating of a suspect vehicle, i have reread my post and didnt believe it to be particularly self indulging my apologies again that it reads that way it certainly was not the intention, i was merely posting an account of my shift, i wont waste my time again!
I found it a great read, don't be put off from posting again.
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