Well Good morning are we all sitting comfortably..............
I will begin.
I booked on shift at 1pm at Leeds City centre I started to self Brief, when I spoke to the inspector about last weeks evening out with the Specials and probationers, I got a pat on the back and a thanks for the assistance, which is great to be appreciated now and again.
After I had self briefed I got all my kit together ready to start the shift after I had made a few phone calls to arrange a meeting on Sunday with some probationers.
My Partner turned up for duty at around 2pm, we tried to sort out an issue with his PC access and the computer suite told us no it's not fixed yet lol.
Eventually we finally got out on Patrol we started going around all the hotspots within the city centre just doing 117 person checks, when we was called to respond to an immediate in the city centre assisting a PCSO as there was a gathering of youths outside the small Bus Station attempting to complete a Happy Slapping incident, upon our arrival it turned out that that it was just a group of kids messing around so they were all given a stern warning about there behavior in the city and sent on there merry way.
Unfortunately as I turned around to the pure shock on my face I found my colleauge talking to a person who I had, had a previous encounter were they are known to be very violent.
It turned out they were asking my colleauge to section them as they were likely to self harm by the days end, I informed the ACR and requested guidance on this issue, as there was currently a outstanding CPS/ Supervision investigation with the person and there run in with me on a previous occassion they also stated that htey had a complaint against me and I still wanted to show empathy and still deal with the situation in a professional manner, as I took the lead from my colleauge I was not prepared to arrest the person under the MHA s136 but I was prepared to walk them to the hospital were they could be examined by a Doctor and a decision could be made from there.
Once we arrived at the Hospital they appeared to still be argumentative but under the influence of alchol I asked supervision to attend and offer guidance, when they arrived I explained the fact of both my previous knowledge of this person and the current events and how I had still thought it necessary to escort them to the hospital as we had an obligation if I was not going to section them to take them to a place of safety.
(I just want to add that based on the knowledge and information I had at the time Supervision were outstanding, they never undermined or overruled my decision but provided the guidance and support required to complete the process)
Once we had had the discussion with supervision I informed the person that they would received the necessary support from were they were and we had carried out our obligation to bring them to a place of safety.
They then said ok and we left after informing security that they was there and should anything arise that they should inform the police immediately.
After we had left the hospital we went to another job that needed updating for the computer and low and behold we got a radio message that the person stated had indeed been forcibly restrained at the hospital and a unit was required to goto the hospital and assist in the detention and restraining of the person, Unfortunately we did not have a vehicle to allow us to get to the hospital, so supervision turned out to deal with the person at the hospital.
We then decided to try and get one of my colleauges competencies signed off by dealing with a FPN and we decided to call at a regular spot were vehicles are parking all the time on a known taxi rank, which falls into causing a unnecessary obstruction category, Unfortunately the general public that drive vehicles decided not to park there during the day.
We decided that it was time to meal, so we called at a well known local supermarket in Leeds and just as we were walking through the checkout the Manager managed to flag us down and request that we speak to a person that they had detained on the shop floor with a basket of pre packed meat and felt that they may attempt to steal the goods.
Following us checking the person out they had form as long as my arm for similar offences but the well known supermarket decided on no further action and just gave them a banning letter, excluding them from the supermarket.
So we decided to meal and get a rest period before we were called out again.
We decided to return to the station so I could collect my torch as we were entering the station some children gained our attention towards a vehicle were some ducks lay on the back shelf that were obviously dead and they felt very sorry for them and they thought that it was illegal, Unfortunately I had to explain to the kids about the differences between Poaching, Purchasing & game laws and the person with the ducks can aquire them by several means and it was not illegal to be in posession of the game but can be illegal how it is obtained.
(In saying that if it had been Rabbits then I would have locked them up and thrown away the key as I have a pet rabbit called Noel.....)
As we decided to call at a well known local area frequented by local prostitutes, (what absolutely Gobsmacked us was that there was non there.)
We did start chatting to a group of people in the area who were known local villains, they were sat drinking LAMBRINI I called them villains with style, they said to me afterwards that it was nice to chat to a F*****g copper that could have a larf, I replied don't worry I will be nice as long as you behave, the fact that I was absolutely crapping myself as they each told me what they had been in prison for :
1 x Hitting a guy over the head with an hammer for sleeping with his missus
2 x Armed Robber
1 x Actual Bodily Harm
1 x Attempted Murder
I then realised that I was near a prison probation hostel ( I cannot state for obvious reasons, they are starting a new and I still belive they should be given the benefit of the doubt) I had to admit that I couldn't stop taking the mickey at the fact they were drinking Lambrini and not white lighting, they said it was on special offer and they were taking advantage of the promotion. (I couldn't stop laughing) they ended up having a larf and I like to view perhaps it might at least tell them that not all officer want to get to a situation were they have to lock them up and are prepared to communicate with them.
(It amazed me with the fact that I most probably got more out of them than any interview would in the space of 5 minutes(
Following this we decided to head back up into the city as nothing was happening in the area.
When we got back up into the city we carried on walking for a bit, calling on local small shops at the top end of town and just saying hi, in the community spirit of things I like to think that it does a world of good when the Police are stopping to talk to them and give a visible presence that we are still out there on foot patrol.
We eventually managed to make our way up to the top end of Leeds, when as we were passing a famous nightclub we got a person consuming alchol so we stopped them in the street, they wouldn't have it so we gave them 30 seconds to finish it or they were goanna be locked up for breach of the peace, they finally relented and finished there drink we then advised them to leave the city or they would again be locked up.
We eventually managed to move them on and we carried on, on our foot patrol when as we reached the bottom of the city centre we responded to an immediate at the top end of Leeds we informed the ACR that we suspect that we had just had dealings with the person and we would respond, we was backed up by the FSU.
Upon our arrival we found one and the same person kicking off in the area causing a disturbance and swearing all over the place, they were instantly warned about there behavior they decided to continue so they was arrested for D & D that is when it all kicked off as usual.
(it amazes me how you become complacent and know when you are going to have to use violent restraint when dealing with a prisoner)
We immediately took the person to the floor and I managed to double stack the cuffs in the rear non compliant position.
We eventually tried to get the person in the van and they wouldn't have it, so they had to be placed in backwards to prevent them using there legs to stop them blocking the entrance and after forced persuasion was used but they lost and they were transported to the Bridewell.
(I have to add that it amazes me how when somebody in Drink kicks off that everyone in the police station within the occasions that I have had to deal with this situation remains calm and professional and still treat the prisoner with care and professionalism even when there parental heritage is being brought into question amongst other names they are being called.)
Well we then had to prepare the crime pack including use of force forms, both myself and the other SC that was with me managed to do everything with just a little guidance from the PRU Sgt (Prisoner Reception Unit) on what evidence we had to gather to make the crime file up we managed to complete it within two hours from start to finish, I didn't think that there was any major problem as the prisoner was not going anywhere anyway because they was that drunk.
When we finally finished we managed to get on our way pretty quickly, but on the route back to the Millgarth we had to pass the place were people are always parking on a taxi rank and low and behold as I usually find I found a car parked on the taxi rank so my colleauge issued a FPN and managed to complete a big chunk of there competencies within one shift.
Ok if you managed to read this really quickly I dont want to speak to you as my fingers are aching and I am goanna need a week to recover from all the typing that I had to do to tell you what happened on my shift, also I am goanna go and just walk the beat with the blinkers on so if I dont see any crime I dont have to tell you about it
Edited by Atrades, 14 October 2005 - 09:57 AM.
