Posted in Uncategorized on May 29, 2007 | 89 Comments »
I am standing in the secure vehicle bay at the rear of the custody block.
I am talking to an officer from my section. He has a broken nose and blood all over his shirt. His trousers are wrecked. There are two other officers with us, they have blood and various damage to clothing as well.
In [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 24, 2007 | 47 Comments »
The other night we had some real grief. A clearly disturbed woman was on the line to one of our operators whilst attaching a rope to her neck, and attempting to hang herself from a tree in her garden.
We were getting this as a live commentary over the radio. My hands were shaking on the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 23, 2007 | 19 Comments »
Le Café du Marche near the Corn Exchange does not advertise its alleyway. I can understand that. I’m standing in it. The remains of Monkfish medallions with mushrooms and coulis are arranged around my feet. The soles of my boots claim to be acid, oil and slip resistant but they are having trouble negotiating the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 20, 2007 | 33 Comments »
I get there in time to see the last few seconds of an incident where Police Response Officers have fought to save a victims life and the paramedics have just arrived to take over.
Police and our ambulance service colleagues working in difficult and hostile conditions. This is the aftermath of a dangerous and volatile situation, officers were outnumbered as [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 19, 2007 | 15 Comments »
Today our team Chelsea won the English FA Cup Final. The junior Gadgets are beside themselves with excitement at the result, even though the match was boring.
This evening we will have a party with a BBQ and some beers. It doesn’t come much better than winning an FA Cup Final against Manchester United!
