Posted in Uncategorized on November 23, 2007 | 30 Comments »
Almost exactly one year ago, I wrote about Section 5 of the Public Order Act (popularly known as Threatening Behaviour).
Section Five is classified by the Home Office as a ‘violent crime’.
When the Government want to reduce crime, it is important that we stop arresting offenders for this, and use Drunk & Disorderly arrest powers instead. [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on November 21, 2007 | 34 Comments »
The Government has lost the personal details of every child in the nation, along with the banking particulars of 25 million adults who care for them. Ruralshire Constabulary is aghast at this news. Aghast, because something bad has happened that the police are not responsible for.
Child benefit - oooops!
Debbie and I are concerned in case our [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on November 20, 2007 | 16 Comments »
WPC Ellie Bloggs is coming to Ruralshire!
We have been thinking about meeting at Christmas for ages. It’s spooky how both our diaries are filled with similar pointless courses and Court warnings, but we finally fixed the date.
Covert PSD will struggle. There are ‘no strangers round these parts!’
Thing is; where should I take a sophisticated Blandmore girl for a [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on November 16, 2007 | 29 Comments »
The scene below is only one of about five serious incidents which occurred over a few hours on a memorable Saturday night in Ruraltown. It’s no different in Blandmore.
Funnily enough, the Crime Audit Team were nowhere to be seen!
The person above is handcuffed to the trolley in A & E to prevent further violence against medical staff and [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on November 15, 2007 | 33 Comments »
The Department of New and Exciting Ideas at Constabulary Headquarters has come up with…….. well, a new and exciting idea.
New and exciting only in the imaginations of those who came up with it, those who can make a career out of ‘delivering’ it and those who are bored. There will be collateral employment. Those who will [...]
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