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Sudden death.....
John (Met)Funniest blooper I've ever heard in my 23 years in the Met so far was when a probationer PC attended a 'sudden death' in a flat in Whitechapel, East London. The probationer was unsure of what to do and so called the section sergeant down. The sergeant duly walked into the flat where the young PC was standing and said to the PC " find some air...
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Insp Nick Owen - Cleveland PoliceDuring a recent missing from home enquiry in Redcar in Cleveland a lady was reported missing and was last seen heading towards local marsh land by a concerned witness....
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Les SmithI think I may have mentioned that in the early `70's I found myself learning how to control a police traffic motor bike. I was sent to Stafford on a training course. I had been riding BSA 650cc motorbikes in Leicestershire but Staffs police were using ex- patrol Triumph Bonnevilles to teach we `rookies` how to ride to their exacting standards. ...
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Les SmithIt must have been in the late `70s when I was engaged on `Panda` patrol from the Uppingham Rd station that I was sent to the Towers psychiatric hospital to take a missing from home report re a patient who had left the hospital without permission and hadn't returned;....
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American police do not 'duck' their responsibility in seeing a small family safely off the motorway.
Read MorePolice could tell that cyclist was not concealing any weapons during traffic stop.
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On a More Serious Note
Tribunal hearing held by Met decides to sack commander with immediate effect.
Read MoreNick Herbert MP defends the government and Tom Winsor – and refuses to support allegations voiced over the reformist's character.
Read MoreFederation Chairman is given rapturous round of applause as he tells members they are winning people over in the debate over policing reforms.
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