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award is a tie - Merlin820 and -AJ with completely contrasting photographs, but each demonstrating that just having your mobile phone with you shouldn't stop taking well composed and interesting photographs. Shoes by merlin820_special, on Flickr and Wales by -AJ

Week 1: In this week of remembrance it is incredibly sad that another of our colleagues, DC Cashman died on duty this week whilst chasing a suspect in North London. It is a stark reminder that Police Officers do their duty in the knowledge that they may have to pay the ultimate sacrifice. I am therefore very pleased to tell you that this week a 19 year old man, Brian Mudziwepasi was found guilty of intentionally firing a gun at 3 of my officers with intent to endanger their lives and has been jailed for 11 years. This was one of the first major incidents that I had to deal with when I joined the Borough. Sgt Dean Croft and Pc's Jonathan Case & Jonathan Grabauskas …

As we're all mature adults on here, how about a snowman competition. a bucket of yellow snow to the winner To start off, here's what I made just now. (I thought I'd follow on from the theme of everybody being 'home' today)

Anyone care to share what the snow is like in their area? I hope nobody has too many problems finding their patrol car today Post your photos here

My car's currently in the garage, and the bus is cancelled, so instead of going to work I'll mainly be spending today taking photos of my dogs in the snow :lol: Rolo sticking his nose in fresh snow: Fudge isn't quite sure what snow is:

As the above states haha!! Or is it just me being nosey as i cant pull myself away from it.

I can't do it sorry..... Frozen solid! Good excuse eh?......... I'm not really going in tonight before anyone calls me lazy Sorry if it's in the wrong place, it's just I didn't want to put it anywhere serious.

Howdy, Anyone in the more remote parts of the country or the walker/climber types invested in one of these, http://www.sailsmarine.com/ItemDetail.aspx?c=147063&l=g&cc=GB#.UPRMSW_bIW0, a personal locator beacon. I once wrote to my MP to support the campaign to get their use legalized on land by walkers and climbers and amazingly the zac attack wrote back saying he'd speak to the relevent minister. I stopped hiking alone in the hills when I left the TA so never followed it up although I did use to do all the responsible things like leave a map in the car, notified local cop shop, told the missus when to expect me to be able to call in etc. Transpires it's now le…

A lorry driver goes on a date with a girl, afterwards they go back to her parents place, and just beginning to make love on the couch when he feels the cold steel of a gun barrel on his neck.. Before he could turn around her father said "if you are a real lorry driver you'll be able to back out of there with a full load!!"

goes to Cuddles with this stunning image: Night time in Manhattan by Have Nikon will travel, on Flickr Well done Cuddles.

award goes to Merlin820 with a thought provoking image of the fence at Berkinau: Birkenau Concentration Camp, Poland by merlin820_special, on Flickr The image fitted the monthly theme of Texture perfectly and well deservedly gains the accolade of being: The very best photograph entered into our monthly competitions in 2012. and she jointly won the Mobile Phone Picture of the Year 2012, so well done Merlin820. If you want to join in, the standard and quantities of entries varies from rubbish (mine) to Merlin820 and everything inbetween. Everything is positive, so try it, you might like it. January's launch thread is here: http://www.policespecials.com/foru…

Last year, we had (sort of) monthly photo competitions that produced some excellent entries (and some of mine) and worthy winners. This is a poll to find out which of these winners you considered to be the best photograph from the dozens of entries we had. Voting will continue until the 13th January 2012 at around 9pm. January: Gravestone by Sparkydale, on Flickr February: P1010101 by Sparkydale, on Flickr March/April/May: Birkenau Concentration Camp, Poland by merlin820_special, on Flickr June: North Pier by Javoli, on Flickr July/August/September: Need more lift by McFlurry, on Flickr October: The "Shot at Dawn" memorial at the …

Thank you again for entering pictures: The poll is up there ^^^^^ The pictures are down here \/\/\/\/\/: Sunset by WW86: Durham Skyline by Maka On a Train by FromITtoSC: Swans by SC Meerkat: Shoes by merlin820_special, on Flickr Camera by DukeDan: Wales by -AJ: IMG_0042 by Have Nikon will travel, on Flickr AKA Cuddles Heysham Shoreline by Jeebs: Olympic Stadium by Sparkydale: Voting continues until 14 Jan. Thanks for voting.

Thank you all for entering your pictures. The poll is up there ^^^^^. The pictures are down here \/\/\/\/\/: Night time in Manhattan by Have Nikon will travel, on Flickr AKA Cuddles Sunset by WW86: Daddy at last..... by Merlin820, on Flickr Swans by SC Meerkat: _IGP9651 by whitecmi, on Flickr AKA cwhite90999 Rocky seaside by Jeebs: http://i1273.photobucket.com/albums/y408/JeebSC5/3C7CBBAA-0429-41E0-90CC-C9776C5769B1-21191-00001B3F8710B869.jpg Horse by TankTanker: Fox by Mayday: Firework by Gaspode: Please vote and share.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-21009301 I repent my heathen ways. Where do I sign up?