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The Queen’s funeral and mourning
by Wikicop20 +- 2 followers
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A place for all things funeral related. I will be in London for it, as a member of the public hopefully. ex policeman on R4, reckons it will be biggest operation ever really, within the MPD. And biggest planned. I see MOD Police are already helping TVP at Windsor, lining route etc. The last few days have been moving, insightful and impressive to see such hard work and organisation! Royal Proclamation has been my favourite so far, saw it in person in Bristol. God bless the King.
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Police database systems 1 2
by Equin0x- 2 followers
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I've had a look and it seems most forces in England & Wales use either NicheRMS or Red Sigma, and the Met use the Integrated Intelligence Platform. To what extend are these systems networked, do they "talk" to each other? For example if an officer in Durham submits an intelligence report on Red Sigma, can it be seen by a Met officer on the IIP or a Merseyside officer on Niche?
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Mapping police cars/speed trap locations on Waze 1 2
by Equin0x- 17 replies
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For those who don't use it, Waze is a map/traffic app. Users can submit data about things like traffic jams and road closures, for others to see. There's also an option to report sightings of police speed traps. When that happens, other users will see something like this on their map Have any officers come across this in the job and what is the legal position as I know people have got in trouble for flashing their headlights to warn of traps in the past. I think a judge said at one point that it's ok to warn people about a speed trap if your intention is to discourage them from speeding, but if you warn someone you know is already speeding with the intent that …
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Providing receipts to recover items after investigation closed?
by borntolose *- 1 follower
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Hi, Hopefully posting this in the right section of the forum. If anyone could offer any info/advise on this it would be much appreciated. A family member was arrested (and charged) with shoplifting several months ago. Multiple unrelated items were removed from their home and never referred to during the investigation or at court. The investigation has long been closed, which has been confirmed by the officer in charge of the case. The family member has recently contacted the police in relation to the return of the items, and has been told that they will can be returned if they attend the police station with photo ID and receipts. The items are legitimate and n…
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Was it right to use RIPA in this case?
by Equin0x- 3 replies
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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-48994913 I am generally against the authorities having easier access to private data but cases like this show the other side of the argument. And the people wanting more/quicker access often have completely understandable reasons for that. "For me, the personal side, the human side, is we have a 13-year-old child that has been murdered under ferocious, despicable circumstances and for me it's somewhat frustrating." When the RIPA key disclosure law passed I thought the understanding was that it would only be used for terrorism cases but I can't see anything concrete or written into the legislation regardin…
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Trading standards
by 1TILL5- 1 follower
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Long shot Has anyone had any experience of working for or closely with Trading standards? Not after legal advice but wondering if there is anyone I can drop a DM message to.
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S172 for numberplate offence 1 2 3
by SD +- 1 follower
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So, a family member has been issued a s172 for driving a car with a reg plate that doesn't conform with regulations. Now the car wasn't his (he's a mechanic) and from what he can remember (and from the companies CCTV) the plate was all okay. The only thing he can think of is that it was one of those 'gel' plates so may not have had the manufacturers details on display. Has anyone else's force started using s172s for that offence? It seems a little petty for me when the registration can be clear read. Or am I missing something?
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Want to see how other officers/forces deal with collecting vast numbers of CCTV. Is there a more efficient way when vehicles to go and collect are in short supply! In todays world CCTV and other footage is everywhere. We seem to have more CCTV than vehicles and body's to go and collect the footage from the victims. I was just wondering if the community has a effective way of collecting footage from the victim, business etc that would negate the need for an officer/member of staff to spend most of the day travelling round for cctv?
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From days gone by but still very impressive, https://www.dropbox.com/s/q2ywao736yb9wdj/RUC Parade 1986.mp4?dl=0&fbclid=IwAR0K7R9ocLDm7eX2qyzho1xOaJaaj26K7ZOmQZ5hHgv9MVqw9DTscomUqAI
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Fundraiser for deceased policeman
by SeanM89 *- 0 replies
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Hello, Apologies in advance if this is not appropriate for this forum or is in the wrong location. My good friend Stephen Pearce recently passed away after a two-and-a-half year battle with cancer. He was a policeman who was diagnosed after a car accident when returning home from duty one evening. He leaves behind his wife and two young children, and we are hoping to help give him the best send off possible as well as providing any extra support we can with a Go Fund Me page. If anyone is able to donate or share, it would be hugely appreciated. The page is here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/g3rt23-remembering-steve Thank you for your time.
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What's the best way to keep cool when where Level 2 Public Order kit?, I was sweating buckets just trying my kit on.
by inspector gadget- 8 replies
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What's the best way to keep cool when where Level 2 Public Order kit?, I was sweating buckets just trying my kit on.
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Police Officers Using Social Media 1 2
by Equin0x- 2 followers
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What are your thoughts on officers in your force giving regular updates on social media about what they've done on duty? I saw someone mention this tweet by a Sergeant from West Yorkshire police earlier. I assume the intent was to show the public that WYP are being tough on drug dealing but reading the comments, it seems to have backfired. The police are being heavily criticized, people are asking who pays for the door, and questioning whether an officer should really be bragging about a raid where nothing was found.
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Pension Trap
by Reasonable Man +- 1 follower
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This may effect some serving officers on the forum and you may wish to enquire further - Federation? I heard today that some officers will fall into a pension ‘trap’ in that they cannot get their full pension. Forgive me if this is not exactly correct but it was explained to me that officers reaching 30 years service before age 55 who expect to go at 30 will not get full pensions if they are in both the 87 final salary and the CARE schemes. Reason being - go at < 55 and 30 years service means a maximum Final Salary and commutation on that scheme BUT the CARE pension will be actuarially reduced, because they are under 55 when they take it. To get maximum CAR…
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I wonder what anyone would think of these ideas about possible changes to the UK's police/security apparatus. This is brief, but there can be detail added if wished. I've missed lots of things, but this is just a brief start. No, costing has not been considered yet. Three distinct type of forces, with big uniform differences to make it obvious and to satisfy my appetite for uniform(!) (see below). KEY POINTS: - More funding is needed now and will be - Entry standards need to be raised and shall be (mental & physical robustness & fitness, previous history, dress standards, general idiot-tests, etc) - RPUs move to national force -…
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PCDA & Armed Forces 1 2
by Lezza-
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Hi team, currently been serving in the Army since Sept 2018 and im looking at joining South Yorks as i live in York. ( South Yorks signed the army covenant so hopefully i should have more support than North Yorks who havent signed it yet). I cant sign off until March 2023 so SYP have said they will tie in with me to try and find a suitable date but they havent actually said when i can APPLY for the role. Anyone here had a similar experience? Also been looking at the new PCDA scheme which seems to be in full swing and the IPLDP seems to be no more, as much as i want to be a copper it looks hard not only doing the job but also doing exams for a degree, ive seen plenty of pe…
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