General Policing Discussions

Hi while taxis are doing an important job, especially at the weekends, alot of them have defects and many exceed the speed limit too. Many don't wear seatbelts even when they have no passengers. Are many forces lenuent with these issues or do they issue fines and tickets?? Would welcome to hear from officers who have seen these situations and how they dealt with them.

I'd be interested to hear how other people would have handled this situation, since I feel it was a shambles.... I've been a special for three years, but every now and then something will leave you not knowing what to do, and sometimes it's the silliest thing..... Last night I was on with a part time female officer, who had just been transferred and was brand new to our area, so relied on me for directions etc. and generally didn't know anybody on the shift group. We were the only resource free, so we sat outside the local nightclub, and (as you do) were generally chatting away. When I looked in the car mirror the nightclub had just spilled (it had just closed) and ther…

I can't seem to find the answer to this and no one has told us as of yet how it works. What I wanted to know is what is the method that GMP (any force really) pay you back for Travel, Food etc... when you put it on your Duty Sheet? Also how long does it take? Thank you in advance!

I have just read in Bike Magasine how two officers from my own beloved Kent pulled over the rider of a sports bike which had stalled pulling away from traffic lights. The officers accused the rider of attempting a wheelie and the rider replied that infact the bike was brand new, had done only the distance from the bike shop and that he was not used to riding it. One officer then asked the rider to explain why the bike display said it had 1035 miles on the clock. Rider replies "because that IS the clock and its 10:35!". Cue one very red-faced officer! Will anyone here admit to making embarrassing mistakes pointed out by punters on duty?

Not sure if this has been posted before (I couldn't find anything) but I was sent the link below today and its interesting reading. From what I can see it provides similar support to what regular officers may receive in the event of an injury or legal problem whilst on duty. Worth a read, if nothing else I'll be making a note of the numbers should I ever need them... Link

It is looking very likely that very soon we will have a King of England. Either Price Charlies, William or Harry. Now when I swore the oath i said this: I, Hillman of Hillmansville do solemnly and sincerely declare and affirm that I will well and truly serve the Queen in the office of constable, with fairness, integrity, diligence and impartiality................... and so on. So my question is - What happens when the King takes over the throne. Do we all have to go and swear a new oath to the King? I am sure nobody would but surely someone in court could turn round and say: Defence: "I put it to you officer that you were not acting within your powers as you swore a…

Wondering if anyone had heard anything else in press this week regarding payment of Specials nationwide.After reading last Saturdays paper i have kept a close eye on the old gutter press ,but nothing....any offers?

Hi all, I'm watching "Hunting Britain's Most Wanted" on Channel 4 as I write this and it's really interesting. But I noticed several of the officers using their phones while driving. I just wondered if there are any exceptions to the whole "using a phone while driving" offence for officers in a situation like that? - the situation was that they were following a bus with an Albanian criminal onboard and lost site of the bus, so the officer following in the car rung one of the officers who hand boarded the bus previously to find out its whereabouts. I'm pretty sure it happened on more than one occasion though and by more than one officer. Surely working at The New Scotl…

Hi everyone, I'm currently in the process of setting up an app for general police duties - I'm not too happy with what is already available so have started to make a new one. I plan to have the usual law / points to prove information, but also a few extra functions that I'd find useful on patrol. I just wanted to ask your opinions - is there anything in particular that you guys would find useful on an app like this? My aim is not to have a fancy shiny app - but a simple / easy to use cleanly laid out one that has the information that we need. I'm quite keen to hear if anyone has any desires for the app though? Thanks! TuonoV

I've printed it off and stuck one on the fridge, one on my wall near my bed and one above my computer screen at work! I keep reading it every now and again. Anyone else got any interesting techniques? I can imagine that I'll end up saying it in my sleep! Can guarantee when it comes to my first arrest I'll go errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Fortunately I already know the phonetic alphabet very well!

I know a few police officers who tell me about how sometimes when they're on duty, they get offered free hospitality i.e. coffee. Now what, as police officers can and can't we accept? If a store owner offered me a free portion of chips, am I allowed to accept them or should I assess his intentions first? I know that if a citizen offered me money or some form of financial reimbursment then that's a big no-no. I'm not asking this so I purely know what I can accept, I naturally reject all forms of free hand-outs, but just for my knowledge, what can and can't we accept. Examples would be preffered

I know very little about technology, but assuming that they are actually breaking the law and committing offences as you suggest, then it's up to you. If you think that it's fairly trivial in the grand scheme of things and that it would be more in the public interest to just ask them to stop, then do so. If you feel that they should be prosecuted for whatever criminal offences it is that they've committed, then I'd recommend just reporting the matter to the police and (besides acting as a witness) staying out of it from there on in. The force concerned will then make a decision on whether or not to proceed.

I so want to stop and have words with the numpties who ride past me through red lights when I'm cycling to work, but then I think , magic all powerful badge aside... there are so many of them there is no point, I'll just wait till one of them gets creamed by a chav in a Corsa jumping the lights,...then I'll have words! Sorry to complain but it really winds me up

Why do people generally stereotype police officers as having no friends and being bullied and out to seek revenge?

Did anyone see this? excellent telly and has some great insight into investigation techniques and how dna works. Worth a watch on the i-player.