Apparently, if you steal a £70k car, get caught driving it, blow 103 at the roadside and then officers go on to find £30k worth of stolen property at your house the appropriate sentence is….
***7 day custodial (suspended)***
How have we ended up like this…?
After an unexpected 19 hour shift (due to an urgent assistance at the end) the resulting prisoner shared several things with me;
- Urine
- Excrement
- Saliva
- Snot
- Many hurty words
After all that, they still got to eat, drink & sleep long before I did.
The system works.
Male arrested for concerned in supply.
Quantity of cash in ‘deal’ bundles.
Text messages titled ‘deal line’.
Broadcast messages discussing drugs, weights and cost over multiple days / weeks / months.
Small quantity of class B.
Job handed over.
Com Res for possession.
Lessons learned this week:
1. Response policing often doesn’t get the kudos it deserves given the service it performs
2. Talking to people is one of the most important skills for frontline officers
3. Accept Nothing, Believe No one, Challenge Everything
#SpecialContribution
First operational deployment of PAVA - delayed reaction, but worked eventually. Thank you to the cavelry who came AND
@TfL
ticket inspectors that assisted. To the MOP’s filming and making unhelpful comments - you should be ashamed of yourselves.
#MyOtherJob
#SpecialContribution
If you’re going to advertise a L2 mobilisation for your SC’s, the hard working people who give up much to support the organisation, they will start rearranging their lives almost immediately.
When you say 3.5 hours later that it’s a test, they are going to be very irritated.
Suspect arrested for having fraudulent passport.
Suspect makes unprompted admission.
Expert witness statement obtained from document examiner within 2 hours.
Expert statement confirms the passport is stolen and has been altered.
NFA.
The system works… For the wrong’uns.
To the ‘jobs f*cked’ brigade,
Be the change you want to see @ the level you can influence most readily.
Toxic negativity drags you down further. Do something small to make a difference today.
To quote
@ConstableXL
‘if it was just a job, you’d have left ages ago...’
Best,
VP
1st on scene for an urgent assistance yesterday at a ‘community event’ which was **woefully** under resourced.
Multiple arrests including a male who had a PC in a headlock.
Pava deployed by one of the team to effect the arrest.
#SpecialContribution
#VolunteerNotAmateur
The last time I intervened off duty on the tube (against my better judgement);
- Spat at in the eye and mouth
- Months of worry about infectious disease
- Assumption I was assaulting suspect & attempts to stop me
- Compensation award paid at £2.50 a month
Thankless task.
Intervening off-duty on the underground without any support, comms or PPE is high risk. I will endeavour to make contact with the officer concerned tomorrow to thank him for his service and provide him with any support necessary.
1 in the cells for PWITS at the weekend.
Large hide found in a vehicle.
Evidence of intent provided from the buyer, along with phone evidence from the deal line dating back to 2022.
Suspect routinely absconds from court, police & immigration.
Bailed until December.
The police are currently holding people on Lambeth Bridge, we have been advised this is illegal. If you or your friend are on the bridge, please contact
@xrlegalsupport
on xr-legal
@riseup
.net with details, so they can make a case against the met police.
#ExtinctionRebellion
Email received about compensation award from assault in 2019.
- Arrested for breaching community order & assault police
- CS deployed because of assault
- W/M from 2019 to 2023
- Fine doubled by magistrate as assault on an SC
🎉£200🎉
That’ll learn ‘em up right nice.
MSC colleagues: the time for comment, analysis, conversation and conjecture, even if well intentioned, isn’t now or any time soon.
A Police Officer has lost his life, and mourning that loss is the only thing that’s important.
Please keep that in mind.
#999Family
An arrest early doors yesterday with a vile S4aPOA offence against one of the team… And a sunrise finish with PWITS A after a proactive stop & search, finding the fairly sophisticated hide in the vehicle.
#SpecialContribution
#MyOtherJob
#VolunteerNotAmateur
For only the 2nd time in 13 years, recognised off duty by a previous customer.
To their credit, officers on scene within minutes and suspect arrested.
The impact on public confidence when police arrive promptly and take action is immeasurable; to the caller and bystanders
🧵
Tasked to a BCU for March working closely with CID & MiST colleagues:
13 days of deployment:
5 x arrests for robbery
3 x arrests for possessing knives
9 x arrests for various offences including TOMV, HSG, PWITS A.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
11 charged
4 bailed
2 NFA
Special Constables are universally popular and their contribution is celebrated widely across the UK by regular colleagues.
ⓘ 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴.
Preventative patrols to keep York safe at night 👇
Would you be able to tell that the people in the images below are plain clothed police officers?
We're deploying a specialist team to help prevent sexual offences and keep people safe.
Read more here
Dear everyone currently involved in the many current embarrassing Twitter spats,
It’s embarrassing.
Swap numbers, meet and talk about it.
You probably won’t agree with each other, but it will help.
Please stop doing it publicly.
Best,
Everyone else
The team are out in force today:
- 1 TPAC (stinger)
- 5 IRVs (stinger)
- 3 BDO’s
- 2 teams on high harm arrest enqs
Entirely MSC Officers.
Almost 2 years to get to this point, but this is where it starts to get very interesting…
#SpecialContribution
#MyOtherJob
Robbery in September.
Suspect found & detained within minutes.
1 victim statement & 2 independent witness statements taken at the scene ID-ing suspect.
Property recovered.
CCTV obtained same day showing suspect fleeing.
Arrested.
Matter NFA’d.
Make it make sense.
Foot chase following a decamp.
Driver seen to discard package - large quantity of drugs.
Suspect gets away but identified within the hour.
Vehicle seized.
Suspect arrives at the front office several hours later asking about his car.
Arrested.
#VolunteerNotAmateur
Tomorrow is launch day of a new MSC unit tackling violence in London.
All officers assessed to same high standards as regular colleagues, who we will work alongside.
Proud to be leading the North team.
I can’t wait to see what we achieve.
#SpecialContribution
#MyOtherJob
🧵
Suspect stopped on a moped, searched & some physical evidence of supply present including several mobile phones.
The deal line ringing constantly and is triaged at the scene in lieu of download.
Multiple sent messages and other digital evidence found indicating supply.
First monthly compensation instalment of £5.75 received for being spat at in the face… Over 2 years ago.
Only 3 and a half years until it’s fully paid up.
Oh how I love the warm and fuzzy feeling of being compensated.
#SpecialContribution
#MyOtherJob
Another year we’re not given the same protections as colleagues in BTP, for reasons that are still unclear to me.
Lost count of the number of suspects we’ve arrested in 2023 alone who were found with knives after being searched.
Why can’t we be afforded the same protection?
It's been a whole year since our first
@BTPSpecials
qualified with Taser.
Open to all Specials, this is a vital tool in de-escalating volatile situations & keeping our officers and the public safe.
We'll keep working on innovative ways to deploy and equip our Specials 👍
As a response driver (in a specialist unit), & because of front line officer number challenges, the organisation has *instructed* the MSC to focus on (I)mmediate calls - a good idea & something I do gladly.
However, I’m not given access to a taser.
Why is my safety optional?
Did you know our officers patrol in plain clothes onboard trains?🚂
Whilst blending in, we look out for those in need of help & also those that are upto no good 👀
If you need us you can get in touch by
📲
#Text61016
🚊 Via the
#RailwayGuardian
App
🚨In an emergency call 999
Never did I ever think that finding keys and a wallet in the street would lead me to a burglary, theft of a £100k Range & a load of cash... And being able to ID the suspects with a little detective work and some luck...
#SpecialContribution
#MyOtherJob
A high value vehicle is stolen.
Within minutes, vehicle is seen; tactics implemented, vehicle stopped & the driver arrested.
Charged with multiple offences, remanded, then released on bail.
Multiple bail breaches but repeatedly released.
Not guilty by a jury.
2024.
2 in the cells from the first stop of the day yesterday. Arrested for multiple offences including PWITs and possession of criminal property.
S18 completed & another arrested for PWITS.
Firearm recovered from the address and suspects further arrested.
#VolunteerNotAmateur
🧵
Tasked to a BCU for April working closely with CID & MiST colleagues for case progression:
10 days of deployment:
3 x robbery
1 x knife
5 x various offences including: HSG, PWITS, POCA, Crim Dam & Driving Offences
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5 Charged
4 Bailed
0 NFA
The video is horrific, but publicly criticising isn’t helpful.
It needs a debrief & appropriate internal action.
The demands & realities of the job in 2023 simply can’t be achieved with 16 hours in the first few years.
We sell a fantasy and not the reality.
Let’s fix it.
4 in the cells last night for PWITS A&B last night after a fail to stop and dangerous driving.
Multiple section 18 searches found more cash, drugs and other items linked to drug dealing.
The investigation continues.
#VolunteerNotAmateur
#SpecialContribution
Crim: ‘On my life I didn’t do it. I swear down, Officer. Typical that you lot don’t believe me. Fuck the police, innit’.
Me: *Pulls out perfect HD CCTV footage from 3 angles*
Crim: (pointing) ‘oh sh*t that’s me’
Me: Yeah, so there’s that.
#SpecialContribution
#MyOtherJob
Overheard on the main channel today:
Supervisor: ‘x Unit, are you on scene at @ CAD xxxx?
PC: ‘Na, there’s bare traffic’
***Deathly silence***
Supervisor: ‘PC x Come and see me as soon as you’re finished...’
The job:
‘we’ve bought new lockers that slope forward so you can’t put anything on top of them...’
Everyone with a locker so far:
‘Challenge accepted...’
A short 🧵about S&S.
During a recent stop & search, in which the behaviour of a young person fell below reasonable expectations, bordering on criminal, the situation required the subject to be in handcuffs and restrained.
Officers were then surrounded.
1 in the cells tonight for Robbery.
Tried to run but wasn’t quick enough to escape… Even on 2 wheels.
Found with 3 stolen phones - 1 from
a robbery minutes before, and seen to discard another 4.
Arrested for multiple offences.
#VolunteerNotAmateur
#SpecialContribution
.
@pritipatel
This is fantastic. However, hardworking and dedicated SC’s up and down the country are currently excluded from carrying this vital piece of kit. Twice this month I’ve been in situations where
#Taser
could be a legitimate tactical option. It needs sorting.
#ProtectUs
A more accurate, faster and more compact version of the Taser has today been approved for use by forces in England and Wales by the Home Secretary.
#taser
#police
#crime
Could the story of my team tackling a robber with 7 very recently stolen phones be reported in the press for balance?
Better if it includes tracing victims that didn’t report crimes because they didn’t see the point & had their phones returned.
Asking for a friend.
Vehicle returned to the owner in the early hours of this morning, before they’d even realised it had been stolen from their driveway.
One in the cells for theft of motor vehicle.
And a very, very happy owner.
#SpecialContribution
#MyOtherJob
#VolunteerNotAmateur
My team of dedicated, highly competent SC’s consistently take drug dealers and knives off the streets.
9 arrests in April for PWITS, concerned in supply and weapons offences.
The Special Constabulary has evolved.
I’m entitled to work safely.
#SpecialContribution
#TaserDebate
It pains me to see a majority of SC’s do nothing in a national crisis, but find the time to attend training sessions for situations they’ll never be in because they never put the uniform on.
It also shows the massive contribution made by the minority...
You know who you are!
Busy day... One in the bin for drink drive, TDA, not in accordance, no insurance.
‘Search me, search me. I ain’t got nothing, bro’.
Strip search in custody and a couple of wraps of class A in the sock.
Cool story, bro.
#SpecialContribution
#MyOtherJob
We can’t get a majority to work the streets of London as per their minimum comittment.
So why wouldn’t we send them to Scotland and Paris?
Let’s get the every day sorted at home before we start showboating.
The organisation never ceases to amaze me.
3 in the cells tonight…
- Susp W/M for 6 months for non-fatal strangulation. Found after a S&S.
- Susp W/M for FTA who unfortunately GBH’d one of our officers in the process of arrest
- Drink drive on way back to base
#SpecialContribution
#MyOtherJob
#VolunteerNotAmateur
One in the bin for PWITS A on NYE… The best way to see in the new year.
And a superb custody skipper at CX - best custody experience I’ve had in 10 years.
I imagine custody supervision is a thankless task, but they did it with a smile, common courtesy and humour.
Superb 🙌🏻
Suspect arrested for being concerned in supply & driving offences.
18’s completed at 2 addresses: nothing found.
Job handed to MiST to progress.
To my complete amazement… Suspect charged:
- Concerned in supply
- Multiple driving offences
- Remanded
#ChargeRoulette
Assaulted last night and PAVA deployed. Thankfully it was immediately effective and incapacitated them.
Suspect in A&E having unrelated injuries assessed and not enjoying his post PAVA experience.
There is a lesson in there somewhere...
#SpecialContribution
#MyOtherJob
After a weekend that resulted in:
- 3 in the bin for PWITS
- Several thousand pounds seized
- A large quantity of drugs seized
- A demonstration of value that trained and motivated SC’s can add to the regular service…
…Coffee is needed.
#SpecialContribution
#MyOtherJob
Best of luck to all of the team who are on day 1 of their IRV course today.
It’s a great endorsement of all of the arrests, charges and convictions we’ve secured in the last 2 years.
#SpecialContribution
#MyOtherJob
#VolunteerNotAmateur
1 in the cells last night.
Suspect arrested for FTS, dangerous driving, concerned in supply, possession of a nasty knife.
Email from CPU ‘thanks for the most comprehensive CONNECT we’ve been handed over’.
Happy days.
#SpecialContribution
#MyOtherJob
#VolunteerNotAmateur
Coffee break after some fast time enquiries resulted in a dangerous male arrested for serious sexual offences. Results like this remind me exactly why I give up my time to do this job.
#SpecialContribution
#MyOtherJob
🧵
Reading lots about retention of SC’s across the country, with various reasons offered.
My 2 cents:
The premise on which we recruit people, i.e you can be an SC on 16 hours a month and be a fully operational competent officer is an outdated concept and needs attention. (1)
Not sure about the rest of the country, but in London retention has to come before recruitment.
We haemorrhage officers regularly, and until that is addressed, the recruitment effort is wholly wasted.
So this evening we have additional colleagues attending our second
#nationalsc
workshop virtually. Lots learnt yesterday and will learn hints and tips again this evening :)
I think there should be some real effort to reinvigorate the Ride Along scheme - particularly in the MPS at the moment. Bring people right into the front line and see what policing in 2020 is really like.
It was in contrast to many experiences where interventions are destructive not constructive.
The power of communities & police working together is not to be underestimated.
A vocal minority seek to constantly divide the public & the police.
A tragedy.
#VolunteerNotAmateur
5 in the cells last night across 2 jobs for PWITS A and B.
Fruitful s.18’s with more drugs, cash & some ammunition thrown in for good measure.
The investigation continues.
#VolunteerNotAmateur
#SpecialContribution
‘Why did you run when you saw me?’
‘I just was out for a jog, I swear down, I didn’t see you.’
‘I shouted police 3 times for you to stop.’
‘I didn’t hear you. I was running, innit.’
*PNC Check*
Wanted for failing to appear since 2018.
#SpecialContribution
#MyOtherJob
One in custody for spitting at me and kicking a colleague during an arrest for misuse of the 999 system.
Absolutely vile and unacceptable behaviour.
#SpecialContribution
#MyOtherJob
Unbelievable numbers... I’d like to know what the secret is go getting people out and about.
I don’t think my BCU gets these numbers in a year, let alone one day.
Top work team 👌🏻
#SpecialContribution
#MyOtherJob
#SouthWestBCU
is busy today with a fantastic turn out of 35 Specials. All ranks working today 1 Special Chief Inspector 3 Special Inspectors 8 Special Sergeants and 23 Special Constable’s. Various duties today Neighbourhoods, Response, Proactive Team and Coached Patrols.
One in the bin for a very nasty robbery this afternoon - GBH level injuries.
A brave young man put himself in harms way to protect the victim and detain the suspect.
Think I even convinced him to join
@MPSSpecials
…
Over to the CPS now… 🤞🏻.
#SpecialContribution
#MyOtherJob
Moped seen & believed stolen previous day - tactics implemented & rider stoped & detained.
Search found large quantity of drugs & cash, and no licence or insurance for the rider.
Arrested for PWITS A & driving offences.
#SpecialContribution
#MyOtherJob
#VolunteerNotAmateur
In almost 11 years service, today was the first time officer safety training, or PPST (if I must), resembled anything like the real world.
I can barely speak, I ache and I actually feel like I’ve had a good roll around.
A great first step, and I hope it goes even further.
13 hour late turn yesterday after going to ‘a quick job just to sort out the return of some property’… Fell for it hook, line and sinker, didn’t I.
Theft and a Threats to kill.
One in the bin & and a less than happy customer.
#NewYear
#SameLondon
This week 8 more of our volunteer officers have successfully passed their training and assessments to become Specially Trained Officers (STOs) and are now authorised to carry Taser. ⚡️
This is another investment to allow our officers to keep themselves & the public safe! 🚔👏🏼
I think I can solve the funding crisis in policing. Charge each member of the public £2 for asking ‘is the road open?’ Or ‘can I just nip through?’ when it looks like this:
👮🏻♂️ 👮🏻♀️
⛔️
🚧🚧🚧
🚒🚑🚓
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🚒 🚓
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🚧🚧🚧
👮🏻♂️
Email from DS: ‘First class primary investigation - thank you’
DS review on the CRIS report: ‘I am satisfied minimum investigation standards have been met...’
Pretty sure those don’t mean the same thing...
3 more passes for standard response today
Well done including one of our
@ASPSpecials
👍
More good news next week hopefully
3 more standard courses for Patrol and 2 advanced courses for
@ASPRoadSafety
in their final week 🤞