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Ralph Unwin




After a day's Christmas celebrations in 1981 a quiet night duty in Kings Cross came to an end when I was 'ordered' by our Inspector to go to the local fire station to kidnap their Station Officer with a ransom note being left stating that his safe return would be on payment of a crate of beer. At the appropriate time the task was performed. Two...
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Mick Tucker




Some years ago, while serving as a detective with Thames Valley Police, a number of us were attached to an Incident Room following a murder. During the course of conducting house to house enquiries, a team of two detectives approached a country house. After opening the gate, and walking up a long and impressive driveway towards the dwelling, they...
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Derek Penfold




It was a very wet and windy night in November 1991 and I was the Night Shift Inspector with my section at Worthing. ...
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Andy Cheese




A little tale to tell about PSU overalls, be wary. I know of a chap on PSU duty at Old Trafford a few years ago, had 6 too many pints of mild with his Madras the night before and vesuvius was brewing in his colon. He got caught short (ish) and HAD to go, with a look of grey panic on his face and steely determination in his eyes, he sprinted from...
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Quirkies
Computer hacker and Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has complained about IT provision in his prison.
Read MorePerformer captured in mid-air arrest praises 'kind officers giving me hot vegan food'.
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On a More Serious Note
DCI John Caldwell is continuing his recovery at home after being shot multiple times in February outside a sports complex in Omagh, Co Tyrone.
Read MoreAvon and Somerset has won the 'Disability Smart Accessible Built Environment Award' for creating a calm custodial environment for those with sensory needs.
Read MoreHumberside Chief Constable Lee Freeman has told BBC Radio 4 that the Right Care, Right Person policy has helped to 'transform the service' offered by the force.
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