A day in the life of a Police Officer: Part 1
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13:00 Hours - It's almost 13:00 hours and I'm on my way to work. Arriving at the Police Station at 14:15, it's time to start getting ready for my shift and I make my way to the locker-room where my uniform is kept.
Once I've got all of my necessities, I make my way to the other building where the briefing room is - greeting colleagues as I enter the room, I make myself a coffee before I find an empty desk to log on and see what's happened in the last 24 hours.
I then check my emails and by that time it's almost time to head out onto the streets to protect the community but not before briefing with our sergeant and governor (inspector) who now come into the briefing room.
Taking a seat - we all sit in a circle and face the wall where our sergeant talks to us about what's been happening, towards the end we're also shown "Key Information" and images about suspects to be on the lookout for and this is when we can make a note of interest.
15:00 Hours - It's now 15:00 hours and I officially start my afternoon shift.
Being an intervention officer, this means that it's important for me to always be aware of everything that has happened in the shift prior to mine and in the 24 hours before as the incident may still be ongoing.
With experience, we learn to share any intelligence that we gather and to make sure that every member of the team is aware of the immediate risks and important incidents within the area that we work in.
15:35 Hours - I get am "immediate" incident which means that I have to put my blue lights and sirens on as there's a violent domestic which is taking place in the area I patrol. I request more information and another unit to attend the same location and I make my way to the area right away - waiting for more information from the control room.
The control room officers and staff always, always, always do a fantastic job - they assist us on the ground at all times and whilst I'm on route to the domestic incident which has been assigned to me, I'm being passed on the information about the male who has now left the premises on foot.
I make my way straight to the address and request that my colleague who is on the way, searches the area for the male.
Once I arrive at the address, I see the front door wide open, we always have to remain aware and alert due to the nature of the job and the danger we may encounter.
Calling out - "It's the Police!" as I walk towards the door. I'm greeted by a female who has a bloody nose, a bruised right eye and blood on her top. The front room has furniture that is broken and there is broken glass all over the floor.
I speak to the female and request for a paramedic vehicle to attend the location as with a head injury, we cannot take any risks.
The information is also being passed on to my colleague who is trying to locate the male, once located we would need to detain him and arrest him in order to secure and preserve any evidence and to also stop him from re-offending.
I stay with the young female at the premises in order to ascertain further information and also obtain a statement once she has been checked by the paramedic who has joined us.
16:13 Hours - The time is now 16:13 hours and my colleague announces over the radio that he has come across a male who fits the description.
Paramedics have now checked the female and are not concerned with the injuries, the female refuses to go to the hospital so the paramedics do the relevant paperwork and leave the scene as we continue with the investigation.
Everything checks out and the female is willing to asset the police with their investigation and is also willing to support police action - I relay this to my colleague who is now about to arrest the male for a domestic violence incident against his partner.
He gets arrested on suspicion of assault and criminal damage. He co-operates with my colleague and he's taken into custody.
I remain at the address to continue gathering the details required such as taking photos of the injuries and the damage, writing a statement and completing a domestic violence book and generally gathering as much information as I can from the female.
I made a cup of tea for the female and whilst we go through the information about the incident.
Once I had all the information, I continued with some house-to-house enquiries and then I made my way back to the police station in order to complete the rest of the paperwork and assist my colleague with the arrest.
19:44 Hours - The time is now 19:44 hours and on my way back to the Police Station, whilst stationery at the traffic lights - I see a vehicle go through a red light so I follow the vehicle which seems to be weaving.
I request the vehicle to stop and make sure it's in a safe location before exiting.
Part 2 Coming Soon…
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