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Make it right…
Scrapping police cautions could mean a greater focus on ‘restorative’ remedies such as cleaning graffiti. So then, police cautions may well soon be heading for the scrap heap. If all goes to plan...
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I won’t share you…
Want to avoid compromising photos of yourself popping up on the interweb? Tips below! There are lots of things that us normal people don’t have in common with Hollywood celebrities. We don’t have pet...
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Election day…
Welcome to David Jamieson, our new Police and Crime Commissioner. A quick post this one to congratulate Labour’s David Jamieson on his success in the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner...
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There goes my gun…
We’re holding a firearms amnesty between July 19th and August 2nd 2014 during which people can turn over weapons without fear of being prosecuted for gun possession. In Britain, one of the tightest...
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Losing my favourite game…
The ‘Gameover Zeus’ malware is threatening computers. Unlike with real Zeus though, you can protect yourself by following some simple internet safety steps. I imagine there’s a fair chance you’re...
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She’s a waterfall…
What do the burglary team do all day? Sometimes we fight foes on top of waterfalls. We do other stuff too though… What do the burglary team at Local CID do all day? The obvious answer would be that we...
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On your own…
Time to update your operating system? Support for Windows 3.1 ended years ago, XP has now gone the same way. Anticipating the mood swings, messy bedrooms and questionable hygiene to come, this week...
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How low are you willing to go?
Stolen in a recent charity shop burglary, can you help with enquiries? The below press release was issued by our Corporate Communications department recently following a burglary at the St Giles...
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He’s going to take me to that little room…
As Wiley will tell you, previous arrests might see you turned away from the USA or Canada if you’re not prepared (Image from Clozone) Unlike three hundred years ago when to get to the USA or Canada...
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Bend me, shape me…
Republished via BBC News Police to abandon traditional helmets after research shows they alter officers’ head shapes The Custodian helmet is to be replaced. Police forces across England & Wales are...
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Chev brakes are snarling as you stumble across the road…
Sundays are a good opportunity to check your car over including tread depth (Image from ProjectManhattan) Whilst Sundays are traditionally reserved for hangovers, eating roast dinners and ploughing...
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You’re the devil in disguise…
There’s been a slight rise in ‘distraction’ burglaries in Streetly and Aldridge – beware! To write this blog, I’ve had to battle with several competing distractions. They were in no particular order as...
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Why don’t you be the writer?
We’re hosting a Wikipedia ‘editathon’ tomorrow at the West Midlands Police Museum, fancy getting involved? Do you have an interest in the history of the police, a little Wikipedia know how and a few...
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Words we never use…
An open letter from Birmingham North Police Commander Rachel Jones. No-one can fail to have been shocked by media reports this week accusing two Birmingham police officers of inadvertently leaving an...
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Tell it like it is… (2/2)
Playing with fast cars and fancy kit is definitely one of the better bits of joining the police. You were thinking of applying to join us as a police officer, you then read yesterday’s blog about the...
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Tell it like it is… (1/2)
The constant watch – one of the less appealing sides of ‘The Job’. So you’re looking to join the police as an officer because you want to fight criminals and punch crime on the nose, right? Great! Is...
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Found a job…
It will shortly be recruitment o’clock for new police constables – what do you need to know? According the cheap Casio digital watch that I wear to work, the time is currently ‘recruitment o’clock’....
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And just like the movies, we play out our last scene…
Not a common offence but against the law all the same, recording films in the cinema can end people up in court. Because it’s 2014 and pretty much now the future, nobody is content with experiencing...
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Trust Vs. Mistrust
As a police officer, on an average shift I tend to wear a range of different bits of kit to help assisting me in achieving my daily goal of punching crime on the nose. Trousers are a given. I have a...
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I don’t care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree…
Dear Santa, This year I feel I have been exceptionally well behaved. I have arrested lots of bad guys, I have kept my pocket note book up to date and I’ve even done my best to stick to my ‘fewer...
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