Upbeat, November 2012 - Essex Police

InsIde thIs Issue: Michael meets his rescuers
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SOC vehicles will be liveried with crime prevention
advice specifically aimed at householders who have
uPVC doors. The advice shows them how to ensure
their doors are correctly secured.
Operation Nemesis was launched in August
and specifically targeted the areas of Colchester,
Southend, Epping and Brentwood and Harlow, which
were seeing a greater number of burglaries being
committed than were other areas in the county.
Chief Insp Jason Scrivener says: “The operation
is all about improving the information flow across
all commands and ensuring those responsible for
burglary are dealt with quickly and efficiently.”
There is particular focus on circulating the details
of our Top Ten wanted people and a dedicated team
within the Operational Support Group (OSG), based at
Boreham, is providing support to assist with arrests.
This team will move through the county to arrest
suspects and disrupt criminal activity where possible.
Suspects are left under no illusions that Essex Police
Meet your new Police and Crime Commissioner
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November 2012
Socking it to the burglars
The force’s burglary drive – Operation Nemesis – is now mobile, with
scenes of crime vehicles being used to deliver crime prevention advice
takes their conduct seriously and will deal with them
positively.
CID officers will also ‘adopt’ burglary suspects and
their associates, or nominals, employing tactics that
deal with them in the most appropriate way.
Officers will deal with these nominals for any
offence they have committed, however minor
they may seem, thus helping to ‘build’ our overall
investigation into burglaries.
Photographs of wanted people have also been
issued in the media, circulated on the Essex Police
website and featured on Twitter and Facebook. In
addition brightshadow tactics have been used to
monitor people of interest and those suspected to be
involved in burglary.
Moving forward in to the winter months the
operation will look towards offering residents further
crime prevention advice on what they can do to
prevent themselves from becoming a victim. The
overall focus however continues to be reducing the
numbers of offences and bringing
people to justice.
Internally officers are being
encouraged to continue to submit
intelligence reports about burglars
or those with connections to
acquisitive crime.

News 2
In memory of Ian
Players from the Clacton and Colchester
police rugby teams united to play the force
rugby team in a memorial match for Pc Ian
Dibell
And last month’s match raised £2,447.55 for the Ian
Dibell Memorial Account.
Pc Dibell, 41, was shot dead after intervening in an
incident in Clacton near his home on July 9.
His suspected killer, Peter Reeve, 64, shot himself dead
in a churchyard in Writtle the next day.
The force team beat the Clacton and Colchester team
55-24 in the match at Clacton RFC.
Afterwards, Tendring district commander Chief
Insp Cat Barrie said the day had been very poignant,
particularly since the match had taken place the same
day as the funeral of Pc Nicola Hughes, of Greater
Manchester Police, “and so soon after the death of our
dear friend and colleague, Pc Ian Dibell.”
She added: “The match was played in a very good
spirit and was typically competitive but ultimately the
occasion was about remembering Ian and celebrating
his life.”
The memorial match was played name was read out
during the annual National Police Memorial three days
after Pc Dibell’s Day service to remembers all fallen
officers.
Afterwards, ACPO president Sir Hugh Orde: “National
Police Memorial Day provides an opportunity for
the whole police family to come together and
remember police officers who have died protecting the
communities they served.
“Today is particularly poignant as the losses of Pcs
Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes in Greater Manchester
and Pc Ian Dibell in Essex are still so raw.
“The tributes to these officers have shown policing
was a true vocation for them. We have heard that it
was a job Fiona and Nicola loved; and Ian showed his
commitment to protecting others even when off-duty,
as so many police officers routinely do.
“We commemorate them and their contribution to
policing, along with those the police family has lost in
the past. Our thoughts are with their families, friends
and colleagues.”
This year’s service, in York Minster on September 30,
was attended by Chief Constable Jim Barker-McCardle,
Essex Police Federation secretary Roy Scanes and rep
Andrew Hastings, together with Mrs Dodd, widow
of Pc Sidney Dodd; Sue Bishop, widow of acting Sgt
Bill Bishop; and Ron and Jean Jennings, parents of Pc
Jo-Ann Jennings.
A memorial service for Pc Dibell in August was
attended by police officers and staff of all ranks from
Essex and many other UK forces.
Home Secretary Theresa May, the Lord Lieutenant of
Essex Lord Petre and the Bishop of Colchester the Rt
Rev Christopher Morgan, joined the hundreds packing
St James’ Church, Clacton, to honour and celebrate Pc
Dibell’s life.
Among the tributes were eulogies from his family, his
partner PCSO Louise Lilley and Mr Barker-McCardle.
The memorial service followed a private funeral
service on July 31 at Weeley Crematorium, near Clacton.
Action from the memorial
rugby match for Pc Ian Dibell
between Essex Police (in
red and blue) and the joint
Clacton and Colchester
police team
Picture courtesy of Archant
Suffolk
DEATH IN
SERVICE
Sadly, the following
police officer has died
while serving Essex
Police.
The force sends its
condolences to his
family, friends and
colleagues.
August 31, 2012
Insp Tony Rustman,
of LPA West
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News 3
We’re out to Imprez
Did you know the force has a Subaru Impreza
WRX which is used as a driving simulator?
It was one of the force’s interceptors – as seen on
Channel 5’s Police Interceptors.
The vehicle was converted into a simulator by staff
in Transport Services’ new build workshop – most of
it in their own time.
Now we take the simulator into schools and
colleges throughout the year to give the students a
simulated police drive. It is also used at road safety
events around the county.
And in the summer it appeared at a Help for Heroes
fund-raising event at the Prodrive/Kenilworth Circuit
in Warwickshire.
If you know of an event in your neighbourhood
at which the driving simulator could make an
appearance, contact community engagement officer
Pc Paul Barber in Operational Policing Command on
101 ext 481121 or via email with details
Essex
Police’s
Subaru Impreza
WRX driving
simulator is
available for
community and
road safety events
Picture by Paul Barber
Social media attracts a following
Essex Police now has more than 25,000 followers on Twitter
The force’s official page @essexpoliceuk has been
steadily attracting followers since it was launched in
May 2010 as another method of communicating with
the public.
The page is used to keep residents up to date with
policing activities – including arrests, charges and
court sentences – as well as to ask the public for help
to identify suspects caught on camera and trace
vulnerable missing people.
We also currently have seven police officers with
official Essex Police Twitter accounts as well a page
dedicated to the activity of our helicopter.
The page, @qh99heli, which was launched in
conjunction with Kent Police, has recently been
re-named @NPAS_Boreham following the launch of
the National Police Air Service last month.
But Twitter is just one of a growing number of social
media channels Essex Police uses to reach residents
of Essex and beyond.
Audioboo and Facebook pages are already up and
running at www.audioboo.fm/essexpoliceuk
and www.facebook.com/essexpoliceuk and last
month we launched Flickr to coincide with the
results of a Hallowe’en poster competition for
young people.
Children aged five to 11 were asked to help us
spread safety messages in the run-up to Hallowe’en
and Bonfire Night.
Around 500 entries were received and everyone
who entered was able to see their design on show
on an online poster gallery on our Flickr page
www.flickr.com/essexpoliceuk
And our YouTube channel hosts more than 150
short videos and CCTV clips which have been
watched more than a million times.
The channel www.youtube.com/essexpoliceuk
features two- to three-minute videos which are
created in-house by the TV and Internet units and
show police officers, police staff and police animals
in action across the county.
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News 4
Special day of action sees 10 arrests Remembrance Day
October 20 was a day of action for
Specials across the force
It focused on the execution of warrants alongside
a number of roadchecks, supported by ANPR
(automatic number plate recognition), which were set
up to detect and disrupt criminals using our roads.
Supported by regular officers attached to the
Casualty Reduction Unit (CRU), 33 Specials ran
roadchecks in Basildon, Harlow and Lakeside during
the day, and more than 15,000 vehicles were scanned.
Of these, 273 were stopped and checked, resulting
in five arrests, seven vehicles being seized and the
following fixed penalty notices being issued: 119 for
having no MoT certificate; 110 for driving without a
seatbelt; 22 for driving while using a mobile phone;
five for driving without insurance; two for driving
without a licence; and 32 ‘other’ offences, including
four vehicles being over weight.
Two cannabis warnings were also issued. Among
the people arrested was a man wanted in connection
with a £15,000 fraud and a shoplifter.
SSupt Adam Pipe says: “Op Street Cred served to
provide a high-visibility presence, reinforced by the
public display of seized vehicles at each site, and also
reminded the criminals that we are out in force.”
Meanwhile, 18 Specials attached to the Operational
Support Group and one Response Special took part
in Operation Witchcraft, executing 24 warrants and
arresting five people.
Two people were subsequently charged – one with
theft and one regarding a race-related matter – and
several cannabis plants were seized.
Several Specials were also deployed to Southend to
assist with the search for a high-risk missing person.
Specials were attached to a tactical unit – the OSG –
for the first time in March this year.
Since then, they have completed more than
1650 duty hours,
executed 254
warrants and made
73 arrests.
SInsp Alex Ward
says: “We have 26
committed and
passionate Specials
at OSG carrying out
a wide variety of
taskings alongside
our regular
colleagues.”
Operation Street Cred
in Basildon and (inset)
the Operation
Witchcraft team are
briefed by SSgt
Hannah Carter prior to
the execution
of a warrant
A group of Specials from across Essex
took part in one of the county’s biggest
Remembrance parades in Chelmsford city
centre on Sunday, November 11
Eleven officers practised in the art of drill marched
alongside the Territorial Army Essex Yeomanry, 3rd
Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment, veterans, the fire
service and cadet forces in memory of those who
have lost their lives in service.
They marched from Market Square to the war
memorial in Duke Street where they and hundreds of
others joined Chelmsford Mayor Christopher Kingsley
and the High Sheriff of Essex Christopher Palmer-
Tomkinson to pay their respects.
Among those laying wreaths was Specials’ Assistant
Chief Officer Howard Rayner.
Pictured are: SSgt David Thompson, Sc Perry
Woolner, SSgt Tom Caton, Sc Spencer Worth,
Sinsp Alexander Ward, Sc Shane Bartley, SSgt Gareth
Ward, Sc Allen Stephens and Sc John Harrison. Attending
but not pictured were Sc Jon King and Sc Bob King
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News 5
A river runs through it ...
A BBC radio presenter gave his
listeners a taste of high-speed policing
when he joined an Essex Police Marine
Unit patrol on the River Thames
Ray Clark, who presents the popular BBC Essex Breakfast
programme, swapped the comfort of his Chelmsford
studio for the speed and spray of a rigid inflatable boat
(RIB) capable of speeds of more than 60mph.
Kitted out in a drysuit and lifejacket, Ray joined
Pc Shane Burke and Marine Unit reservist Sgt Jason
Lane, from the HQ Driver Training School, for a brief
taste of a patrol during the London 2012 Olympic
Games when Essex, Kent and the Metropolitan Police
joined forces to monitor all ships and leisure boats
Pc Shane
Burke, Ray
Clark and Sgt Jason
Lane on Marine Unit
RIB on the Thames near
Tilbury Docks and (inset)
Ray Clark describes the
scene to radio listeners
as the RIB reaches more
than 50mph
Pictures by Bill Stock
using the Thames. Joining the boat at Tilbury landing
stage, Ray recorded a running commentary as Jason
and Shane showed how the marine units worked
closely with the London port authorities to monitor
the movements of a wide range of vessels, ranging
from massive bulk carriers and cruise ships to small
sailing yachts and motor boats.
And as helmsman Jason eased forward the throttles
of the RIB’s two 225hp outboard motors to quickly
check the various ships moored between Tilbury and
Purfleet, Ray continued to commentate above the
roar of the engines and whistle of the slipstream.
His fascinating report and his reminiscences of
some of his slower ferry crossings of the Thames
between Tilbury and Gravesend were broadcast the
following day.
A life on the ocean wave
Four special constables joined the Marine Unit for the
first time earlier this year and have since notched up
more than 150 duties, totalling more than 1,300 hours
They have already undertaken some basic marine
training with the aim of becoming crew
for all four main patrol vessels – three rigid
inflatable boats (RIBs) and the 42ft launch
Alert IV.
As well as crewing general patrols and
warship escorts, the Specials also helped the
unit train for the London 2012 Olympic Games
and played a part during the Queen’s Diamond
Jubilee River Pageant on the Thames in June.
But the work of a marine special constable is
not only based on the water, they also patrol the
marine community by road.
These high-visibility patrols also help with
intelligence-gathering for Project Kraken – which
focuses on the reporting of unusual activity
or behaviour within the maritime community
believed or suspected of being linked to acts of
terrorism or serious organised crime – and they
offer specialist crime prevention advice.
Acting Sgt Dawn Smith said: “The work of the Marine
Unit Specials has already proven to be invaluable. They
have already contributed a lot to daily tasking and
general duties.”
“Our commitment to patrol covers the coastal and
inland waterways of the entire Essex coastline, from
Crayford Ness and the Metropolitan Police border on
the River Thames to Manningtree and the Suffolk Police
border on the River Stour, as well as 12 miles out to sea.
“This covers roughly 400 miles of coastline just for
Essex and, when you consider we are also part of the
Joint Marine Unit with Kent Police, our patrol area
could extend to nearly 700 miles. With this in mind our
Specials are a fantastic asset to our growing roles.”
HMS Ocean is escorted
up the Thames, top
A Marine Unit RIB
patrols the Thames
during the Queen’s
Diamond Jubilee River
Pageant, above
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News 6
Taking action over fraud Digging up the answers
Action Fraud is changing the way the
police deal with fraud investigations
Action Fraud is the UK’s national fraud-reporting
centre, which acts as a central point of contact for all
information about fraud and financially-motivated
internet crime.
From December 17, police will continue to crime these
fraud and forgery offences:
• Making or supplying articles for use in fraud
• Possess / control article(s) for use in fraud
• Possession of false documents
• Making off without payment – fuel only
• Forgery or use of drug prescription
• Fraud, forgery etc associated with vehicle or
driver records
• Other forgery.
But victims reporting other frauds will be directed to
Action Fraud – they can either phone in their report
or complete an online form. However, if the victim is
perceived to be vulnerable, then a police officer will
notify Action Fraud of the crime on behalf of the victim
or assist them in reporting it to Action Fraud.
Where a crime is established, it will be recorded and the
victim provided with a national crime reference number.
All crimes and information
reports will be analysed and
used to build up a picture of
fraud nationally – leading to
more targeted enforcement
and preventative action –
and crimes with viable lines
of enquiry will be sent to
the relevant force or agency
as ‘packages’ to investigate
further.
DCI Keith Davies, head
of the Serious Economic
Crime Unit (SECU), says joining Action Fraud will
provide an enhanced service to fraud victims.
“It is clear that where the victim is reporting a crime
in action, or is assessed to be vulnerable, we will
continue to deal with the report as normal.
“But for all other such reports, the victim will make
contact with Action Fraud, which will pass them onto
the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau for assessment.
“Police forces will investigate cases which have either
actionable intelligence or viable lines of enquiry.
Clearly, such a system has the potential to save us
hundreds of hours spent filling in reports and will
mean that our time is spent conducting actionable
pro-active investigations whilst protecting those
vulnerable victims who are often targeted by
fraudsters.”
To report fraud and internet
crime to Action Fraud, visit
www.action.fraud.police.uk
or ring 0300 123 2040. Police officers or staff
with any query about an Action Fraud referral
should contact the IMU – Crime Bureau on ext
488888
Detectives had to call on a little extra help when a human
skeleton was found on the beach near Bradwell Power Station
After ascertaining that the find was
not a recent death, police officers
contacted Essex County Council’s Historic
Environment Branch (HEB) to find out
more.
Large amounts of beach in the Blackwater
estuary were washed away during winter
2009/10, particularly between Bradwell
Creek and Weymarks Beach, where up to
10ft may have been lost in places.
This erosion exposed a skull, which was
spotted by a member of the public, who reported
it. Following an excavation by the police, an almost
complete skeleton was revealed.
Home Office forensic pathologist Dr Benjamin Swift
determined that the remains were those of a short,
adult male. However, while the skull was damaged it
was considered this was as a result of sea erosion and it
was not possible to ascertain the cause of death.
Radio-carbon dating placed the man’s death to
most probably within the first few decades of the 11th
century and that is when the HEB was consulted.
After interviewing the officers and studying the site
where the skeleton was found, together with their
historical knowledge of the area, HEB staff were able to
establish that the body appeared to have been buried
in a shallow grave.
The burial site was on what would have been a
salt-marsh island in the estuary – this having been
considerably wider in Saxon times – although the actual
grave was not identified during excavation.
The early 11th century was a turbulent time in Essex
and English history and was marked by numerous
Viking incursions, including the Battle of Maldon in AD
991, and the accession to the English throne by the
Danish prince Canute in 1016.
The skull in situ
(police truncheon
for scale)
A full report can be found in
The Transactions of the Essex
Society for Archaeology and
History 2010
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News 7
Baby, you’re beautiful! Meet our new PCC
A team of quick-thinking officers safely
delivered baby Annie in Brightlingsea
early one morning
The officers had been dealing with a fight outside a
block of flats at 1am on September 8 when they were
flagged down by Ramon Hayward, 24.
He said his partner, 20-year-old Chelsea Nolan,
was about to give birth in the building’s communal
hallway.
Constables Kirsty Lucas and David Wren and Sgt
Simon Tattersall found Chelsea in advanced labour.
Pc Wren helped to deliver baby Annie while his
colleagues offered verbal and practical support. Then
paramedics whisked mother, father and child to
Colchester General Hospital.
The new Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex
takes office on November 22.
On this date – November 22 – all members of police
staff will have their employment transferred to the
PCC.
However, all terms and conditions of employment
will remain otherwise unchanged and there will be
no break in service for any statutory or contractual
purpose and members of police staff will still be
able to contribute to the Local Government Pension
Scheme (LGPS) if appropriate.
And they will remain under the direction and
control of Chief Constable Jim Barker-McCardle,
who will retain operational independence but be
responsible to the public and accountable to the PCC
Pc Kirsty Lucas and baby
Annie with proud parents
Ramon Hayward and Chelsea Nolan,
Pc David Wren and Sgt Simon Tattersall
for the
Pc Wren said: “One minute we were dealing with a
fight and the next we were delivering a baby.
It was a surreal moment. After nearly ten years in
the job, this is the first time I’ve delivered a baby
on duty. It was a fabulous experience being the first
to hold the baby as I passed her to mum, who was
amazing throughout the whole incident.”
Pc Lucas added: “I feel privileged to have been part
of such a wonderful experience. I never imagined that
during my tour of duty I would be delivering a baby
with my colleagues. I recall telling Chelsea she had
given birth to a little girl and the delight in her face
was amazing. The experience will live with me forever.”
The proud parents added: “We’re extremely proud of
Annie and are extremely grateful to these officers
who are our new best friends. We’re not sure what
we would have done without them.”
delivery of efficient and effective policing,
management of resources and the force’s
expenditure.
In turn, the PCC, who will serve an initial four-year
term, will be responsible for securing an efficient and
effective police service in everything, from counterterrorism
and serious & organised crime to local
Neighbourhood Policing.
And the PCC will be held to account by a Police and
Crime Panel (PCP), responsible for scrutinising and
supporting the Commissioner and providing a ‘check
and balance’ mechanism.
A shadow PCP met for the first time in mid-July.
Membership comprises one councillor nominated
by each district/borough council in Essex plus the
Southend and Thurrock unitary authorities and Essex
County Council, with two independent members of
the public also nominated/co-opted.
In the weeks before any election, local authority
and government officials enter a period known as
The new Police and Crime Commissioner
for Essex is Nick Alston, who was elected on
after the count on November 16
Mr Alston – our first PCC – is due to take office on
November 22.
A former Royal Naval officer, Mr Alston spent almost
30 years in operational defence and security work.
He then spent five years in the private sector as a
security director for a major global corporation.
Appointed a CBE in 1997, Mr Alston is a member of
the Advisory Board of the Jill Dando Institute of Security and
Crime Science and a non-executive director on the Mid-Essex
Hospitals NHS Trust Board.
Mr Alston’s father served with Essex Police for 37 years and
retired as DCC in 1971.
On his website, Mr Alston says: “I intend now to use my
experience and knowledge to help steer Essex Police through
the major changes it is facing.
“I will also bring policing in Essex closer to all of us who live
and work in Essex and to make it genuinely accountable to
the local communities it serves.”
Chief Constable Jim Barker-McCardle said: “I very much look
forward to welcoming Nick Alston, the newly-elected Police
and Crime Commissioner, into office.
“My priority is to ensure we continue to deliver the very best
police service to our diverse communities in Essex. My focus
remains firmly on this and on supporting the PCC in his new
role.”
On November 22 – all members of police staff will have their
employment transferred to the PCC.
However, all terms and
conditions of employment
will remain otherwise
unchanged and there will
be no break in service for
any statutory or contractual
purpose.
Information about the office of PCC is
available on the Police and Crime
Commissioner intranet site – which can
also be accessed via a link on the front page of
the intranet, or by clicking here
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News 8
Michael meets his river rescuers Sea drama praise
A man who came close to freezing to
death in a river has been reunited with his
rescuers – two Essex Police officers and a
member of the public - who were drawn
to the scene by his pet dog
Michael Dabbs, 63, is thought to have been trapped
in the river at Grays for more than two hours.
His springer spaniel Smudge attracted the first
rescuer, local resident Tony Paxton, who was walking
across a bridge over the river and became suspicious
at the dog’s behaviour. Mr Paxton then heard calls for
help and phoned 999.
Pcs Karen Pownall and Martin Swain quickly found
Mr Dabbs about 20 yards away. He had fallen into the
river while trying to rescue his other spaniel, Ben.
After the two officers had rescued Mr Dabbs and
Ben, a paramedic warned that Mr Dabbs’s body
temperature was critically low and he was taken to
Basildon Hospital.
Mr Dabbs made a full recovery and earlier this
month, he met three of his rescuers at Churchill Road,
Grays, where the drama happened on October 26.
Mr Paxton was crossing the bridge when a dog ran
in front of him. He said: “I made a fuss of him because
he seemed distressed. Because he had a lead on I
was fearful that its owner might be in trouble. Then I
heard Mr Dabbs’s weak calls from help.
“He was lucky. This road is normally quiet and on
that cold and dark Friday evening no-one else was
about.”
Pc Pownall was the first officer to arrive. She
searched along the river and found Mr Dabbs at the
bottom of an 8ft high sloping bank.
“Pc Swain arrived soon afterwards and managed
to get down the slope to grab Mr Dabbs, who was
holding on to Ben,” she said.
“Martin kept slipping so I grabbed hold of him. We
both started losing our footing but luckily did not go
into the water. All three of us were being stung by
nettles. Then Martin and I counted to three, pulled as
hard as we could and hauled Mr Dabbs and Ben to
safety.”
Pc Swain added: “Mr Dabbs was suffering from
hypothermia so we put him in one of our coats
and wrapped him in the survival foil we carry. But
when the paramedic checked his temperature it was
critically low at 28C and life-threatening. Normal
temperature is 37C. We were relieved to hear that
he quickly recovered.”
East of England Ambulance Service spokesman
Gary Sanderson said: “Both officers’ quick-thinking
and rapid intervention has no doubt saved this man’s
life. Well done to both of them.”
Mr Dabbs, who spent about six hours in hospital,
said: “The trouble started when Ben fell the river
and couldn’t get out. I went after him and found I
couldn’t get out. I didn’t realise at the time just how
serious it was.
“I am extremely grateful to everyone involved
and reckon the police officers did a really good job.
Smudge did a good job too. He could have run off
but springers are clever dogs.”
Michael
Dabbs and
Ben with, from right,
Pc Karen Pownall and
Smudge, Tony Paxton
and Pc Martin Swain
Picture by Bill Stock
Pc Martin
Knights with
the young
boy he rescued from
the sea off Southend
Picture by Ian Risdon
A Southend police officer has been
praised for rescuing a boy who got
into difficulties in the sea
As soon as Pc Martin Knights became aware of a
13-year-old struggling in the water, he stripped off
his uniform, jumped in and swam about 200m to
rescue the boy.
Pc Knights, 46, towed the boy back to shore, where
he was checked over by paramedics before being
reunited with his step-mother.
Pc Knights had been on patrol with Sc Pete Baron
near Adventure Island just before 3pm on August 1
when they saw the boy waving.
While Sc Baron radioed for CCTV coverage and
further units, Pc Knights quickly stripped off, ran
down the beach and into the water.
“The boy’s step-mum was really grateful when I
brought him back to shore. She hugged
me afterwards. It’s nice when we, the
police, are appreciated for our work,”
said Pc Knights afterwards.
Sgt Ash Holland, of Southend Central
NPT, added: “I watched the whole
incident on CCTV and have no doubt
that, if it were not for the quick thinking
and brave actions of Martin, then the
boy may not be alive today.”
The town’s CCTV
operators
followed the
pair in the water
to ensure they
didn’t disappear
in the estuary’s
strong current.
You can view
the CCTV
footage by clicking
here. If you find
access blocked by
WebMarshal, click
on Grant Temporary
Access
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News 9
We’ve got an APP for that!
Authorised Professional Practice (APP) streamlines more than
600 pieces of existing policing guidance and knowledge
products into a single, central, interactive, online source
APP replaces many of the current guidance
documents and will, ultimately, replace a lot of local
force policies and procedures, significantly reducing
bureaucracy, encouraging the use of professional
discretion and bringing consistency to all authorised
police practice.
However, in practice, you will notice little difference
as APP will be linked to relevant policy and procedure
through the force’s Policy and Procedure Document
Library.
You should still visit this to look up particular
policies and procedures but some information or
links to other guidance documents will have been
replaced by a link to the relevant information on APP.
APP has been developed in an interactive format
– information is interlinked and clearly signposted,
allowing you to navigate easily around the site.
You can either access APP direct – you can find links
on the blue menu on the intranet front page and on
the Site Directory’s Information menu – or via the
Policy and Procedure links.
APP has been tested by user groups across the force
and their feedback has helped to shape it.
APP comprises:
Core practice: themes which cut across a wide range
of policing activities:
Investigation; Intelligence Management;
Information Management; Operations; Engagement
and Communications; Prosecution and Case
Management; Detention and Custody; and Decision
Making.
Specific practice: areas which require additional
national standards and/or practice for reasons of high
risk, interoperability and partnership working:
Armed Policing; CBRN; Civil Contingencies;
Mobilisation; Organised Crime; and Public Order.
The following areas of Specific practice are
currently being developed and should come online
through APP next year: Counter-Terrorism; Covert
(technical surveillance, surveillance and undercover);
Domestic Extremism; e-Crime; Financial
Investigation; Forensics; Major Crime; Professional
Standards; Protecting Vulnerable People; Roads
Policing; and Stop and Search.
If you have any questions, contact:
Peter Hood or Tracy Ashford in the
Policy Development Unit on ext
150036 and ext 150036, respectively
Largest drugs haul in Essex
Three men from south Essex have
appeared in court after the force
recovered our largest-ever cocaine haul
A six-month-long investigation by officers from the Kent
and Essex Serious Crime Directorate (SCD) resulted in
two arrests on October 6 when a 29-year-old man was
arrested near Ardleigh and a 30-year-old arrested in
Bowers Gifford.
Officers also recovered 16kgs of cocaine which, together
with a further 8kgs they recovered the previous night in
Beckton, east London, has an estimated street value of
£5million.
The two men arrested were each charged with one
count of conspiring to supply a Class A drug.
A 28-year-old man was arrested in Waltham Abbey
early last month in connection with the same operation
and £250,000 was recovered from an Epping house. He
was charged with one count of being in possession of
criminal property.
All three have since appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates’
Court, prior to Crown Court committal proceedings.
Capt Peel’s family museum visit
The Peel family
outside the Chief’s
House at Essex
Police HQ
The family of former Essex Chief Constable
Captain Jonathan Peel visited HQ in the summer
Sir Jonathan, as he later became, was youngest-ever
Chief Constable when he took command of the Bath
City force in 1931. Two years later, he became Chief
Constable of Essex.
His daughter Angela Marks and her family visited
Essex Police Museum – where Captain Peel’s uniform
is displayed – and then DCC Derek Benson opened the
Chief’s House for a guided tour.
Mrs Marks’ husband Ian asked Captain Peel for her
hand in marriage in the waiting room of the Chief’s
House, which they knew as the smoking room.
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News 10
Fighting for wildlife
Wildlife crime officer Pc Andy Long is getting
his message across in a webfilm highlighting
the illegal trade in wildlife products
Wildlife crime officer Pc Andy Long is
getting his message across in a webfilm
highlighting the illegal trade in wildlife
products.
Pc Long was asked to feature in the
webfilm, for the World Wide Fund for Nature
(WWF), because of his work in Essex.
The illegal wildlife trade is the fifth largest
global illegal trade after drugs, counterfeiting,
human trafficking and oil.
Pc Long says: “Poaching in Africa and
Asia is on the increase and we need to
stop the trade in end-user countries so
there isn’t a market for illegal wildlife
goods.
“We are the guardians of this planet and
if we don’t work to stop this trade, then
our grandchildren will only be able to see
wild animals in zoos and, if they die out
completely, they cannot be replaced.”
In the past year, the force has seized
more than 100 items of ivory being sold
illegally online.
And, as the force’s wildlife, heritage and
environmental crime officer, Pc Long’s work involves a
lot of unusual cases.
His work also takes him to Stansted Airport where
he deals with cases of animals smuggled into the UK,
such as the seven endangered Hermann’s tortoises
found in a couple’s suitcases after they returned from
a holiday in Corfu in 2009. They were subsequently
sentenced to carry out unpaid community work.
To report a wildlife
crime, contact Pc
Long at wildlife@
essex.pnn.police.uk
or on 07890 513899
– but dial 999 if it is
an emergency
First for online investigation team
A Clacton man was jailed for two years after blackmailing a teenager online to obtain
sexual images – the first successful conviction for this type of offence
Late last year, a 16-year-old girl met Reece Moore online.
They communicated with each other and Moore, 20,
gained the teenager’s confidence.
She had explained that she had significant mental
health issues but Moore used her vulnerability to
persuade her to part with indecent images of herself.
He then used these images and the fear of posting
them on the internet to force her to perform sexual acts
on a webcam while he recorded them.
Ds Lee Morton, from our Police Online Investigation
Team (POLIT), says: “Reece Moore then moved to show
his true sadistic nature by order her to cut his initials into
Joining us all together
Work on a new, integrated back-office IT
system, commonly known as SAP, is well
underway
SAP, being introduced early next year, will replace the
existing business, HR and finance systems. Because
it’s a single system, you’ll get a better service and
the force saves money on system maintenance and
licenses.
The first changes will see SAP replacing ORIGIN HR,
through which you access Self Service. Everyone will
use SAP to book on and off, access duties, log mileage
and expenses, request annual leave and book on
training courses – all in one place.
In time we’ll use SAP to manage our finances and
accounts, place orders and manage our stores and pay
officers and staff. The system gives us opportunities
like eRecruitment – making recruitment quicker and
easier for managers and applicants.
her inner thighs using a razor blade.”
Moore was arrested in June and subsequently
admitted making indecent photographs of a child
and causing sexual activity with a mentally-disordered
person by threat.
Jailing him in September, the judge at Chelmsford
Crown Court ruled that Moore’s recordings amounted
to property gained for blackmail, despite there being no
loss to the victim.
It was the first successful conviction using this
offence for this type of offending – the victim’s age had
excluded her from the normal incitement offences used.
Because SAP is integrated, it will improve some
of our processes. For example, officers who do
some planned overtime, booking on and off at the
pre-approved times, won’t need to complete a claim
form. All unplanned overtime will have
to be approved – through
a simple form which goes
automatically
to the right approver.
Moving to SAP also means
we’re using the same system
as Kent – allowing better
collaboration within the
Kent and Essex Serious
Crime Directorate (SCD) and
between back office functions,
such as HR, Financial Services
and Procurement Services to
work together.
Find
information
about SAP
on the
Collaboration extranet
– click on IT Directorate
and look for SAP under
the Programmes/
projects heading or
click here. Full
guidance will be
provided nearer the
dates SAP goes live
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Awards 11
Recognising the best
Head of vulnerable persons DCI Denise Morrissey has been
recognised for her work in supporting victims and witnesses
At the annual Police Bravery Awards she received
Victim Support’s award for Outstanding Contribution
to Supporting Victims and Witnesses.
Afterwards, DCI Morrissey said: “I am proud and
privileged to receive the award but it’s a team effort.
I have a marvellous team supporting me and it’s nice
for their work to be recognised by this award as well.”
She was nominated by Victim Support Essex and
Hertfordshire Division, who believed she “would
be a most worthy recipient” of the award, made to
recognise “a serving police officer who has made an
outstanding contribution to supporting victims and
witnesses of crime, ensuring that they are able to
access justice and find the strength to overcome the
effects of crime”.
The award was presented for the first time this year
at last month’s ceremony, organised by the Police
Federation of England and Wales, in partnership with
Police Mutual.
DCI Morrissey, of Crime & Public Protection
Command, has worked hard throughout her 15-year
police career to develop strong partnership links
with other agencies – particularly Victim Support – in
order to ensure the highest-quality support to crime
victims and witnesses.
Among her many achievements has been working
alongside Victim Support to agree an operational
Memorandum of Understanding that led to the
introduction of a customer-centred service protocol
that ensures early and efficient contact with victims
of vulnerable category offences.
Javed Khan, chief executive officer of Victim
Support, says: “We all need to recognise and
celebrate the great bravery of police officers in
fighting crime and catching criminals. We must also,
DCI Denise
Morrissey
receives her award
from Victim Support
chief executive officer
Javed Khan
though, commend the courage the police show, day
in-day out, in supporting victims and witnesses in a
dignified and sensitive way.”
And Paul McKeever, chairman of the Police
Federation of England and Wales, adds: “The Victim
Support award is a very worthy addition to the
Police Bravery Awards. It is only right that the, often
unrecognised, extended police officer support given
to witnesses and victims of crime is recognised and
we are grateful to Victim Support for sponsoring this
award category.
“DCI Morrissey is a commendable winner and a
credit to the police service.”
The contribution of Specials in Essex and across the
eastern region towards mutual aid provision has been
recognised nationally
They won the Team Award for Mutual Aid at the
National Special Constabulary and Police Service
Volunteers Award ceremony last month.
ACC Maurice Mason says: “The Special Constabulary
is a hugely important part of our force and this award
represents much-deserved recognition of their
endeavours.
“Here in Essex, the Specials played a crucial role in
Operation Cabinet at Dale Farm last year and were a
key part of our planning for the Olympic Games.
“Specials from across the eastern region regularly
provide mutual aid to partner forces and this is
particularly crucial during major events, such as
festivals or marches, and during key anti-crime
initiatives.”
Award organisers say the mutual aid support
offered by Specials saved the region’s forces more
than £223,000.
CSI supervisor David Riches has been named
‘best student’ by the National Policing
Improvement Agency’s forensics centre
David was presented with the Crime Scene
Management Development Programme award at
the NPIA’s Forensic Awards in August.
After a two-week residential course, students
undergo a two-year programme of continuous
training and assessment.
And David was judged top student from all those
who took the course in the past two years.
The Crime Scene Management Development
Course is run by the NPIA.
It entails both theoretical and practical aspects
of managing a major crime scene, predominantly
murder but also rape and other very serious crime.
Above
ACC Maurice Mason
is delighted with the
Specials’ help
Below
CSI supervisor David
Riches is presented
with his award by
award sponsor Katie
Melton, of forensic
scenes of crime
consumables supplier
WA Products
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Feature 12
Collaboration
is on the move
When the Kent and Essex Transport Services department was
created just over a year ago, it was given a clear mandate by both
Chief Constables: to drive down costs while continuing to keep both
forces on the road and maintaining vital support to front-line policing
Now, as one of the biggest police transport
operations in the UK, the department aims to set the
standard nationwide for fleet collaboration.
Putting the right vehicles into the right roles and
consolidating policies across both forces have been
important factors.
Head of Transport John Gorton says: “Our focus is
always operational and our aims and objectives are
all about front-line policing.
“The key to achieving our collaboration mandate is
to standardise across both forces – buying standard
vehicles and equipment from national contracts and
achieving bigger discounts, as well as consolidating
processes and policies across both forces.
“In effect, doing it once and doing it well. We work
closely with operational colleagues to ensure vehicles
are matched to operational need, used effectively
and made available to the people who need them.”
Before collaborating, Essex Police and Kent Police
used different vehicles – an early challenge for the
Transport Services team.
However, in March 2011, legislation required all
forces to buy standard vehicles from the national
police vehicle contract.
The new framework limits choice but enables UK forces to
make significant savings through joined-up procurement.
This represented a significant change for Kent
Police, which traditionally used Skodas but is now
moving to Fords, achieving significant savings in the
process.
Close collaborative working between the two forces
has meant a phased transition is achieving the best
from both forces.
“But it has not been all one-way traffic,” says John.
“The Skoda Octavia 4x4 and the BMW X5 will be
making an appearance in some roles in Essex.”
The new fleet line-up for both Essex and Kent:
• Marked non-Response – Ford Fiesta
• Marked Response – Ford Focus estate
• Marked 4x4 – Ford Ranger
• Station cell van – Ford Transit Connect
• Unmarked (CID) – Ford Fiesta
• Dog vehicle – Skoda Octavia 4x4 estate
• Compact traffic – Skoda Octavia 4x4 estate
• Traffic – BMW 530 estate
• Traffic 4x4 – Land Rover Discovery or BMW X5
• Armed response – BMW 530 or X5
Head of
Transport
John Gorton and Essex
delivery managers
Sandra Zagger and
Rosanne Grandison
Pictures by Matthew
Benham
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Feature 13
In Essex, Transport Services is currently managing the
installation of more than 200 mobile data terminals
(MDTs) into our vehicle fleet.
Engineering service manager Trevor Roper says:
“Ideally MDTs will be installed as new vehicles are
introduced but many will be retrospectively installed.
“And we’ll need the patience and support of
colleagues as vehicles are called into the workshops
over the next couple of months for them to be fitted.”
Ensuring installations are effective, safe and legally
compliant has been a real challenge.
John explains: “Cars were not designed to take this
equipment and there can be no compromise on officer
safety.”
Another major challenge for the team was the
Blueprint for policing Essex, which resulted in
significant changes to fleet requirements.
The Blueprint introduced borderless policing,
changing how we respond to emergency calls. In
turn, that has altered the demands on our fleet.
“The new Blueprint represents some significant
challenges for Transport Services – both in terms of
the types of vehicles and the additional pressures
they are under, requiring us to review our servicing
regimes on key vehicles,” says John.
“And, with changes to operational deployment
“All our staff have been absolutely outstanding and have risen to the occasion”
Head of Transport John Gorton
practices, we have introduced full Battenberg
livery on the new-model Response Ford Focus
and upgraded the light bars to deal with fast road
requirements.
“We have also redistributed the fleet to ensure these
higher-specification vehicles are prioritised to central
Response. This matches the Kent approach and also
enhances officer safety.”
Collaboration has resulted in a new, leaner
Transport Services structure with John being
supported by delivery managers Sandra Zagger and
Rosanne Grandison (job share) in Essex and Tony
Petts in Kent.
“However, our focus and dedication to supporting
the front line is unchanged” says John.
The team is working closely with Reform in Essex
and the Kent Policing Model (KPM), continuing to
review fleet composition and consolidate policies
and working practices.
And it is driving further fleet efficiencies through
effective use of vehicles.
Sandra explains: “Improving how they are being
used and utilised presents a real opportunity.
“Reducing overall fleet mileage is key, as is ensuring
available vehicles are used to their full potential,
making them available to whoever needs them. “
Essex officers and staff are required to provide
on-line mileage returns and confirm that weekly
vehicle safety checks have been completed.
As well as helping to maintain the safety of those
who drive our vehicles, other benefits include:
• reduced corporate risks around vehicle use – a
safer fleet
• details of vehicle use – are the vehicles available
to those who need them?
• more accurate predictive service scheduling –
less downtime, more availability
• improved fleet-replacement programming
• reduced administration – less paperwork.
John says: “It’s been a challenging 16 months but
all our staff have been absolutely outstanding and
have risen to the occasion. Many have undertaken
new challenges and responsibilities and shown real
leadership at every level.
“We have a clear way ahead now and a really good
opportunity for the future.
“Ultimately, our aim is to be the collaboration force
by which others will be measured.”
Visit the Transport
Services extranet site for
more information and to
leave feedback:
http://extranet.ecis.police.
uk/support-services/depts/
transport.html
FACtFILE
• The combined Essex and Kent transport fleet has more than 2,200 vehicles
• A total of 33 million miles are travelled every year by the two forces
• Essex and Kent each have 24 workshop technicians who help to keep the fleet
on the road
• The Essex Police transport garages carried out 14,000 vehicle jobs over the past
12 months and used more than 3,000 tyres
• More than 1,293,000 litres of fuel have been used by Essex Police so far this
year
• Last year, Essex Police spent £2.8million on fuel
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Feature 14
Surround A town results all add up
Six men were arrested and 14
vehicles seized during a major road
safety and crime reduction operation
in Basildon last month
This latest Surround A Town involved more than 40
police officers from the force’s Casualty Reduction
Unit, Response and Patrol, Road Policing and Essex
Police Special Constabulary, who carried out roadside
checks and mobile patrols.
Also known as Operation Nash, it was part of Essex
County Council’s three-year No Excuse campaign to
tackle motoring offences and point out to motorists
that there is no excuse for such offences as speeding
and driving while using a mobile phone, not wearing
seatbelts or without insurance or valid driving
documents.
Certain towns have been selected for particular
attention, based on their history of serious injury and
fatal road crashes.
The first Surround A Town took place in Chelmsford
on May 15, subsequently followed by Colchester,
Harlow and then Basildon. Further operations are
planned through to March 2013.
It’s a great example of partnership working – other
agencies involved include HM Revenue and Customs,
the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA),
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, Trading
Standards and British Transport Police.
Offenders are identified by officers patrolling in cars
or on motorcycles or through automatic number plate
recognition (ANPR) technology. Each operational day
is followed up a fortnight later with a smaller one.
In Basildon, check sites were set up at East Mayne
and London Road, Vange.
A 25-year-old man, from east London, arrested on
suspicion of driving while disqualified and possessing
cannabis was later charged with these two offences,
as well as driving without insurance and appeared in
court the following day.
Four men arrested on suspicion of stealing clothing
from a charity after a truck loaded with collection bags
was stopped were later released without charge, as
was a 25-year-old Basildon man arrested on suspicion
of being involved in a domestic assault.
More than 320 vehicles were stopped and checked –
14 were seized for not being insured, 103 had expired
MoTs, 102 people were not wearing seatbelts and 40
drivers were seen using mobile phones. More than 30
other motoring offences were
discovered.
County council road safety officers gave advice to
more than 170 offending drivers and 70 motorists later
took part in a road safety training course, instead of
paying a £60 fixed penalty fine.
Casualty reduction manager Adam Pipe says:
“Uninsured vehicles have been taken off the roads but
it is disappointing that every time we do these largescale
operations we find that hundreds of people
continue to flout motoring laws that are in place for
road safety reasons.”
Sgt Simon
Willsher
places a notice on a
seized uninsured car
(main picture)
Cars seized during the
Basildon operation are
loaded on to a transporter
(top)
A sign explains why
the operation is
being carried out
Pictures by Simon Willsher
and Bill Stock
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Feature 15
Aiming to ‘scrap’ illegal metal yards
Metal thefts in Essex have been
reduced by more than 50 per cent in
five months following the launch of a
nationwide crackdown on the crime
Operation Tornado, the codename for an on-going
series of scrapyard visits, roadside stop checks and
district patrols, was launched at the end of May, a
month when 358 metal thefts were reported across
the county.
Figures for September showed the number of thefts
reduced to 161. And, next month, for the first time,
following the issue of a warrant, officers will be able to
enter illegal scrap metal yards, inspecting any premises
unregistered with a local authority.
Currently, officers can only access registered
scrapyards ‘at a reasonable time’ to inspect transaction
books and material thought to be linked to metal
theft.
Last year, the rising value of metals led to a soaring
number of thefts in Essex. In July 2011 the number of
thefts peaked at 450, ranging from lead from church
roofs and metal in catalytic convertersto hi-tech BT
telephone cable and copper strip lightning conductors
on National Grid pylons.
Road signs, manhole covers and railway signalling
and power cable was being taken.
Following the advent of Operation Tornado, officers
now routinely stop dozens of vehicles carrying scrap
and also visit scrapyards to check sales records and
stop and search the vehicles of yard customers.
Road policing operations – such as Surround A
Town – also involve the stopping and checking of
vehicles carrying scrap metals and a number of people
have been arrested after being found in possession of
stolen metals.
Chief Insp Jason Scrivener, who is leading Operation
Tornado in Essex, says: “Metal theft is a crime that
affects thousands of people in many different ways.
“Churches, school and other public buildings
have been closed as a result of theft from roofs, rail
passengers have had journeys delayed, and whole
towns have had their phones cut off after BT cable
was stolen. It is a serious problem and has significant
financial and social implications.
“The number of metal thefts has
reduced significantly over the last six
months, some of which is attributable
to increased focus and engagement
with dealerships but significant work
is still needed to ensure that we create
a hostile environment for those that
choose to break the law.
“I am delighted with the take-up
of the voluntary code of practice we
introduced for scrapyards.
“Designated officers have been
working hard with scrap merchants to
encourage participation in signing up
to the Tornado scheme in advance of
the legislation change.”
From December 3, new legislation will
make it an offence for scrap metal dealers to pay cash
for scrap. Instead, they must pay by cheque or by
electronic transfer of funds. Greater fines will also be
introduced against offenders.
Neighbourhood police officers are working closely
with scrap dealers within their areas, regularly
conducting spot checks and visits and organising local
operations to disrupt and deter criminal offences.
Officers from the our Commercial Vehicle and
Casualty Reduction units are also involved in weekly
operations to stop and check commercial vehicles on
main highways through the county.
At a commercial
vehicle operation at
Thurrock, 17 vehicles
connected to the
scrap trade were
stopped and ten
licensing offences and
six roadworthiness
offences detected
Pictures by Simon Willsher
For more information
about next month’s
changes, under the
Legal Aid, Sentencing
and Punishment of
Offenders (LASPO)
Act , visit the
Neighbourhood
Policing intranet site
and click on Volume
Crime and then
Metal Theft for more
information or click
here
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News 16
Brave new world for custody suite
A new custody suite has opened at
Chelmsford police station following a
complete refurbishment
The £2million refurbishment is the third in a longterm
programme of re-development across our
custody suites and opened on November 12.
The completion of the 18-month-long project sees
cells increased from 11 to 15 and the introduction
of Genesys – a one-stop computer system giving
custody sergeants the ability to oversee and control
activity across the suite from a single screen.
A first for custody suites across Essex, Genesys gives
users control over entry and exit to custody while
alerting them to activated panic alarms and allowing
detention officers to see and speak to detainees in
their cells via intercom.
Custody commander Chief Insp Joe Wrigley says:
“We have a duty of care towards those who come
into our custody and are governed by legislation and
codes of practice around this issue.
“Many of those who come into custody do so as
a result of some kind of crisis and we need to make
sure we are equipped to look after them while
making sure they are answerable to the criminal
justice process. We also have a duty of care to our
staff and have made every effort to create a safe and
appropriate environment for them to work in.”
The suite has been designed in line with duty of
care codes of practice to minimise opportunities
for self-harm and the disposal of evidence. It also
includes increased CCTV coverage, an observation
cell, a disabled toilet and shower area, meal
preparation room and exercise yard.
Around 40,000 detainees are held in our custody
suites every year.
Chief Insp Wrigley adds: “Chelmsford is a city with
one of the busiest night time economies across the
ACC Julia Wortley
hands the keys for the
newly-refurbished Chelmsford
custody suite to Sgt Ashley
Stearn and detention officer
Sally Rose-Horn
county. Its custody suite is one of the most central
and accessible in Essex so we needed to increase
provision to meet demand.
“The opening of the new suite means police officers
can patrol the town in a more efficient way, returning
to the streets more quickly after taking a detainee to
a local suite rather than having to travel to another.
“I am really pleased with the look of the facility
and delighted we will have it back in the centre of
Chelmsford.”
Custody inspector
Debbie Grafton checks
on a detainee
Above are views of the
new custody suite
Pictures by Kim Gregory &
David White
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Feature 17
Book reviews
German PoW Camp
266 Langdon Hills
by Ken Porter and Stephen Wynn
Basildon officer Pc
Stephen Wynn has
teamed up with local
historian Ken Porter to
compile an historical
account of what life
was like for German
prisoners of war in
Camp 266 at Langdon
Hills during the mid and late 1940s.
Having both separately taken an interest in
the subject, they teamed up and wrote the
book together.
The first PoWs arrived at Langdon Hills in
April 1945 and the camp, which held up to
800 prisoners, closed three years later. It
also had satellite camps at places such as
Tillingham and Purfleet.
The book includes accounts from prisoners
– about their lives before, during and after the
camp – and local residents plus contemporary
letters, newspaper articles and other
documents.
German POW CAMP 266 Langdon Hills costs
£9.99 and is on sale at Waterstones in Basildon.
It can also be ordered from Waterstones
branches and on Amazon and is also available
in e-book format
Appointments
by Martin Stallion
Essex Police Museum
volunteer Martin
Stallion has written
a guide to police
museums across the UK.
Appointments
lists around 60 force
museums and other
museums with
significant collections of police material. The
book also provides information about what is
contained in each museum’s collection, their
services and activities, such as research, talks
programmes, document copying etc, facilities,
visiting arrangements, location and contact
details.
Mr Stallion is a retired reference librarian
and a member of the Police History Society.
His previous publications include four
bibliographies on police history and he is also
the joint author of The British police: forces
and chief officers 1829-2012, published by the
Police History Society.
Appointments costs £5 and is on sale at Essex
Police Museum at HQ.
The museum is open to the public every
Wednesday afternoon (1pm-4.30pm) and the
1st Saturday each month (10.30am to 3pm)
Our duty has been done: a record of
Colchester Borough Police 1836-1947
by Martin Stallion
Colchester Borough
Police was the last, and
the largest, of the four
new forces to be set
up in Essex under the
Municipal Corporations
Act of 1835 and the last
to disappear into the
County Constabulary,
having survived several previous takeover
attempts.
This book, written by Essex Police
Museum volunteer Martin Stallion,
provides a comprehensive account of
the force’s 111 years in existence, based
on extensive research into original
documents held at the Essex Record
Office and other sources.
It deals with all aspects of the force’s
history: organisation, the chief constables,
pay and discipline, uniforms and equipment,
crime, women police officers, life off duty
and policing during both World Wars.
Our duty has been done costs £18 and is on sale
at Red Lion Books in Colchester or direct from
the author at 68 High Garrett, Braintree CM7
5NT, or ring 01376 551819.
Mersea Mick
by Veronique Eckstein,
Illustrated by Tom Knight
Essex Police graphic
designer Tom Knight
has illustrated this
children’s story by
Mersea Island author
Veronique Eckstein.
In 1988 a sharpeyed
nine-year old boy found a glass jar
sticking out of the cliffs at East Mersea. He
handed the jar to Dougal Urquart, the local
park ranger.
The jar contained a faded envelope with a
letter from a World War I pilot to his faithful
fox terrier Mick. They turned out to
be from the dog’s grave, which was sited in
a bluebell wood on the cliff at Cudmore
Grove, East Mersea, before the cliffs were
eroded by the sea.
These unique beach finds have been spun
into a story involving two boys, a dog and
a World War I pilot. The gripping story and
delightful full-page illustrations make this a
perfect Christmas present for children.
Mersea Mick is available from selected book
shops in Colchester and Mersea and is also
available online at
www.merseaislandtales.co.uk
It costs £8.99 plus £1.20 p&p.
UPBEAT November 2012

ISSUE NO. 8
published November 16, 2012
editor Heather Turner
101 ext 155025
upbeat@essex.pnn.police.uk
graphic designer Tom Knight
published by Essex Police
Media Department, HQ,
Chelmsford, Essex
July 2012
£3,000
Sc Laura Ellis, of Laindon
£1,000
Pc Thomas Hardingham,
of Chigwell
£500
Ds Wayne Norcott,
of Chelmsford
August 2012
£3,000
Pc Trevor Abrahams,
of Harwich
£1,000
Pc Andrew Gudgin,
of Colchester
£500
James Graham,
of Braintree
CARTOON CORNER
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“CALL the Mobile Data Terminal!”
September 2012
Hyundai i20
Sc Raymond Pritchard,
of Southend
£3,000
Pc Julie Everall, of
Chelmsford
£1,000
Pc Jon Holden, of the
Force Control Room
£500
Pc Richard Logan, of
Essex Police College
GONE
7 For
BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
The Essex Police Memorial Trust
commemorates those officers killed on
duty since the establishment of police forces
in Essex in 1840 – including officers from the
Saffron Walden Borough, Southend on Sea County
Borough and Colchester Borough forces and Essex
County Constabulary. In each issue of UpBeat, we
will remember the anniversaries of those who died
in the months since the previous issue:
Pc Peter Wringe died July 4, 1982
Pc Ian Dibell died July 9, 2012
Sgt David Lewis died July 14, 1946
Pc Henry Wright died August 1, 1899
Pc Edward Raven died August 7, 1886
Pc Stephen Greet died August 14, 1984
Acting Sgt Brian Bishop died August 27, 1984
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Pc Brian Rippingale died September 2, 1968
Pc Joseph Watt died September 8, 1913
Pc George Gutteridge died September 27, 1927
more information, visit the Essex
Police Memorial Trust website at
www.essex.police.uk/memorial