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YOUR LOCAL BEAT TEAMS
Neighbourhood Policing Insp.
Inspector Chris Pearson
Neighbourhood Policing Sgt
PS 2581 Neil Langham
101 Ext: 318 9719
Email: gedling.northnpa@
nottinghamshire.pnn.police.uk
ARNOLD & WOODTHORPE
PCSO 9856 Darren Scatcherd
101 Ext: 310 9856
PC 2528 Kyle Worgan
101 Ext: 310 2528
PC 2944 Tim Sharpe
101 Ext: 310 2944
PCSO 8909 Mark Careless
101 Ext: 310 8909
Email: gedling.northnpa@
nottinghamshire.pnn.police.uk
DAYBROOK & BONINGTON
PC 3864 Patrick Shone
101 Ext: 310 3864
PCSO 3632 Olivia Charlton-King
101 Ext: 310 3632
Email: gedling.northnpa@
nottinghamshire.pnn.police.uk
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Police Officer urges others to take on the ‘best job in
the world’
A police officer
who says she
has the “best
job in the world”
has urged other
potential recruits
from diverse
backgrounds
to follow her
into a career in
uniform.
Sergeant Andrea Brown joined
Nottinghamshire Police as a Civilian
Control Room Operator in 1999 after
a chance encounter with an officer
investigating the theft of a car from a
hotel she was managing.
Sergeant Brown’s career progressed and
in 2009 she applied for a position as a
police constable.
Speaking at the start of Black History
Month, Sergeant Brown detailed her
journey from the force control room to
the front line of law-enforcement, and
explained how a fundamental desire
to help people in need continues to
motivate her every day.
Sergeant Brown worked as a PC in a
response role for several years before
joining CID and becoming a detective
– a role in which she was involved in
many complex investigations resulting
in lengthy custodial sentences for a
number of dangerous individuals.
“When people need our help it is because
something bad has happened that needs
fixing. I have always enjoyed trying to fix
those problems and making things better
for people when they need us most.
“It’s really something I never get tired of
and the reason why I am so proud to be a
cop. It is different every day and it can be
so rewarding.
“I am always honest with people about
the challenges of policing but ultimately
I think success in this role is about what
type of person you are and not what you
look like or where you come from.”
Ron Lawrence, who is the
Apprenticeship Officer for Nottingham
Police and who is supporting
recruitment for the police service,
encouraging representation from
our underrepresented groups, said:
“Nottinghamshire Police is committed to
working towards being a service that is
reflective of the communities it serves.
“We are also proactive in engaging with
the community through a wide range
of activities as well as employment
opportunities that are now currently
available.”
Nottinghamshire Police is committed
to becoming more representative of
the community it serves and offers a
number of entry routes into the Police
Service.
She added: “I know I am biased but for
me it really is the best job in the world. I
have worked in response roles and I have
been a detective and the thing I really
love about the job is the ability it gives
you to help other people.
To find out more about a career in the
police, either and an officer or staff
member, please visit:
www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/
careers