◥ University. {q} PhD. ⏫ THEMES. ⏫ Police. Ⓜ️ Structure. ⚪️ Europe. ⚫ UK. ⚫ England. ☸️ MPS. Essex Police. English territorial police force Essex Police is a territorial police force responsible for policing the county of Essex, in the east of England, consisting of over 1.8 million people and around 1,420 square miles (3,700 km2). It has over 3,500 police officers, including over 500 special constables. The chief constable is Ben-Julian Harrington,[4] who took up the appointment in October 2018. Essex and Kent Police share support services,[5] such as administration and fleet, and a Serious Crime Directorate (SCD). The SCD is led by an Assistant Chief Constable working across the two forces.[6] The collaboration between the two forces began in 2007.[7] The force is overseen by the elected Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, History[edit] Essex Constabulary was formed in 1840.
Epping Forest Keepers act as Epping Forest constables in the Forest parishes in the south-west of the Essex Police area; they have different powers from those of the Essex Police. Chief constables[edit] Fleet[edit] Essex.police. Jim Ridley (@SpSgtJimRidley) | Twitter... Greatest Hits Radio - New Deputy Chief Constable for Essex Police selected. Current Assistant Chief Constable Andy Prophet is scheduled to take up the post Author: Scarlett Bawden-GaulPublished 20th Aug 2021Last updated 20th Aug 2021 Essex Police Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington has said he is “personally and professionally pleased” to select the county’s next Deputy Chief Constable. Current Assistant Chief Constable Andy Prophet, who has served Essex for the entirety of his 25-year-career, is scheduled to take up the post in September. It will follow the departure of current Deputy Chief Constable, Pippa Mills, who will be taking up her post as Chief Constable of West Mercia.
Chief Constable Harrington said: “I am personally and professionally pleased that Andy Prophet has been successful. "His leadership and his commitment to victims of crime, to colleagues at Essex Police and to the people of our county is outstanding. Mr Prophet said: "I am delighted to have been selected as the next Deputy Chief Constable for Essex. Special constable team launched at Stansted Airport - News - Dunmow Broadcast. PUBLISHED: 12:44 07 February 2017 | UPDATED: 12:54 07 February 2017 Angela Singer Launch of new Essex Police specials team at Stansted Airport. Photo: Essex Police Archant Special constables have begun working at Stansted Airport. Ten specials, including one inspector and one sergeant, are undergoing specialised training and receiving a tour of the police station and airport.
The team of Essex Police specials was launched on Sunday (February 5). In the coming weeks, they will be deployed alongside their regular colleagues in Essex Police force in a variety of roles helping to keep the airport safe. Inspector Lee Devall said: “I cannot speak highly enough of all the specials who contribute to the work of Essex Police every day. “Our specials have full police powers and equipment but give up their free time on a voluntary basis, fitting their personal lives, day jobs and other commitments around police duties. Presumably the specials didn’t know the streets quite as well. ↂ YouTube ▶️ Essex Police Special Constable. Not everyone has the opportunity to do something about the wrong in the world. Not everyone is willing to do something about fear, exploitation, abuse or even nuisance, but Special Constables aren’t everyone. They’re the public who stepped up, Specials are the best of us, yet they’re also the tile layers, train drivers, and teachers we encounter every day.
They’re ordinary but exceptional, their passion is to serve, and my privilege is to do it with them.” Special Constables are volunteer Police Officers. A Special in Essex is someone who will be valued, supported and integrated into the wider policing family. A Special Constable is an extraordinary person, a remarkable person, a special person.
All of our posts require a level of vetting and security clearance. Where appropriate we will make adjustments to the selection process, working arrangements and/or the working environment provided it is reasonable in all the circumstances to do so. Braintree police out in force to keep revellers safe | Braintree and Witham Times. POLICE took to the streets in Braintree and Witham to protect revellers during the New Year's Eve celebrations. Officers with the Braintree policing team could be seen walking the beat in the towns and took time to talk to residents and even pose for a few pictures. This year, the officers were supported by police specials, volunteer officers who give up their time to carry out duties. A spokesman for Essex Police said: “Our officers are out across Essex, helping people, keeping you safe and catching criminals, the same as they do every other night of the year.
“They are assisted by volunteer specials, who give up their valuable spare time to keep their communities safe. “In Witham, Special Sergeant Simon Jesse – one of the town’s community specials – and Special Constable Karl Truscott, from Braintree community policing team, have been visiting pubs in the town to make sure everyone is enjoying themselves safely. Officers who were doused in petrol while making an arrest have been awarded commendations for their bravery and dedication to duty by Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington – UKNIP. PC Andrew Bird, PC Zhak Burrows, PC Matthew Cutts, PC Stephen Gunshon, PC Megan Rees, PC Mark Thomas and Chief Inspector Jonathan Baldwin had been deployed to apprehend a prolific offender in Basildon in May 2019 when they were attacked. Earlier, officers at a memorial event on Canvey Island had received reports of a man riding a stolen motorbike.
They followed him to the Somercotes estate in Basildon where they were confronted by a hostile crowd of more than 30 people. As our officers made the arrest, the man’s mother ran towards them, armed with a hammer. She was disarmed and detained but then another man ran out, tackled one of our officers to the ground and assaulted him. Colleagues came to the officer’s aid but a second man, Justin Jackson, then appeared from the crowd carrying a large watering can full of petrol and poured it over them. Justin Jackson was later jailed for three years and nine months for the attack. PC Zhak Burrows says the incident will live with him forever. Fall in Essex special constable numbers over a decade | Braintree and Witham Times. THE number of volunteer special constables in Essex has fallen over the past decade, figures reveal. Increases in workloads have made it impossible for some of the officers in England and Wales to volunteer alongside their day jobs, claims the Police Federation.
The Association of Special Constabulary Officers has described a significant fall in numbers across the two nations as a "huge loss" to policing. Home Office data shows Essex Police had 527 special constables in March this year – up from 521 the year before. However, it represents a 15 per cent drop compared to 2011, when there were 617. The officers, also known as "specials", hold the same powers as police constables and work a minimum of 16 hours a month as volunteers. A fall in the number of specials within Essex Police over the decade came alongside a five per cent decrease in full-time police officers, despite a Government-backed recruitment campaign for 20,000 more officers nationally by 2023. Of those, 29 were in Essex Police. BBC - COVID-19: Tributes paid after Essex Special Constable dies. Essex Police remembers colleagues who died in line of duty | Echo.
ESSEX Police Headquarters was lit up blue to mark National Police Memorial Day. The event on Saturday, September 25 remembers police officers who have been killed or died on duty. The day was founded in 2004 by retired Sergeant Joe Holness of Kent Police following the death of his colleague Police Constable Jon Odell. Essex Police's Chief Inspector Terence Balding said:“This is a significant and important day and an opportunity to understand, reflect and recognise the sacrifices of police officers. “Over 4,000 police officers have lost their lives since the role was created. Special Sergeant Gareth Fient is one of more than 500 volunteer officers who give up their free time to serve the people of Essex. He said: “It makes us realise the risks that police officers go through every day. “I think it’s important for us to think about that, but I also think that’s important for the public we serve to take that into account as well.
Essex Police's specials (volunteers) honoured by Queen | Echo. THE QUEEN has honoured Essex’s volunteer police officers who go above and beyond to help keep their communities safe. Essex Police 504 volunteer officers – known as specials – have been presented with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. Essex Lord-Lieutenant Jennifer Tolhurst presented the award on behalf of the Queen to Derek Hopkins MBE, Deputy Chief Officer of the Essex Police Special Constabulary last week. The QAVS is the highest award for local voluntary groups and it is awarded for life. Mrs Tolhurst told Derek - who has volunteered as a special for more than 41 years - fellow Specials, police staff and dignitaries, that the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service is described as the MBE for voluntary groups.
Deputy Chief Officer Derek Hopkins receives the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service on behalf of Essex Police Special Constabulary from Essex Lord-Lieutenant Jennifer Tolhurst. Special Inspector Kelly Bingham has volunteered as since 2002. Special Inspector Kelly Bingham. Essex Police criticised for move to hire "volunteer detectives" | Halstead Gazette. Off-duty Special Constable helps distressed victim - Essex Police. One of our volunteer police officers came to the aid of a distressed victim while off-duty in Colchester. Special Sergeant Darren Hickey was off-duty in Colchester earlier this month when he witnessed an assault on a man.
Darren rushed to the man and told him that he was an off-duty Special Constable who could help him. The man was distressed after being assaulted and while reassuring him, Darren gathered details about the incident and reported it to colleagues. Darren passed on a description of the suspects and stayed with the man in case the suspects returned. S/Sgt Darren Hickey has been a Special Constable for eight years and has been a Special Sergeant for five years.
Could you volunteer for 16 hours a month to make a difference in your community as a Special Constable? Braintree police to continue crackdown on drivers breaking the law | Braintree and Witham Times. Snapchat penis photo special constable sacked by Essex Police. A volunteer police officer who sent to a female colleague a photograph of his penis has been sacked. Special constable James Parker admitted sending the message via Snapchat while at Colchester Police Station in October or November, a misconduct panel heard. He also admitted sending flirtatious messages and said he wanted her to perform a sex act during a briefing. On Tuesday, the Essex Police panel found Mr Parker's actions amounted to gross misconduct and he was dismissed. Mr Parker was in police uniform when he zoomed in on his genitalia for the picture and the panel heard how he later sent his colleague a message asking what she thought of it.
The female constable told the hearing, at Chelmsford Civic Centre, that she had responded to Mr Parker's messages over several weeks but believed the image of his penis had "crossed the line" from "flirty banter". Council employees offered time off to work as volunteer police officers | London. Special Constable sacked from Essex Police after sending 'intimate video' to female | News | Yellow Advertiser.
A SPECIAL constable has been booted out of Essex Police after sending an ’intimate video’ to a female colleague. SC James Parker was found guilty of gross misconduct by an internal misconduct panel last week. The panel ruled he had ’breached the standards of professional behaviour relating to respect and courtesy, integrity and discreditable conduct’. They found he had, “sent a female colleague an intimate video and inappropriate messages through Snapchat between October and November 2017.” Chief Superintendent Paul Wells, who sat on the misconduct panel, said: “Special Constable Parker’s behaviour was not acceptable and has amounted to gross misconduct. “His actions clearly breached our code of ethics and I hope that this dismissal will act as reassurance to officers and staff across the force that these behaviours and breaches of the code are taken seriously.”
Add Comment. Essex.police - Special constable chases man who left scene of car crash in Southend | Echo. Braintree special officer performs emergency first aid after crash | Braintree and Witham Times. Nine Special Sergeants at Essex Police receive management qualifications | News | Yellow Advertiser. NINE ’Special Sergeants’ at Essex Police have received volunteer management qualifications after completing ’a year of hard work’. The volunteer officers received Level 3 NVQs in ’volunteer management’. Special officers are volunteers ’equipped with full policing powers and the same uniform as regular officers’.
The group signed up to complete the course ’following years of service volunteerin to supervise fellow volunteers whilst policing the streets of Essex’. Special Sergeant Bill Anderson collected the awards on behalf of his colleagues from Superintenent Simon Anslow. Sarah Wright, development manager for the Special Constabulary, said; "It’s great to be able to offer our Specials opportunities to develop themselves. Add Comment. Special Inspector helps to save a man’s life - Essex Police. One of our Special Inspectors has been praised for his quick-thinking actions that helped to save a man’s life in the North of the county. S/Insp Simon Culling, based in Braintree, attended an incident last week and found a man who had taken an overdose. Simon acted quickly to assess the man’s condition while reassuring him that he was there to help while a colleague called for an ambulance.
The ambulance crew advised that the overdose could be toxic and the man needed to receive medical attention as soon as possible. As the man took a turn for the worse, Simon took immediate action and blue-lighted him to hospital. Upon arrival at the hospital, the team praised Simon for his quick-thinking actions that helped to save the man’s life. Simon has volunteered his time with us for over nine years and leads a team of 27 Special Constables in Braintree and Uttlesford. If you would like to become a Special Constable, apply here: www.essex.police.uk/specials. Essex Police Special Constable, Nick Gliddon, of Braintree, arrests man on suspicion of drug driving with help of brother Chris (From Gazette) A MAN was arrested on suspicion of drug driving after being stopped by two Special Constable brothers in Braintree.
Yesterday Sc Nick Gliddon and Sc Chris Gliddon were patrolling the town with colleagues when they stopped a vehicle. The team suspected the driver, a 22-year-old man from Ilford, was under the influence of drugs and Nick promptly arrested him on suspicion of driving while under the influence of drugs. He has been released pending further enquiries.
The arrest was Nick’s first ever, and he has only been volunteering with the team for three weeks. After hearing about the variety of incidents that brother Chris dealt with during his year with the Community Policing Team, he decided to sign up. He wanted to spend his free time protecting others after hearing of the tragic Westminster terroist attack. Both brothers are equipped with the same uniform and policing powers as full time police officers and sacrifice their Friday nights to help protect the local community. Roger Hirst proposes additional funds to fulfil commitments for the Police and Crime Plan - Essex-TV. Thurrock Community Policing Team: March Report - Your Thurrock.
Essex police chief warns austerity is the force’s toughest challenge. Police drive for more special constables. Something old, something new, something borrowed, and the boys in blue: Bride rescued by police on the way to her wedding (From Gazette) Shenfield station police incident: Live updates as emergency services called to train station | Essex Live. Colchester Special Sergeant gets her gloves on for charity boxing match - Essex-TV. Police officers doing volunteer patrols in Chelmsford and Maldon tonight (From Maldon and Burnham Standard) Essex Police Officers, based in Braintree, trek through muddy fields to help Witham man suffering mental health crisis | Braintree and Witham Times. Special Sergeant Rhys Jones and PC David Grant save woman's life after she collapses in the street in Southend | Echo. Off-duty special constable Jason Grieve used Essex Police training to assist after road accident - Latest Suffolk and Essex News.
Essex.police - Special constable Dan O'Connell takes a surprise dip in a garden pond while chasing teen burglary suspect in Flint Close, Langdon Hills (From Basildon Standard) Special Constabulary - Essex Police. Volunteers Week: Why Andy Jamieson became a Special Constable - Your Harlow. From Special Constable to Police Constable - Essex Police. Council to fund new special constable | Echo. Arrests galore! Specials get off to a flying start in first days on the beat (From Southend Standard) Colchester MP Will Quince turned down in bid to become Special Constable | Gazette.
2015-03-11 - Heroic acts celebrated at Essex Police Annual Awards (From Maldon and Burnham Standard) 2015-02-08 - Ever wondered what being a police special constable involves? 2015-03-03 - Special Constable recognised for dedication and devotion. 2015-02-24 - ESSEX police SPECIAL CONSTABLE training? | Yahoo Answers. 2015-03-01 - Special Constable? 2015-03-01 - Special constable training? | Yahoo Answers. 2014-11-11 - WIMBISH HIVE : Interested in becoming a Special Constable? Essex Police council tax increase set to fund major recruitment drive | Essex Live.