HOW WRONG CAN YOU BE?

February 11, 2016 by David Videcette in David Videcette blog post

I'd been working on the burglary squad on my borough for nearly three years. We were the best performing burglary unit in London and as a fresh-faced police officer in my twenties, I was proud to be part of the team. There was nothing anyone could teach me. I'd been there, seen it, done it, and bought the T-shirt.

February 11, 2016 /David Videcette

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The police are there to help, but who helps the police?

January 28, 2016 by David Videcette

Police officers are just normal people who sometimes find themselves in the middle of the most extraordinary of circumstances. They live in a culture where they are expected to 'get on with it'. I was no different.

January 28, 2016 /David Videcette

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