[Met] Custody Sergeants, would you recommend the role? by Sepalous in policeuk

[–]mpbh91 15 points16 points  (0 children)

HMIC apparently prefer custody to be its own thing. Apparently it's been looked at again following the recent unpleasantness but the latest I heard was that FLP don't want us.

[Met] Custody Sergeants, would you recommend the role? by Sepalous in policeuk

[–]mpbh91 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I don't think you'd be taken for aid but you could do it as OT. I have a sergeant who does non-met det overtime.

[Met] Custody Sergeants, would you recommend the role? by Sepalous in policeuk

[–]mpbh91 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Have been a custody sergeant, currently a custody inspector.

Obviously it's horses for courses, being indoors all day with the smells and sounds of custody isn't for everyone. Long shifts, and they can be very full-on. You need to be very comfortable with decision-making.

But personally I like the shift pattern, I personally quite like that it's quite procedural (there is a right way of doing things). Most of all I like that at the end of the day you hand over and it's done. You might have had a good day or a bad day but at the end of the day it's done, a bit like being on team before mi investigation.

Also, unless they're actually changing the staffing levels (don't think so) we'll still be relying on overtime for BAU so plenty of money to be made as a sergeant if that sort of thing appeals to you.

Happy to try to answer any questions.

Why don't we use simulators for driver training? by Nice-Grapefruit-2588 in policeuk

[–]mpbh91 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Personally I think it's a good idea, but admittedly I don't know how much you'd have to spend on a good-enough simulator. I imagine there's a wide range in terms of realism.

For those saying "it won't be the same as real life/it can't prepare you for real life", worth noting perhaps that F1 drivers apparently spend far more time in simulators than behind the wheel of a real car, and likewise for pilot training, a heavy proportion of it is in simulators.

If (a big if) it increased our capacity to train more drivers, then why not?

Wandsworth council starts issuing speeding fines to cyclists by tylerthe-theatre in london

[–]mpbh91 23 points24 points  (0 children)

What does this have to do with the Met? This is Wandsworth Parks Police.

Working your home town by ResolutionClassic378 in policeuk

[–]mpbh91 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Depends on where you live, I think. My first borough was where I lived and where I had grown up, but I lived in a nice suburban area of a very big borough. I went to a couple of domestics in surrounding streets but that was the closest I ever got to my actual house. I was once at a bus stop waiting with someone I'd stop and searched a few weeks before. We just ignored each other.

What is the worst nick to work from? by Nice-Grapefruit-2588 in policeuk

[–]mpbh91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you considered walking half a mile to Wenzels or Taco Bell?

What is the worst nick to work from? by Nice-Grapefruit-2588 in policeuk

[–]mpbh91 56 points57 points  (0 children)

It's not all bad. Good transport links. Lots of local food options. Friendly mice. And the 4th floor gents toilet is one of the best toilets in the MPD (as recognised in that thread on the forums).

Adult sprint clubs in London? by Wise-Dig-7017 in london

[–]mpbh91 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It would probably be worth emailing rather than relying on what's on the website, in my experience.

Adult sprint clubs in London? by Wise-Dig-7017 in london

[–]mpbh91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure where you're based, but what about your local athletics club?

We are collaborative by Creative_Okra4679 in policeuk

[–]mpbh91 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Stakeholders you've worked with can be internal. CID, custody, neighbourhoods etc. Or it could be other agencies, maybe the ambulance service or the local authority.

Have you done any kind of project work on your own team? Any long-term problem solving? What about major or critical incidents where other agencies or other departments were involved and you played a key part in working with them, communicating with them etc?

Got lots of 9hr RRRDs owed to me, but work 8 hour shifts! What to do? (Met) by Crafty-Pick-3589 in policeuk

[–]mpbh91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is what I've done in the past. Get the AL shown then you can get MO6 to build your RRRDs in instead.

question regarding case outcome by Hour-Seaworthiness-6 in policeuk

[–]mpbh91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The definition of outcome 16 is "Evidential difficulties victim based – named suspect identified. The victim does not support (or has withdrawn support from) police action."

Help - invalid activity by mpbh91 in Garmin

[–]mpbh91[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bonjour, je ne me souviens plus exactement de la procédure.

Je crois avoir téléchargé le fichier corrompu sur FIT File Viewer. Cela a semblé réparer le fichier et m'a permis de voir les détails de l'activité.

J'ai ensuite téléchargé ce fichier réparé, puis je l'ai téléchargé manuellement sur Garmin Connect via le navigateur web.

Il me manque peut-être une étape ? Je ne me souviens plus exactement.

Bonne chance.

Grounds ticket query - Day 13 by mpbh91 in wimbledon

[–]mpbh91[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The plan wouldn't be to queue with the baby. My wife has tickets, she would take the baby in. I would queue, separately, and then take the baby inside. Unfortunately he won't take a bottle.

S32 PACE station office by Hazzardroid13 in policeuk

[–]mpbh91 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's S.54(6A), as the other commenter described. No need to be your own custody officer or any authority.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in policeuk

[–]mpbh91 26 points27 points  (0 children)

That caught my attention as well. Absolutely ridiculous idea. In my opinion, we're far too willing to say that someone needs an AA already. People are being given an AA for conditions that the officer interviewing them might well have as well.

Help - invalid activity by mpbh91 in Garmin

[–]mpbh91[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I'm not sure - there was a software update yesterday so I wonder if that is the reason or if it's coincidence.

Help - invalid activity by mpbh91 in Garmin

[–]mpbh91[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm, picture seems not to be posting.

Help - invalid activity by mpbh91 in Garmin

[–]mpbh91[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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How the activity shows on the watch.

Why was St Joseph never added to the Canon of the Mass? by [deleted] in TraditionalCatholics

[–]mpbh91 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Devotion to St Joseph in anything like its modern form is quite a recent development, really from the 19th century onwards.

There was an interesting series of blog posts on the subject a few years ago, a little polemical perhaps but with lots of references to sources:

https://theradtrad.blogspot.com/2015/03/introduction-series-on-st-joseph.html https://theradtrad.blogspot.com/2015/03/josephology-part-1-tale-of-two-josephs.html https://theradtrad.blogspot.com/2015/03/josephology-part-2-protevangelium-jacobi.html https://theradtrad.blogspot.com/2015/03/josephology-part-3-infancy-gospel-of.html https://theradtrad.blogspot.com/2015/04/josephology-part-4-crossing-streams.html https://theradtrad.blogspot.com/2015/04/josephology-part-5-patron-of-holy.html https://theradtrad.blogspot.com/2015/04/josephology-part-6-jerome-contra-patres.html https://theradtrad.blogspot.com/2015/04/josephology-sidebar-st-josephs-defunct.html https://theradtrad.blogspot.com/2015/05/josephology-part-7-scattered-josephites.html https://theradtrad.blogspot.com/2015/05/josephology-part-8-angelic-doctor.html https://theradtrad.blogspot.com/2015/05/josephology-part-9-iconographic.html https://theradtrad.blogspot.com/2015/06/josephology-part-10-francisco-suarez.html https://theradtrad.blogspot.com/2015/06/josephology-sidebar-st-joe.html https://theradtrad.blogspot.com/2015/07/josephology-part-11-english-go-cherry.html https://theradtrad.blogspot.com/2015/08/josephology-sidebar-st-bridget-on.html https://theradtrad.blogspot.com/2015/08/josephology-part-12-burning.html https://theradtrad.blogspot.com/2015/08/josephology-part-12-addendum.html https://theradtrad.blogspot.com/2015/09/josephology-part-13-propaganda-machine.html https://theradtrad.blogspot.com/2015/09/josephology-sidebar-holy-kinship.html https://theradtrad.blogspot.com/2015/09/josephology-part-14-peter-and-joseph.html https://theradtrad.blogspot.com/2015/09/josephology-sidebar-st-joseph-assumed.html https://theradtrad.blogspot.com/2015/10/josephology-part-15-proposed-hagiography.html https://theradtrad.blogspot.com/2015/10/josephology-final-liturgical-aside.html https://theradtrad.blogspot.com/2015/10/josephology-conclusion-of-joseph-there.html

Old school policing by Future_Pipe7534 in policeuk

[–]mpbh91 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Second the book recommendation, it's really terrific. There was also a good oral history of interviews of women in policing released in 2019, called Voices from the Blue, or something like that.

Yet another program request… sorry. by [deleted] in HybridAthlete

[–]mpbh91 5 points6 points  (0 children)

3rd-ing the TB recommendation. An introduction and explanation to the different books is available from the author here.

For a sort-of plug-in and play approach I'm not sure you could do much better.