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Proud Scott Allan Doran is the son of a scottish miner. He decided at the age of 16 that he didnât want to go down the pit. He applied for and was successful in his application to join the metropolitan police cadets.
During his cadet service he carried out a variety of attachments including an attachment at Stoke Mandeville where he met Jimmy Saville!
Allan vividly recalls the murder of his class mate Steven Tibble by Liam Quinn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Stephen_Tibble
Policing in the Met was fantastic for Allan. He did so many great things they even taught him to drive!
He was posted to Acton where he worked within a very diverse community and every officer worked as a team. The camaraderie went beyond the shift times and there was a social side of police work.
Having passed his Sergeants exam his score was sufficiently high enough Allan was able to apply for the special course a Bramshill. He was unsuccessful and to this day Allan believes that his normal Scottish education he was not deemed to be suitable.
Australian woman from UCL had been stabbed by an attacker in central London enquiries identified the suspect and his mental health issues were such that he had a hatred for Tartan! Former officer John Birbeck went onto claim this investigation as a success much to the amazement of Allan.
Allan served as part of the team investigating the Brixton riot in 1981 identifying and arresting suspect for local officers to deal with.
He went to West Yorkshire on the miners strike despite having no public order experience. He recalls his visit to the pit in Scotland when I saw his father working below ground and knew the struggles the miners faced so his approach to the striking miners was very reflective.
Following a meeting with career development he made the decision to move back to Scotland a variety of roles and eventually joined Butlins as head of personnel. After 10 years he was made redundant and moved to the USA under the fullbright scheme. Having arrived he began to teach at a school in Maine.
His return to UK gave him opportunity and ran his own company and eventually went into politics. He was elected as a SNP Member of Parliament this gave him opportunity to raise the question of prosecution for the man behind the murder of Yvonne Fletcher in 1984. Both Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak refused to intervene and release vital information.
Allan served on the standards committee and was present during the investigation into Boris Johnson took place following party gate. Allan holds the view that Boris should have gone to prison.
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Born in Islington where he was brought up. He went to school with members of band Spandau Ballet and was very friendly with Tony Hadley.
Aged 15 he decided to join the cadets but after a lot of medicals the Met Police decided that his eyesight was not up to standard and was unable to join. At 18 the Metropolitan Police wrote to Mark and offered him a job.
He accepted the role, and he joined on a Monday and by the Wednesday he left Hendon! He went on to become a telecom engineer he then opened a dance wear shop which subsequently closed.
During a shopping trip to Letchworth he saw the recruitment team for Hertfordshire and decided to apply and was accepted. He was sent to Bruche for training which he found particularly difficult.
His initial posting was Hatfield, and this is described as not being very nice and is the subject of the books written by Charlie Owen. Mark took on the beat at Codicote where he got to meet Kim Wilde. Upon the closure of the rural beats Mark was posted to Hitchin.
Having been posted to Boreham wood Mark decided to apply for the Metropolitan Police and was accepted. He was posted to Islington and his dreams were shattered. It wasnât the force that he had hoped it would be.
He returned to Hertfordshire for until 2005 when he applied for and was accepted to British Transport Police and was posted to Kings Cross. During his time he experienced the delights of traveling football fans and people who had jumped in front of a speeding train.
Following the Borough Market/London Bridge attack Mark became the spoc for PC Wayne Marques and was disappointed at the reaction of the senior BTP management.
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Rob D'Amico is a former member of the US Marine Corp and served as a reservist and regular. He is also an FBI Unit Chief who spent time as an undercover operative combatting organised crime in the form of the Mafia in New Jersey. Rob spent 4 1/2 years in Afghanistan as well as seeing active duty in Iraq.
He is now retired and works in security including negotiating with hackers who demand money under the guise ransomwares.
#fbi #usmc #afghanistan #iraq #lawenforcement #truecrime #undercover #sopranos #nbc #abc #news #USA #Quantico
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The full podcast is out on Monday 15th July 2024 Click on the link and follow. That way you will never miss an episode https://shows.acast.com/paul-malearys-ex-job-downloaded-podcast
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This is a compilation of those contributors who I have interviewed who remember their involvement in the aftermath of 7/7/2005
Andy Hayman , Don Randall, Sharon Herbert, Rebecca Walker and Gary Hayes share their knowledge. Click on the names to listen to their podcasts in full.
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Former Royal Marine Matt Telfer Maleary explains why he is planning to run the length of Borneo to raise money for spaces that are close to his heart. Head up charity supports former members of the military who are suffering with their mental health and a self-funded trip to Borneo for his 14yr old son who hopes to raise enough money to go and take part in an ecological visit to the region. He will be working as part of a group to deal with some of the issues having an impact on the ecology of Borneo.
Matt has a go fund me page please copy and paste https://gofund.me/a1cf7a28 @paulminter_uk_run @head_up_charity #military #charity #royalmarines #mentalhealthawareness #suicideprevention #army #navy #airforce #cousin
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Ian "Fritz" Frakes commenced his working career in the Music world. He was born in Harold Hill to parents who had moved out of the East End of London. Rather than taking the 11 Plus he took the morning off to avoid the exam.
At 15 1/2yrs he joined the junior leaders. However, after 3 months it was discovered that the military was not for him and ended up returning home. On the way home he picked up the Evening Standard and saw a job advertised for F & R Walsh in Tottenham Court Road where he was employed as a runner. He moved to Carling Music as a counter assistant and went on to meet the great and the good of the British music scene.
He worked in the building where Hendrix, Fielding and Mitch Mitchell had their 1st Jam session. His interactions with David Essex were extremely memorable and included the discussion over David's after shave. In 2019 Fritz wrote to David Essex and explained that they had previously been in each otherâs company, David Essex responded ⊠Sorry mate I donât remember you.
Fritz witnessed the historic performance by the Beatles on the roof of 3 Saville row in January 1969.
In 1979 Fritz joined Essex Police he worked on the elite Force Support Unit, Marine Unit and at Stanstead Airport.
He was present during the Colchester Poll Tax riots
He now resides in Northumbria.
#deccarecords #beatles #davidessex #podcast #police #policeofficer @TheBeatles @DavidEssexVEVO
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Richard is an Essex Boy who followed his brother into the Royal Marines. After 8 years and two tours of Afghanistan Richard decided to leave the military and moved to Maritime security where he protected vessels from pirates.
He is now the reform candidate for Braintree. We discuss life before during and after his military career. We also discuss the Reform Party and the Leader Nigel Farage.
James Cleverley has been asked to take part in a podcast too and we are awaiting a reply.
@NigelFarageOfficial #reformparty #royalmarines #afghanistan #imigration #illegalmigration #jamescracknell #jamescleverley
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Don Randal MBE was born in Dartford and joined the City Of London Police cadets. He loved his time as a cadet and recalls this time with fondness. His adventures with the cadets included a canoe race from Devizes to Westminster and an 18 mile run from Barnstable to Croyde Bay. He was also part of the team that were National Life Guards Champions.
Don became a regular officer in the City Of London in 1969, This was a time when radios had just been introduced and officers were reliant on the police boxes with lights on top to get instructions to attend incidents. Don spent most of service at Wood street. He became a motorcyclist and had the opportunity to be first on scene. This was the case for the Tower of London Bombing and he was 2nd on scene at the Old Bailey Bombing.
Don cites hard work and self-motivation as being his key to success in both the police and civilian life.
After 25 yearsâ service Don was enticed by the private sector and made the tough decision to leave the city of London Police. He became a valued member of JP Morgan where he worked until he took up a role with the Bank Of England.
Don recalls the day of 7/7 bombing and the loss of a member of staff during the attack at Tavistock Square.
Don has been instrumental in putting together some of the greatest initiatives that the City Of London has seen. Project Griffin gained such momentum that Don was invited to New York where he met senior management of the NYPD. The result of the meeting was the adoption of the scheme by the Big Apple.
Dons ability to engage partners and bring them with him is well renowned. He has overseen the initiative relating to Violence Against Women and Girls known as Prevent VAWG. CC Lucy D'Orsi had approached Don and asked if he could arrange a meeting to discuss the issues around the issues and this was the motivation for the initiative. 1 Lombard Street is a Safe Haven under the scheme, The Ned and Fortnum and Mason are about to join too. The strap line is Our Safer City which can be transferred to any city.
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Peter Baylis took a lot of the earliest photos of The Police in 1977. He photographed them at the Roxy on 1977-06-17 and then the following day at Covent Garden. His photos can be seen in L'Historia Bandido, The Police: A Visual Documentary by Miles and Secret Police Man.
He also photographed The Police on 1978-11-25 at the Electric Ballroom and on 1979-04-05 in New York City. And he was one of the few people to take photos of Klark Kent!
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Peter Baylis is from the Metropolitan suburb of Bexley. He left school and pursued his career in photography by starting in a processing lab. He learned his craft by taking as many photographs as possible and submitting them to photo editors and hope that they would use the image for a story.
During his career Peter has photographed the great and the good. His first interaction with a celebrity was as an assistantâs assistant was with Elton John. His most saleable image is of Eric Clapton and Pattie Boyd.
Peter worked with the Who both as a photographer and security, David Carradine was the most awkward subject and Keith Moon one of the best!
Peter took images of the then Prince Charles at Belmarsh Prison and the late Queen Mother who posed for him!
It was a regular visitor called Guy Robin (French Music Journalist) Who introduced him to an unknown band formed by Gordon Sumner, Stewart Copeland, and Henry Padovani â The Police were photographed, Padovani replaced by Andy Summers and the rest as they say is history. Peter toured with the band and went to the iconic CBGBs in New York.
Mel Brooks Pulled a âGoochieâ at Peter in protest at the noise made by the camera, this image was captured and is iconic.
Making requests of appropriate authorities Peter was able to spend time with the Paras, On a submarine and flew as a passenger on an F1-11! Having a brass neck was the greatest asset that Peter has!
Pete Townsend and David Essex posed for Peter at the Cannes Film Festival. He snapped an image of David Cassidy as he left a theatre in Leicester Square.
He was invited by the producer of Shout at The Devil to photograph Lee Marvin and he went on to meet Roger Moore and Barbra Parkin
Peters career was placed in jeopardy when he was violently assaulted by 3 Sunderland fans. This caused Peter to lose sight for a period of time and impacted on him for 3 years.
During his time of treatment he became friends with Rodri Tasker Watkins , Son of Lord Tasker Watkins (Aberfan) https://www.theguardian.com/law/2011/feb/03/legal-hero-tasker-watkins
Peter spent time photographing with the Boston and NYPD he photographed the work carried out by the officers.
Peters role evolved in the Metropolitan Police from Volunteer to being employed.Having joined the Metropolitan Police in their media department as the official photographer he met the Late Queen having be requested by the Borough Commander to take photographs and he became the subject of the image.
His career concluded when Theresa May assisted in reducing the budget for UK Policing. 4k met employees lost their job.
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CALLING SERGEANT CROCKFORD: The Story of a Pioneering Policewoman in the 1960s will be published by Welbeck on 1 March 2024.
CALLING DETECTIVE CROCKFORD: The Story of a Pioneering Policewoman in the 1950s was published by Welbeck on 2 March 2023.
CALLING WPC CROCKFORD: The Story of a 1950s Policewoman was published by Welbeck on 3 March 2022.
In 1951, at the age of 21, Gwendoline Crockford joined the Berkshire Constabulary as a woman police constable. Ruthâs memoir of her mother, a pioneering female officer in the days before beat police even had radios, is set in a world of barely-remembered post-war austerity and a society on the brink of enormous change. Gwenâs colleagues are a colourful cast of characters, including her fellow WPC the fun-loving Pattie Baxter, fearsome WPS Miss Robertshaw, lechy PC Higgs, full-of-himself DI Dankworth, Barbadian nurse Suzette McDaniel with the newly formed NHS, and probation officer Hilda Bloom with the then-in-its-infancy social services. CALLING WPC CROCKFORD navigates both the cosiness of solving burglaries and chasing escaped circus animals with darker child protection themes, narrated with humour and a deliciously light touch.
Ruth DâAlessandro studied Modern Arabic at Durham University and worked in publishing before becoming a commercial copywriter.
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Jackie is a former DCI with the metropolitan Police. She started her career in Leicestershire she now works within the true crime world. Whilst in the Police she advised some of the most iconic police dramas on the television. Jackie was the inspiration for Lynda La Plantes character DCI Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect.
Jackie joined the police as a cadet and on the 7th July 1970 she was sworn in as a constable. At that time she was part of the Police Womenâs Department she worked in Highfields in Leicester City.
Jackie was promoted to Sgt after 3 yearsâ service she became a Detective Sergeant in quick succession. After 9 yearsâ service she made the decision to go to the Metropolitan Police and was encouraged by Michael Hurst. In 1980 she went to the CID as a DS. Her initial major crime deployment was on the New Cross Fire. Graham Stockwell was the commander on the investigation, and he insisted that there would be no room for criticism in the way the team conducted the enquiry.
The coroner inappropriately called a quick inquest to appease racial harmony â The inquest resulted in an open verdict.
Jackie was seconded to the abduction and murder of Vishal Mehrotra - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Vishal_Mehrotra she maintains the momentum of this investigation with former Detective Sean Keep and BBC journalist Colin Campbell and is an integral part of the Podcast â Vishalâ which has recently won awards at the True Crime awards.
Jackie was head hunted by Commander Stockwell to go to the Flying Squad at Rotherhithe. Her reception was frosty to say the least. Misogyny was in full flow, and she was subjected to abusive behaviour from one of her colleagues Sgt Phil William.
Jackie was posted to West End Central and was on duty the day that Yvonne Fletcher was murdered and vividly remembers attending the scene. It was during her time at West End Central that she experienced corruption. Having exposed the individuals, she was accused of having a lesbian relationship with her junior colleague. The Inspector involved stood trial at the Old Bailey, he was convicted and went to prison.
Having been promoted to DCI, Jackie was approached by author Lynda Le Plante. Lynda was seeking advice regarding a publication. The outcome was Helen Mirren became the character DCI Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect
Since leaving the job Jackie has trained as a counsellor and assists in the rehabilitation of offenders who are in prison. She also works with ex- offenders and has formed professional friendships with former armed robbers such as Noel Razor Smith.
We discuss the modern police service and the issues faced and the great work carried out â Brick cop gets a mention!
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Jackie Malton fights tirelessly to bring the killer of Vishal Mehrotra to justice.
Vishal Mehrotra (27 September 1972 â on or after 29 July 1981) was an eight-year-old boy who was abducted from Putney, London, England, on 29 July 1981.[The child's partial remains were discovered on 25 February 1982 on an isolated farm in Sussex. The killers were never identified and no one has ever been charged with the murder.
In May 2023, Sussex Police announced they would be re-examining the case. The progress is slow and there has been no communication.
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Tristram Hicks was a member of the UK asset recovery committee from 2002 to 2012, directing the multi-agency strategy to implement the famous Proceeds of Crime Act. His strategic role was combined with operational command.
He joined the police as a constable in 1985, retiring as detective superintendent in 2012. By 1999 he was head of financial intelligence at Scotland Yard, leading teams of field/ financial intelligence, surveillance officers & analysts. In 2004, he set up & commanded the London Regional Asset Recovery Team, the first multi-agency team in London to tackle serious organised crime by âfollowing the moneyâ.
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PS Derek Robertson was married with two young children. He had been an officer since 1973 and had been posted to South Norwood for three years.
Alerted by the wife of the postmaster at New Addington Post Office to an incident, PS Robertson and other officers responded. PS Robertson went to the side of the Post Office where he saw three men escaping.
He tackled them and was stabbed in the ensuing struggle. Despite the best efforts of the HEMS crew that attended, PS Robertson died. Sentencing Judge HHJ Auld described the attack as "wanton and savage".
Sgt Robertson's murderer, Robert Eades was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 25 years.
Derek was posthumously awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal
1 March 1996.
May PS Derek John Carnie Robertson rest in peace.
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Peter Moule joined the Police on 22nd December 1975. He went to Ashford Police Training College for his training and his first wage packet was ÂŁ127 for the month. This was significantly lower than his wages from Eastern Electricity.
His first posting was Colchester, and his first duties was to watch the rear gate to ensure security was maintained during the heightened IRA activity. It was during this time he met his Supt and C/Chief Supt, one interaction was positive and the other not so!
He vividly remembers being called back into work after nights because he missed a shop burglary
After 2 years Pete went to CID at Colchester, and worked with some of Essex Policesâ characters. He decided that CID was not his chosen career decided to move to the Force Support Unit based in Chelmsford. He was deployed to the Miners Strike which lasted for 9 months they were billeted at Proteus where the accommodation was basic!
To prepare for the miners strike they trained hard . They were initially trained with tennis balls being thrown! The FSU decided that this wasnât sufficient and made their own petrol bombs and swapped the tennis balls for bricks. The first deployment was without any PPE at Orgreave wearing just normal uniform.
Pete recalls stopping Fatima Whitbread in Ingrave for driving so slowly. She went on to sign the inside of the hat belonging to Brian âBillâ Bishop before making her way home. Bill was murdered in August 84 following an armed robbery in Frinton On Sea.
Pete decided to transfer to the City Of London to undertake more close protection roles. He went onto protect a number of dignitaries from the Royal Family to Heads of States. Pete recounts his deployment with The Queen mother.
The City Of London had a odd view of transferees. Its petes view that the City wanted the information from the transferees that City were so clearly lacking!
During his time in Essex Pete qualified as a hypnotherapist and he carried this on in the City. He set up his own business in this field and was mentored by Dr Eric Sheppard. He went on to qualify as a stress counsellor. Pete has given talks at Portcullis House to deliver his views in dealing with PTSD.
Pete left the City and joined the National Crime Squad at Crawley where he concluded his career.
Pete is involved in the canoeing and kayaking world and has attended the Olympics across the world as a technical official and chief starter for events.
He is a cancer survivor and is in remission and talks candidly and positively about his experience.
Life is good for Pete and he shares his time with his family and learning. His challenge is to learn a unconventional way of reading 25k words a minute.
Listen to his podcast about policing in the 70s
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Simon Ovens was born in 1967 at St Georges hospital on Hyde Park Corner which is now the Luxury Lainsborough Hotel.
At 19œ Simon joined the Metropolitan Police and commenced his residential training. His inspiration to join was Shaw Taylor on Police 5. Simon recalls patrolling in Tunics and helmets using a VDRS and HORTI book to perform his duties. Image and standards are large part of Simons professional ethos.
Simons first posting was Sutton, and it was a good grounding for his skills. He learnt the art of being a member of a team. His first step of management was running the local Tea Club.
Simon was a prolific thief taker and was introduced to the world of CID which he did not particularly like. Simon returned to uniform duties and took full advantage of opportunities. He became level 2 trained and was present during the first Poll Tax Riot.
As Sgts, Ray Gravet & John Lewis were inspirational to simon, and he chose to take part in the Sgts exam. However, he was unable to sit the exam because he had not served 5 years. The only way he could circumvent the rule was to be recommended by the Assistant Commissioner. Simon followed the chain of command. Simon put in his report and was seen by the Chief Superintendent Peter Lockley. Mr Lockley said that if Simon obtained an A Level in Law he would be supported. Simon duly obtained the exam and Mr Lockley facilitated the meeting between Simon and the commander. (John Coo) and sat his Sgts exam which he passed.
Simon climbed the ranks and worked with Tarique Ghaffur and was made a temporary C/Supt. His career was not without low points. He was dealt with.
Simonâs career saw him move through a number of roles including the head of Traffic and Transport which he loved.
We discuss the closure of Police Stations is discussed along with the link between the police and the public.
In 1989 Simon attended was allocated the role as the mortuary liaison officer he was armed with a box which contained bags and tags. 5 people died and 88 injured.
During his service Simon was appointed as a deputy lieutenant for London. This appointment is sanctioned by Buckingham palace. It is voluntary and unpaid. At the time of the coronation simon was selected to meet and greet Kings Queens and Heads of State on behalf of King Charles III. This was a full-on role for a brief period and at 6am on the morning of the coronation he had to meet the head of an African nation as they arrived in the UK.
Simonâs role as a Deputy Lieutenant is to support community cohesion.
Simons service in the police and since has been distinguished he has supported Royal Weddings, Funerals and Jubilee Celebration. on Simons very last day in the police he was on horseback at the Kings Birthday parade. He saluted the King rode back to the stable dismounted and hung up his spurs. It is a day Simon will never forget.
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Andy was born in Scotland and during his student days he had an encounter with the Police which inspired him to join West Midland Police. After 6 years he decided to transfer to Strathclyde Police. He had to retrain at the Strathclyde Police Training College. There was a significant difference between the volume of crimes from drug related deaths, murders and violence compared to Coventry.
Andy commenced his service in the East End Of Glasgow and he would return here whenever he concluded a posting.
The east End Of Glasgow was an area known for its high volume of work. Stabbings and violence were prevalent. During his service he worked on the remote islands where he had to deal with the job everyday and he would never get a day off.
When he got promoted, he became a negotiator and gained a qualification as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapists. Since retirement he carries out his roles as a therapist but is with Police Care UK
He is now a published author Listening Skills for Effective Policing and is a registered counsellor and can be located by clicking the link
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