#BehindTheBadge - "To work as a police officer and get a degree feels amazing"

"My proudest achievement is my kids; I have identical twins’ girls with my fiancé, and I could not be prouder of them.

"They are the most amazing thing to happen in my life and it drives me to succeed in policing even more, to protect the public from crime so that my kids and all other kids can grow up in a safe environment with a positive view of the police.

"I joined the police because it is something I have always wanted to do from a young age.

"My cousin joined Greater Manchester Police and told me about it when I was younger, and I thought yep, that sounds like an amazing job.

"I joined through the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) route, it can be tough and demanding but to work as a police officer and get a degree feels like an amazing achievement.

"Today, I work in the Rapid Video Response (RVR) team.

"We take video appointments with victims of crime and concerned members of the public who have reported an incident.

"Basically – if you report a crime, we can enable you to talk to an officer within 24 hours, online at your convenience.

"We determine if any criminal offences have been committed, or non-crimes have happened and raise a subsequent investigation from that appointment.

"Even if nothing is recordable, we give general safeguarding advice anyway to ensure that the potential victim is protected and safe from crime.

"It’s a really rewarding role - I enjoy helping the public and providing the best level of service to them that we can.

"The RVR gives the public that great level of service because they can report crime and be spoken to quicker than waiting for an officer to turn up to their address or them having to visit a police station.

"I enjoy the team and the work as we are very collaborative, and I have learnt so much about policing and crime recording since joining.

"My weirdest moment in policing? So far it has to have been when I was on patrol.

"I was on a quick refreshments break, and I went to get a McDonalds at the drive through - only for the McDonalds worker to say there is a drink driver in front of me.

"Pulled them over, they blew over the legal alcohol limit, so we took them to custody and we put them through the intoxication procedure.

"By the time everything was over and done with, I ended up with a cold McDonalds.

"That’s policing for you."

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