Recent content by dazman

Absolutely love that one!! :laugh:

To finish this off in numerous fashion before it gets too serious, here's the two most comical incidents I saw, as in the original list. A constable who had been in the area for a couple of weeks out on foot patrol and finding himself completely lost and in his own words, "going round in...

Always amusing to see a nervous young copper in court for the first time fumbling with his paperwork and amidst the sheets discovering something that shouldn't be there. Priceless facial expressions.

Have you ever heard before any of the tales I mentioned?

I could definitely verify a story of two paired-up officers who, on consecutive night-shifts, competed to see which pair could get from West London to Brighton pier and back in the quickest time!!

I suspect that was almost certainly the case in days gone by. Back then, there was a real stigma admitting to being a copper so it was easier to stick together. Not quite the same now.

I was simply suggesting that a current police officer would probably not be able to relate to any of the things I mentioned.

So, did anyone here actually work for the police?

That's correct - and it looked a lot smarter than the modern-day look, although less practicable, probably.

Every time I look back through old diaries, I see and remember more about policing in the late seventies and eighties. I don't know if any ex-coppers post or browse here but if they do, I wonder if the following mean anything to them Clip-on ties Rupert Bear lapel badges Police-issue 'macs'...

Just for coppers, you mean? :lol:

We are looking to buy a new house and had a viewing day yesterday, seeing four different properties. One of them was owned - so we were told by the agent - by a police officer and there were several photos around of him and his wife on their wedding day so we could see they were a young couple...

What on earth was Jamie Redknapp wearing on his feet in the SKY studio yesterday afternoon? :ohmy: Had he been playing football in the morning and not had time to change? :lolol:

Okay, maybe I didn't express myself as well as I should have done and I agree with your sentiments. But what I was trying to say was along the lines of at a 'modern-day' "show-piece" event, surely there's no way that police officers should be finding themselves in a situation where they might...

As plans for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee are finalised, the London Metro paper says that the event in central london will see some police officers and security staff out on duty on the streets for hours on end, with limited numbers meaning that they will have to wait longer for breaks. One...