The below list is an archive of all the previous posts from this blog. Apologies if some of the older links have expired but such is the nature of the interweb. The content is still good though!
Blog posts by topic –
- Should the police be allowed to strike? (January 2015)
- Travelling to North America if you’ve previously been arrested or have convictions (April 2014)
- Quick checks to do to ensure your car is safe and road-legal (March 2014)
- Courier Fraud and what to do (February 2014)
- ‘Camcording’ and using recording devices in cinemas (January 2014)
- Body worn cameras and their benefits (January 2014)
- A few Christmas crime prevention tips (December 2013)
- Why calling us when you see something suspicious is a good idea (December 2013)
- The Unite demonstration and the right to protest (November 2013)
- Plebgate and how police misconduct is addressed (October 2013)
- The police promotion process (October 2013)
- Steps to take that might help you recover your stolen property (October 2013)
- Addressing issues relating to PTSD in veterans (September 2013)
- Not reposting fake crime warnings seen on the net (September 2013)
- What’s the difference between the CIT and the CID? (August 2013)
- Construction of the new ‘super blocks’ (August 2013)
- Protecting child witnesses during the court process (August 2013)
- Appropriate responses to internet trolling (July 2013)
- ‘Clare’s Law’ and disclosure schemes (July 2013)
- Shift extensions and putting the public first (July 2013)
- Body worn cameras, camera phones and their evidence (July 2013)
- Moving to paperless courts (June 2013)
- Defining ‘terrorism’ and our response to it (June 2013)
- Dealing with retraction statements (June 2013
- Police bail and how it’s used (May 2013)
- Meat theft and where the stolen goods end up (May 2013)
- Recovering property using the National Mobile Property Register (May 2013)
- Local resolutions and ‘serious’ crime (April 2013)
- Decisions about how to act on intelligence (April 2013)
- Online investigation by the public following the Boston bombing (April 2013)
- What to the CPS do and why do we sometimes need their advice? (April 2013)
- Lock snapping and how to avoid it (April 2013)
- Police cautions and how we decide to issue them (April 2013)
- Missing persons and treating people as ‘absent’ rather than ‘missing’ (March 2013)
- How do we decide how many officers to send to an incident and who should go? (March 2013)
- Using Facewatch to speed up CCTV enquiries (March 2013)
- 999 verses 101 (February 2013)
- Bomb hoaxes (February 2013)
- Selective attention and the risks of not spotting cyclists on the road (February 2013)
- The work of the Force Payback Team (February 2013)
- Seeking to understand drug usage (February 2013)
- The police force and resistance to change (January 2013)
- Lance Armstrong and the culture of drugs abuse (January 2013)
- Policing in the snow (January 2013)
- Removing the word ‘insulting’ from S. 5 (January 2013)
- How police dogs help our officers (January 2013)
- Working with partner agencies (January 2013)
- Providing a statement to the police (December 2012)
- Trying to understand ‘police speak’ (December 2012)
- Family Liaison Officers and their role (December 2012)
- Criminal records and CRB checks (November 2012)
- How to spot a cannabis factory (November 2012)
- The law and fireworks (November 2012)
- How to keep your house safe during the darker months (October 2012)
- What happens when a report of domestic abuse is made to the police (October 2012)
- The trial of Justin Lee Collins and reporting domestic abuse (October 2012)
- The work of the WMP Casualty Bureau (September 2012)
- Assaults and the law (September 2012)
- Arming police officers (September 2012)
- The importance of backing up your computer (September 2012)
- Maintaining your car for the Autumn (August 2012)
- Looking after prisoners post-arrest (August 2012)
- Filing crime reports (August 2012)
- Policing social media (August 2012)
- The difference between theft, burglary and robbery (July 2012)
- Breach of the peace (July 2012)
- Firearms training (June 2012)
- How the insanity defence works (June 2012)
- Assaults on the sports field (June 2012)
- Avoiding malicious phone scams (May 2012)
- The police property store (April 2012)
- Road closures (April 2012)
- Trespassing (April 2012)
- CCTV cameras (April 2012)
- ID parades (March 2012)
- Police computer systems (March 2012)
- Minimum pricing and the problems caused by excess alcohol consumption (March 2012)
- Bogus callers (March 2012)
- Switching to paperless crime reports (February 2012)
- Using social media to help with police appeals (February 2012)
- Police powers of entry (February 2012)
- Driving in the snow (February 2012)
- Recovering stolen mobile phone using GPS (February 2012)
- Dangerous dogs (January 2012)
- Charging decisions, CPS and John Terry (December 2011)
- Drink driving (December 2011)
- Ensuring continuity of exhibits for court (November 2011)
- Firearms units and dealing with gun crime (November 2011)
- Police and Crime Commissioners (November 2011)
- Entrapment (October 2011)
- Police surveillance and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (October 2011)
- Roadside ‘producers’ and driving documents (October 2011)
- Road traffic accidents and what to do afterwards (October 2011)
- Arresting homeowners who have tackled burglars (October 2011)
- Police paperwork (October 2011)
- Missing person enquiries (September 2011)
- Working night shifts (September 2011)
- Attending sudden deaths (September 2011)
- The Riot Act and Violent Disorder (August 2011)
- Hospital watches (August 2011)
- The Proceeds of Crime Act (July 2011)
- Police driving and making ‘blue light runs’ (July 2011)
- Mental health issues and Section 136 of the Mental Health Act (July 2011)
- Identifying stolen property (July 2011)
- Burglaries and how you can avoid them – Part Two (July 2011)
- Burglaries and how you can avoid them – Part One (July 2011)
- The police radio and the Airwaves system (June 2011)
- Alpha Oscar One – the police helicopter (June 2011)
- What the police caution means (June 2011)
- The police custody procedure (June 2011)
- ‘Citizens Arrests’ (June 2011)
- Police powers of arrest(June 2011)
- How spitting could be considered an assault (June 2011)
- Metal theft (May 2011)
- Crime scenes (May 2011)
- Making reports to the Anti-Terrorism Hotline (May 2011)
- Why the police are so interested in Social Media (April 2011)
- Odd and peculiar old laws (April 2011)
- What is ‘the law’? (March 2011)
- Public Order offences (March 2011)
- Police kit – what do I actually carry? (March 2011)
Posts about specific events and operations –
- Replacing police cautions (November 2014)
- Breach of cloud security and leaking of photos (September 2014)
- Election of David Jamieson as PCC (August 2014)
- WMP firearms amnesty (July 2014)
- Protecting yourself against the Gameover Zeus malware (June 2014)
- Microsoft ends support for Windows XP (April 2014)
- Appeal after charity shop burglary in Walsall (April 2014)
- Slight rise in distraction burglaries in Aldridge & Streetly (March 2014)
- Our Wikipedia ‘editathon’ (March 2014)
- Open letter from Birmingham North Commander Rachel Jones on abusive voicemail left by officers (February 2014)
- Seizure of Tommy Scragg’s criminal assets (November 2013)
- Superintendent Fraser’s #Brum13peakchallenge (November 2013)
- Estate review and moving out of Green Lane (September 2013)
- Request for information on Rutter Street mosque incident (June 2013)
- Officers McGinn and Koch injured in the line of duty (June 2013)
- Busking police officers and the ‘Socks and Chocs’ campaign (June 2013)
- Plans for Green Lane police station (May 2013)
- Paris Brown and the YPCC post (April 2013)
- Arrest of eight suspects in connection with September 2012 EDL demonstration in Walsall (March 2013)
- The global #poltwt police social media event (March 2013)
- Witness appeal following death of Christina Edkins (March 2013)
- Witness appeal following non-stop RTC in Coventry (February 2013)
- Witness appeal following death of off-duty police officer in Wolverhampton (February 2013)
- Highlights of 2012 (December 2012)
- Advice issued by DPP on prosecuting in relation to misuse of social media (December 2012)
- Christmas present suggestion – The Little Book Of Big Scams (December 2012)
- Update on the Christmas drink drive campaign (December 2012)
- Election of Bob Jones as the West Midlands PCC (November 2012)
- Restructuring plans for the Walsall LPU under ‘Continuous Improvement’ (November 2012)
- A few photos from the 2012 Walsall Police Station Open Day (October 2012)
- 857 Squadron meeting with Walsall Officers (October 2012)
- The Diamond Awards and your chance to nominate officers or teams for recognition (October 2012)
- Walsall officer raising money for 857 Squadron (October 2012)
- Working in London at the Olympic Games (August 2012)
- Looking ahead to going down to London for the Olympic Games (July 2012)
- The John Terry trail and what it says about the state of the game (July 2012)
- Tom Winsor’s appointment to HMIC (July 2012)
- The Olympic Torch’s visit to Walsall (June 2012)
- How Business Partnering might help improve effectiveness (May 2012)
- The march against the Winsor Report in London (May 2012)
- A message from the Chief Constable on the Business Partnering Program (May 2012)
- Update on November’s Police and Crime Commissioner elections (May 2012)
- New ‘Most Wanted’ gallery established on the website (April 2012)
- Preparations for the Olympics and how we’ll be involved (April 2012)
- The ‘Big Bang’ in Coventry and how emergency services are meant to know what it was (April 2012)
- How the police might make better use of social media in the future (March 2012)
- Announcing details about the next Walsall Police Station open day (March 2012)
- Appeal not to leave cats (or cars) running to defrost on cold mornings (January 2012)
- Working with West Midlands Fire Service to improve our usage of social media (January 2012)
- Appeal for information relating to murders of Avtar & Carole Kolar (January 2012)
- Charging of Gary Dobson and David Norris over Stephen Lawrence’s murder (January 2012)
- Audio interview between myself and The WS5 blog about crime prevention (December 2011)
- Christmas drink driving campaign video (December 2011)
- Appeal not to leave cars running to defrost (December 2011)
- Remembrance Sunday Parade at the Cenotaph (November 2011)
- Further arrest attempts made for Operation View (November 2011)
- Launch of new 101 non-emergency number (November 2011)
- Celebrating a year on Twitter (October 2011)
- Force budget cuts (October 2011)
- Ongoing arrest attempts as part of Operation View (September 2011)
- Walsall Police Station Open Day (September 2011)
- Announcement about the Walsall Police Station Open Day (September 2011)
- Announcing the winner of the #ukcops Twitter competition (September 2011)
- Me joining Facebook (August 2011)
- Using social media during the August Riots (August 2011)
- Summing up policing the August Riots (August 2011)
- Courts working through the nights to process the large numbers arrested during the August Riots (August 2011)
- Another message from the Chief Constable about the August Riots and a thank you to the public (August 2011)
- Operation View and efforts to identify those involved in the August Riots (August 2011)
- A message from the Chief Constable about the August Riots (August 2011)
- The outbreak of the August Riots (August 2011)
- Progress made during Operation Serve and Protect (July 2011)
- Outdated laws and the super-injunction debate (May 2011)
- ‘Tweet & Greet’ transcript for the #walsall100 event (May 2011)
- Announcement about the ‘Tweet & Greet’ for the #walsall100 event (May 2011)
- Update on the WMP social media focus group (May 2011)
- Transcript of our first ‘Tweet & Greet’ (April 2011)
- Announcement about our first ‘Tweet & Greet’ (April 2011)
- Introducing Operation Serve and Protect (April 2011)
- PC Swan running the London Marathon in his uniform (March 2011)
- Introducing the blog (March 2011)
‘Day In The Life’ posts –
- Day shift, January 26th 2013, Investigation Team
- Early shift, June 8th 2012, Dog Unit
- Day shift, May 3rd 2012, Collision Investigation Unit
- Day shift, March 31st 2012, Aston Villa v Chelsea with the Football Unit
- Day shift, January 20th 2012, Personal Safety Training
- Late shift, September 18th 2011, Liberal Democrat Conference
- Early shift, August 9th 2011, August Riots
- Day shift, May 26th 2011, Police training course
- Late shift, May 3rd 2011, Foot chases and action
- Early shift, April 1st 2011, Runaway cars and Cash In The Attic
- Night shift, March 16th 2011, Drunks, chocolate bars and arrests
‘Meet The Beat’ posts –
- Richard Eccleston – Territorial Communications Officer working on the WMP Flickr project (October 2012)
- PCSO Sam Skinner – Police Community Support Officer at Aldridge Police Station (June 2012)
- Chief Superintendent Phillip Kay – Head of the WMP Business Partnering Program (March 2012)
- PC Mick Jennings – Traffic police trainer working in Birmingham (March 2012)
- Andrew Bolland – New Business Manager with Stop Hate UK (January 2012)
- Sgt. John De-Hayes – Response Team Supervisor working in Walsall (January 2012)
- Mambo – Trainee police dog with the Force Dog Unit (December 2011)
- Insp. Simon Guilfoyle – Neighbourhood Inspector working in Wolverhampton (November 2011)
- SC Chris Allen – Special Constable working in Dudley (November 2011)
Just for fun posts –
- Custodian helmets to be replaced after head shape fears (April 2014)
- Ice Cream Regulations updated! (July 2013)
- Changes to the law to allow officers to arrest via Twitter (April 2013)
- Bergerac and what the TV crime dramas get wrong (March 2013)
- Advice on what to look out for when Santa is about (December 2012)
- Walking up over The Roaches in the Peak District (November 2012)
- Important lion laws YOU need to know (August 2012)
- Trying the Yorkshire Three Peak Challenge (May 2012)
- Press Appeal – ESCAPED – Santa Claus (December 2011)
- Press Appeal – ARRESTED – Santa Claus (December 2011)
- Press Appeal – WANTED – Santa Claus (December 2011)
- A Unit’s Movember efforts (December 2011)
- Winner of the Police Picture Competition (November 2011)
- Announcement of the Police Picture Competition (October 2011)
- My ‘verbals’ feature from Police Review magazine (September 2011)
- What’s the best police movie? (August 2011)
- Completing the ’14 Peak Challenge’ (July 2011)
- The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal (June 2011)
- Our first attempt at the ’14 Peak Challenge’ (June 2011)
- The Royal Family dancing down the aisle (April 2011)
- My ‘arresting moments’ feature from Police Review magazine (April 2011)
- Walking Hadrian’s Wall (March 2011)
Other posts –
- Minimum Cover’s post on dealing with a fatal car accident (September 2011)
- Welcome to Autumn and looking forward to the Winter months (August 2011)
- Photos from factory fire in Bloxwich (May 2011)
- A tale of an abusive ‘customer’ in the custody block (April 2011)
- Dangerous driving video of a police pursuit (April 2011)
- Policing the ‘March for the Alternative’ riots as seen from the point of view of the Met’s Territorial Support Unit (March 2011)
DC Richard Stanley 
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