Police trainees put theory into practice in exercise
Wednesday 3rd February 2010, 2:29PM GMT.
Alex Bonnel searches the suspected armed robber, played by John Flemming. (Picture by Tom Tardif, 0911023)
THE Co-op’s Homemaker store was filled with police officers yesterday after an armed thief stole items from the store.
But it was all part of a training exercise.
This year’s 11 recruits are coming towards the end of their training and are being put through various scenarios to see how to put classroom theory into practice.
Trainer Gordon Chambers said the training at the Vale shop was very important.
‘We have taught them about the procedure for stop and search, and how to deal with offensive weapons,’ he said.
‘Now we have some of last year’s recruits coming in to role play. It really helps to see what it is like and how to deal with witnesses.’
One of the scenarios was about a thief, armed with a knife, who stole batteries from the shop. The officers had to take a description of the suspect from a witness, before finding the suspect and searching him for weapons and stolen goods.
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Sounds like a cover story to spy on the thieving staff
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‘One of the scenarios was about a thief, armed with a knife, who stole batteries from the shop.’
Yeah those armed robbers are always nicking batteries! I hope they have had their ‘North Esplanade on a Friday night’ training.
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Why teach them all this stuff when all they are ever going to do is put tickets on cars..When something serious happens you hardly do anything or you have some excuse as why you can not arrest ppl
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With apologies to the guy who got punched but I wonder if the Police are trained not to laugh out loud (LOL?)when they have to deal with incidents like Wednesday’s report of the drunken licensee who entered the wrong house and assaulted the ‘intruder’ he found in ‘his’ lounge ?
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Its nice to see this intensive training going on. I now live in Belfast and its a serious problem here. A good tip for islanders would be to buy rechargeable batteries so they spend less time at battery counters and battery outlets, thus avoiding contact with the every increasing number of armed battery thieves. Come on eh!
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I wonder if they were eh eh batteries ?
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The robber stole a container of Saxo as well. He’s now been charged with a salt and battery…..
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Guess the new recruits wil now be “EVER READY” to cope with any situation!!! lol
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Coco:
That’s such a good point. Let’s not bother teaching the police how to deal with crime, so that all they know is how to ticket cars. You, sir, are a genius (said in a very, very sarcastic tone).
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Coco – you will be saying that when your wife / daughter / sister is raped, and the crucial evidence is gathered by a new police officer fresh from training.
Get a life you sad person.
Training is vital – how else do you expect a human being to deal with a situation they have never dealt with apart from applied learning.
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Darren… i think it is you that needs to wake up and get a life! i think there is a few people that have made complaints and not had good results from the police..take the sunken gardens et et just 1 case
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Good point Darren. Although nobody would argue that the Guernsey Police don’t have to deal with the comparative levels of crime in other jurisdictions, even a cursory look at the Guernsey Press will show that they do slightly more than just write parking tickets.
Those that think our island is immune from serious crime should think again. I am glad our officers are being taught how to deal with weapons – better they have some training now then are caught cold.
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coco – the Sunken Gardens affair was difficult for the police. Yes, there were incidents of criminal damage however the police had to either catch the culprits red handed or have enough evidence to prosecute. I understand there were also incidents of antisocial behaviour however again the police have to have specific evidence/complaints about individuals before taking any action. They can’t simply move an entire group of people on because some unnamed individuals are being antisocial. You don’t kick everyone out of a pub because half a dozen idiots can’t handle their booze.
I agree that the police are far from perfect on this island, however I do think your sweeping generalisation is rather harsh to say the least.
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Coco:
You live in a dreamworld. Of course people don’t always get the results they want from the police, but then what is expected of the police is not always reasonable, as you have proven.
For example, you complain about them issuing parking tickets, yet if you lived in a place where illegal parking affected you i’ll bet you’d call the police expecting them to sort it out.
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What was that about sheep blaaa
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My daughter is called Coco and I not think for a minute that she is posting comments about the police down at the Co-op etc! She is a teenager and you know what they think of the police, but however she does like one of the Carl’s or is it the other Karl who patrols the Bridge! The comments on this story have been hilarious. I laughted out loud.
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Coco:
Nothing like throwing in an insult when you’re beaten! Grow up.
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I suggest you dont pass comment on the police or the new recruits until you know someone in the police force and all the training they do. Yes my boyfriend is one of the new recruits.
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SM my dad and brother are to
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To all who have put your elegant comments on the policing….its not about blasted batteries….the article is simply telling you of a situation used in training. The main issue is the knife and the theft…NOT a stupid pack of batteries (although Nathan s sense of humour was fun) I wonder if those making the comments actually respect the police and what they try to do in the island. come on all, a little broader thinking and constructive comments needed here!
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RAY: Yeah they are trained not to lol at funny situations….. In fact, you can fail the initial recruiting process for laughing
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coco
I very much hope that you are talking about two different people here
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@lynda
Sorry, you might not care about the batteries but the shop keeper will. Also if they rechargeable it is highly likely he will commit another armed robbery to obtain the charger.
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