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Diary of a PC

6 months

Things I never thought I would do in my career: - wrangle a swan into a high vis jacket to get it out of the road - walk said swan for half a mile to get it back to the pond where it had come from

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Diary of a PC

@PC_DaybyDay

2 years

In other news - the issued trousers are the most ill-fitting things in the world When will the force get trousers that fit bigger thighs and smaller waists 😂😂😂

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@PC_DaybyDay

9 months

New locker New kit New role T minus 47 days till I can get the kit on 😂😂😂

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@PC_DaybyDay

5 months

In their final form 😁 Really happy with how these came out but even happier that tons of officers have already asked for the download for these and benefitting from some little reminders - even had my old coach start share them with his new students

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@PC_DaybyDay

5 months

And they are finished! Here is the full set of Aide Memoir cards I have made ☺️ From legislation, to first aid, to traffic and case files! If anyone would like a copy, please DM me and I am happy to share if officers would find them useful!

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@PC_DaybyDay

3 months

Advanced driving course passed 😁 4 weeks of hard work was worth it

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

The glamour of trying to pee in kit

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@PC_DaybyDay

2 years

Policing currently feels like 30% Mental health Worker 30% Social Worker 25% Marriage Councillor 10% Babysitter for Drunk Adults 5% Crime Detection

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@PC_DaybyDay

7 months

Well not a degree I wanted but a degree I now have 😅😅

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

I like the look of this kind of fitness test Would be interesting to see something like this introduced for response policing positions

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@Broadsword999

1 year

Slightly more ‘job related’ that jogging between two lines to a timed beep.

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@PC_DaybyDay

10 months

Finally my PCDA journey comes to an end! Final results were sent out today - I can finally just focus on the job and not worry about essays 😂😂😂

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

Well we did it :) Time to return to team

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

Death is weird and has different effects on everyone But emergency workers all have different ways of dealing with death and “patients” If you have, how do you deal with it? I sound crazy because I always talk to them and explain what I am doing and why

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@PC_DaybyDay

11 months

My degree is officially done - no more essays no more exams Professional discussion, final presentation and dissertation done Hopefully in January I shall be officially done with the degree and out of my three year probation

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

On constants again for what will be an entire shift I call this “Uniformed Babysitter”

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@PC_DaybyDay

2 years

Our force is cracking down on uniform regulations and focusing on tattoos - to the point where if you have sleeve tattoos or ones on your arms, you are being told to wear long sleeves at all times. Wonder what people’s thoughts are on this?

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

Day three of driving course completed I’m still alive and kicking! Haven’t crashed 😅😅 Lots of good feedback about smoothness of the drive and my gear changes - just need to get my confidence holding speed in corners

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

Which is smarter? These are the same size and both issued by the force but one is not issued out by uniform stores for response

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@PC_DaybyDay

28 days

What an honour to be my force’s Standard Bearer today at the National Police Memorial Service in Glasgow @npmdUK

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

Early early shift for bank holiday 0600 - 1430 (half an hour over) - 1 x arrest attempt - 1 x domestic incident - 1 x sudden death and my first active hanging in which sadly, the person was beyond help Not a lot to say about today really

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

I will pass this damm driving course and I’m putting all the positive energy into these cakes I’ve made for the end of course

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@PC_DaybyDay

5 months

Ended up making more than I originally planned as a new coach saw what I was doing and asked if I could add in some basic powers and policies for new officers Hoping that these may come in useful! Just need to laminate them and pop them on a keyring now ☺️

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@PC_DaybyDay

2 years

Fought a male at the top of a narrow stairwell and got him in cuffs, then other officers let him get away from them after taking said cuffs off, have had to jump a fence using a bbq as leverage and that scrapped with a man on the floor What a start to a night shift

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

The ones are on - interview ready

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@PC_DaybyDay

5 months

IPP passed 😁😁 Brilliant course, for sure should be longer than four days but lots of learning and knowledge gained

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

Mind maps post night shift to assist with checking knowledge and identifying any gaps

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

Driving course starts tomorrow To say I’m excited is a massive understatement

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@PC_DaybyDay

11 months

Brilliant results today - passed my advanced check drive so I am deemed suitable to move forward from a specialist role Just fingers crossed I am given a place for hopefully next year 😁😁😁

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@PC_DaybyDay

2 years

If there’s one thing to know about policing, it’s that your team and your sgts will make or break you in the job If you have a brilliant supportive collected team, you’ll love the job I’m lucky to have an incredibly team to work on, with talented amazing officers

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

Getting all my kit sorted for Remembrance parade this weekend - first time I am in my Police number ones as every other time I have had greens on 😁 (Yes our uniform’s crown has not been changed)

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

Feels very strange to be on rest day two and almost be wishing away the rest days to get back to work I have jobs before the Police where I dreaded coming in to work, but now? Well now I’m just as excited - though it’s hard work, I love it

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@PC_DaybyDay

7 months

Even if I wanted to join my graduation for the degree I’ve earned through the PCDA route, I’d need to travel nearly five hours up the country, pay for my own travel and hotel and then pay £300 for the private hire of a gown because you can’t graduate without one 😂😂😂

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

“We need more police officers you never see any on the street” *new officers bought in and on street duties* “Our police officers are too young and not strong enough, what’s the point in having them, they look like children. Let’s film them and make fun of them”

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@PC_DaybyDay

5 months

New patch for the work bag 😂😂

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

In Ypres, ready to march in the Poppy Parade and Last Post ceremony tomorrow I am glad I am here for Remembrance

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@PC_DaybyDay

3 months

Today is meant to be my PCDA graduation day but sadly couldn’t afford However I am on my advanced driving course so could be worse 😂😂😂

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@PC_DaybyDay

2 years

Part of me hopes that one day, I’ll be that grumpy old-sweat female PS who has specialised and returned to response “for the fun of it” and I’ll have the sass level of Sgt Catherine Cawood (as perfectly played by @SarahLancsUK of course)

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@PC_DaybyDay

11 months

Last shift on response completed last night - time for my six month stint on an investigations team Not where I want to be but taking it in a more positive light now - time to crack on and learn something new

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

Night shift 2200 - 1030 (3 and a half hours overtime) 1 x Driving ticket for speeding 1 x Welfare check on a child 1 x Driving ticket mobile phone 1 x Burglary in progress at 0540 HRS, to which we found three suspects, with stolen items. Lots of paperwork then completed.

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

As police officer do you think we receive the correct level of first aid training for what we may have to deal with?

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@PC_DaybyDay

5 months

Yesterday was my last shift as part of my six month placement on the investigations team 🎉 I’m very excited to finally move across to the department I have been waiting for since November but I am going to miss the wonderful colleagues who work so so hard in this department

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@PC_DaybyDay

23 days

My favourite thing about my Police Degree is that I constantly get emails from the university asking if I want a new career as I have a degree 🤣😬

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

5k complete!! The 20kg weighed me down a bit and slowed down but I completed it in 40 minutes and 23 seconds So so happy to have hit the £700 target for @UK_COPS

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@PC_DaybyDay

7 months

Really struggled to feel like I have been making progress whilst on my six month stint in investigations But today was told that I currently have a 80% positive solve rate so ain’t so bad I guess Two months till I’m out and about again

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

I’m on Op Golden Orb tomorrow 😁 not a clue what we’re actually required to do yet so fully preparing for a day in the sweaty bus

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

Just off the back of my thread yesterday Please please PLEASE set up a medical ID on your phone, even if it’s just with name and age It was our only way of IDing yesterday and made a huge difference to the report and the way in which next of kin were informed

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@PC_DaybyDay

4 months

Final shift with response completed Looking forward to the new role but it feels bittersweet saying goodbye to my team of three and a half years

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@PC_DaybyDay

2 years

Jeeez this account has gained quite a few followers over such a short period of time 😅 Thanks for taking time to engage with my silly posts aha

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@PC_DaybyDay

8 months

First day of my MOE course and as much as I pride myself for being physically fit - I am NOT 😂😂😂 Absolutely shattered

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

Woke up this morning and went “hmm let’s go find a decent hike” 30km later and I’m ruined Everything hurts I don’t think I will move until I return to work

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@PC_DaybyDay

2 years

I am convinced that my FCR dispatcher has a tracking device on my radio which beeps at him when I use the toilets in the officer because without fail, he ALWAYS calls me up while I’m trying to have a piss 😂😂😂

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@PC_DaybyDay

2 years

Night shift 2200 - 0700 1 x Domestic incident report 1 x Arrest for domestic assault 1 x Arrest for section 5 PO and Threats to Kill 1 x Violent prisoner transport and sat on 1 x fight in a stairwell 1 x fence jumped 2 x doughnuts consumed

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

Night shift 2200 - 0700 2 x Fail to stop RTCs attended and dealt with 1 x Petrol station coffee consumed 2 x High risk missing persons found and returned safely 1 x First blue light run completed on team A Q shift but a nice one to return to after three weeks on a course :)

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

Late shift 1400 - 0130 (1.5 over) 1 x Arrest for breach of non mol order 1 x Arrest for domestic common assault 1 x Arrest for controlling coercive behaviour 1 x tactical McDonald’s consumed

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

Early shift 0600 - 1630 (1 1/2hr overtime) - 1 x Section 136 taken to a place of safety - 1 x Child protect incident - 1 x Domestic incident - 1 x Missing person enquiry - 1 x Barricaded male in hospital - 1 x Traffic ticket for due care - 1 x High risk misper found and safe

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

Late shift yesterday 1400 - 0000 3 officers to cover our area because of four 136 constants in hospital - that’s 8 officers sat in hospital 1 x Mental health crisis attended 1 x Domestic incident 1 x Fight in progress 1 x High risk missing person (found by units)

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@PC_DaybyDay

2 years

Single crewed and a van unit means it’s time to clean my chariot for the evening

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@PC_DaybyDay

2 years

Our force has now announced a new entry route into the force without the need for a degree However I’m in my last four months 😅😅 I’m in two minds whether to continue or not as I don’t think I will pass the final 8000 word essay and presentation and research project

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@PC_DaybyDay

9 months

Response overtime yesterday for an early shift and realised the reality of de-skilling that occurs after three months off of response - everything was just taking that second more to process However worked with an awesome new probationer who was top notch

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

Back on shift tomorrow - as insane as it sounds, I’m excited I still love this job as much as when I started, even with the pressure of the degree, the poor pay, the high workload, the hatred from the media and the mental exhaustion

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

Night shift 1000 - 0700 1 x Intruders on (false alarm) 1 x Ticket for front headlight out (to present with the issue fixed) 1 x Medium risk missing person reported and then found (and walked home) 1 x Mental health incident at a railway 1 x Colleague turning 22 on shift :)

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@PC_DaybyDay

2 years

I have officially found my favourite first line of a report “THEFT OF TORTOISE”

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

All police assessments are finished as of today - signed off and nothing left for me to get signed off Just the dissertation for the degree to go and I’ll finally be able to just go to work and not have to do all the extra bits

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

Done. Dusted. Submitted. Just hope I’ve written enough rubbish to pass it

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@PC_DaybyDay

6 months

With only nine shifts left on the investigations team, I can safely say that though it’s not the department I would like to work in I have learnt valuable skills in case file building / court process / approaching the CPS I cannot wait to be back out 😂

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@PC_DaybyDay

2 years

Stats for today 1 x Arrest for Threats to Kill 1 x Unsuccessful arrest attempt 1 x Criminal damage report 1 x Threats to kill report and statement 1 x ABH report 1 and 1/2 hours overtime Very hungry

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

Essentials for a PSU deployment secured 😁

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

So there was a few comments on the last post about police uniform beginning to look paramilitary-like I’ve never seen an issue in that but I’ve never discussed it either What is the issue with police uniform starting to look paramilitary-esk? Many countries have the style

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

Todays late shift 1400 - 0000 - Sadly started with me having to make a difficult call to answer many unanswered questions to the family of the death I dealt with yesterday - 1 x RTC - 2 hours spent at a college careers fair - 1 x Burglary report Today was difficult

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@PC_DaybyDay

2 years

Haven’t really slept, been on edge all night and at 5:30 am sleep just wasn’t happening So I’m at the gym, in a foul mood, working only towards the breakfast at the end of it hoping that might pull me out of the bad mood I’m in Just hoping the night shift is better tonight

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@PC_DaybyDay

9 months

Overtime tomorrow and first time in nearly three months that I’ll be in uniform 😅 The investigation team has left me getting a little too comfy in my own clothes - not sure the stabby still fits 🤣

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@PC_DaybyDay

2 years

A new fresh account and a project to work on. I have designed this account in order to document the day to day life of a PC, to show the true nature of the job, the ups and downs and the parts that are often missed by the media, recruiters and the public.

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@PC_DaybyDay

2 years

The radio is Q I actually have time for lunch I’ve found a quiet sunny spot in my main area to sit for a few minutes and have lunch in peace This is actually bliss 🥰

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

Sorry everyone - the gig is up - I’m actually fully made of plastic and this is all being written by AI

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@ShakeenV

1 year

@PC_DaybyDay @AnonPC4 @Markie76x 🤡 that’s a manakin

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

Overtime Early Shift 0600 - 1500 1 x RTC with a tree down in the middle of the road - cleared by highways and everyone okay 1 x RTC caused by a possum crossing the road (don’t believe they live here) 1 x Drug drive arrested and charged 😎

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

So languages have never been my thing - I think mainly because of my dyslexia However, I have SUCH an interest in learning British Sign Language, not only for work purposes but also personal gain Can anyone recommend a good online course for this?

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

Driving course has been moved!!! To this coming Monday! Good news to end a interesting shift

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

And like that - my dissertation is finished 😁😁

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

Not me actually enjoying writing my dissertation after nearly three years of hatred for the degree 😅 I’ve found a topic I’m just loving writing about and researching - I’ve completely shown my past self up and I’m actually enjoying writing 8000 words #pcda

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@PC_DaybyDay

2 years

Interesting update to the radio 😅

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

First time in two and a bit weeks that I’ll be back in my kit today! The driving course is now moving onto marked vehicles which means I can put my kit back on and I’m so glad as I’ve run out of suitable plain clothes 😂😂

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@PC_DaybyDay

1 year

Police officers - why are you in the job? What’s makes you want to stay in this role?

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@PC_DaybyDay

2 years

Well first proper mutual aid deployment ended with natos on, being bottled and called every name under the sun and an arrest for kicking a police horse - all over some football 🥴

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@PC_DaybyDay

5 months

Someone asked on here earlier “what advice would you give to a person just about to join the police?” I’m terrible with advice really, with my best offer being “be a sponge” and just take everything in But what would your advice be for a new starter?

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@PC_DaybyDay

2 years

I couldn’t even update it last night but Late shift - 1400 - 0300 (3 hrs overtime) 1x arrest for domestic assault 1x ZJ domestic report 1x fight in progress broken up 1x arrest for assault + report 1x section 18 house search 1x arrest for 3x stalking + report

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@PC_DaybyDay

2 years

Work load car all set this week so apologises, there will be no excitement from me - just lots of paperwork! Our team has a “workload car” consisting of two PCs, you are on it for the set and you are OIC of all occurrence reports that come in slow time for the rota.

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