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I I I :mI Has equality :m I im gone too far? I :• see centre pages I I I I I bllllllllllllllllllllllllllmllld I including Essex Police Magazine I The Newspaper of the Essex Police Shipments through Brightlingsea are suspended andaM1sslNGROseHunt David Sims. for AS YOU WERE! missing couple AFTER 10 exhausting months of animal rights protests at SOUTHEND CID officers Brightlingsea, policing in Essex is returning to normal. attempting to trace a mar- The move comes after exporter ried couple, who have now been missing from the Roger Mills told Essex Police he town for two years, hope a be shipments as as high visibility policing, also burglary press conference held last a "temporary measure". week could help locate and autocrime objectives had been partly them. Mr Mills blamed the development quashed by demands for police to attend Rose and David Sims on a current decline in demand for animal rights protests. "I received a num- from Lonsdale Road, animals - he also blamed the tempo- ber of letters from school teachers in the Southend, were last seen rarv cease in trading on restrictions district showing concern over the lack of together at a family gather- police input into the schools programme. ing at Wix near imposed by Essex Police. Responding to the claim Assistant Unfortunately school liaison officers were Manningtree. the first to be pulled away from their Rose Sims, aged 3 1, was Chief Constable Geoffrey Markham said: duties," he said. born in the Philippines and "I consider the restrictions we imposed to met her English husband be entirely reasonable and fair. Since But Mr Benning was keen to praise David (5l) while he was in Januaw 16 we have escorted 174 convovs some of the less experienced officers left the country on a business comprising 783 lorries carrying 152,472 behind on division who had been tasked trip, they married and sheep, 67,499 calves and 185 cattle. We with an increased work load "Many were moved to the UK. have made 598 arrests, sustained 18 forced to deal with particular offences At the packed press con- injuries to police officers and spent over much earlier in their service than they ference held at Police E2.25m not previously budgeted for. would normally do", he said. Headquarters, an appeal Meanwhile the Gunfleet control room at was made for information Should the trade at Brightlingsea cease entirely, it will not be through any lack of Brightlingsea remains closed - but ready which could lead to the to go operational should the need arise. couple's whereabouts. commitment from Essex Police." ACC Geoffrey Markham said "We cannot Rose's sister, Joy Acres Protesters in Brightlingsea have made a plea for people to claimed victory at the temporary halt in rule out shipments starting again, if Mr Mills wishes to continue trading in the come forward and help the trading but seem sure that temporary town we will be involved with further dis- , police. Joy said she was means permanent. cussions with him, as we have been in the concerned at her sister's Local Brightlingsea officer, Pc Andy disappearance and knew Tho-rpe said it was nice to see the town last 10 months. We have always the couple's marriage was returning to normal: "The town seems acknowledged he is carrying out a legal going through a rocky very quiet compared with recent weeks, trade, and upheld his lawful right to use patch. the highway ." Rose Sims wasn't I'm looking forward to the community reported missing by her returning to how it was before the family for nearly a year as protests, and hope all the people in the it was felt she could be in town will act reasonably. We are trying the Philippines on business hard to get back to providing the tradition- with her husband. al Brightlingsea policing the local people ~n~uiriksare still on- have always known here." going in the Philippines l But where is the tin opener? Duncan with his prickly friends. 11 Elsewhere in the county divisional staff and detectives hope Photo courtesy of the Brentwood Gazette. are returning to duties neglected since renewed publicity from the II January. Southend Commander, Supt press conference will gen- WHEN it c~oir~esto lzedgel~o~preservtr- tickers, and will give (I cursory look Mick Benning said "The last 10 months erate leads. tiotz. Trt!jjic Wtrrderl DUIIC~IIIWcrrd is the under LI vehicle just to check if there is er Dc Fred Simpkins who rtltrrl ,for the job. The Brc.rz~ood-btrsed _hedgehog in need. have put ah enormous strain on our headed the press confer- ofTit.er htrs token orr the challerlge Htrving rcrken on celebrity srnrus nfrer division, we have lost on average eight ence said: "1 was amazed collectirzg ctrr ,food to hell, our prickly being featured on Sky News and in officers from our station every day to at how many media organ- frierlds through the wirzrer. vtrrious rzcrtioncrl and loctrl papers he's police the Brightlingsea dispute. We have isations turned out and Bectr~rseof trrz exrretnely dry .s~~r~zmerbeconze known locally crs The Hedgehog more public order trained officers than have publicised our hedgehogs have fi)urld it difli'culr to feed Man. anywhere else in the county and at the appeal. I have taken over oil uorttl.s trizd .slugs. "I've herd people corize up to me ofler- height of the troubles we were losing in a dozen calls and we are in Dutlccril said: "The Brentwood Bird ing Ltnoney ,for cat ,food, I ever1 htrd one excess of 50 officers per day to the process of talking to trrld Airir~ltrlStrtlctlrtrry crsked us if we mcrn say he would swcrp his pcrrking Brightlingsea. I hope it is more than a people who have called us. would collect ccrt,food, which hed,pehogs ricket for n tin of car food, bur I won't go suspension of operations at Brightlingsea I still have good reason to ecrt, trrld I wtrs given tlze job." that,frrr," said Duncnn. believe both David and DUIIC~III,wlzo scrys he 11trs t11wtry.s beer1 Cans of ctrr ,food ccrn be rcrken to so that we can get back to providing good Rose Sims could be in the trrz trr~iirltrl lover, now keeps his eyes Brentwood Police or contact Duncnn nr policing for Southend." Philippines but we have to esl~ecicrllypeeled when dishit~gout his the station on 01277 262212. Mr Benning said the division had not explore all avenues." reached many of its policing targets such 2 THE LAW, NOVEMBER 1995 FEDERATION NOTES . FEDERATION NOTES.. CAN a leopard really change its spots'? There is no doubt that Essex Police has placed the subject of equality securely on its agenda, and it is Tax relief commendable, but not necessarily workable. Will it ever be able to honestly say that is an Equal their subscrlption5 before the Opportunities employer? THE Inland Revenue has agreed that, with effect It has been argued that until there is 40 per cent of new 11st is published, they from April 6, all subscribing members of the Police women in any organistation, Equal Oppotunities cannot 5hould explain to local exist. Federation of England and Wales are entitled to tax Ins,ector that the Police Set these kinds of targets, however, and allegations of relief on their subscriptions. Federation has only recently By Brian Pallant tokenism will soon begin to fly - hiring a woman just to A letter of approval under next edition of the list of been approved quoting the make up the numbers. Inland Revenue Head Office Isn't the whole idea, after all, artificial and hasn't it Section 201, Income and approved bodies which is gone too far? reference- SAPPIT 1644- I Education By making equality such a big issue, with the Corporation Taxes Act 1988, due for publication in 1996. /23/82/MA. LOC~Inspectors of Taxes will I scheme introduction of training courses, and paying attention to has been received bv the If members require any further targets, aren't we losing sight of the 'real' issue, which is not receive notification of the MEMBERS may not be National Police Federation details or explanation, please con- 'the right person for the job' Police Federation's approved aware of the existence of tact the Federation Office at Police the above fund and the Chauvinism and cynicism will always exist regardless and the nan'e of the status until 1996. If members of Gender Awareness courses, it's just every individual's Federation will appear in the Headquarters. Education Scheme which wish to obtain a deduction for is available for police professional responsibility not to show it. officers' families. I Most of the women we spoke to admitted they still saw reproduce below details the police force as a male bastion, but few recounted tales Police of a recent circular issued of disrespect, and certainly felt they were dealt the same Federation elections by oul- General Secretary. hands as their male counterparts. You will note the closing Even our highest ranking female officer, Supt Joan ALL officers affected EHE Elections as reported in the last C.I.D - for the position of det ective date for the awards is Eason, claims she has never, in 30 years, been subjected should have by now edition of Tlir Ltr,~.are currently taking sergeant - DS 29 E T Toomey and DS November 30, so officers to discrimination. will need to move quick- received a letter from place. Nominations have been received 1655 D A Hudson.