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~llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllq I I I I I I I Floods of '53 :mI m :mI remembered = i I I I I I :mI centre pages :m LllllllllllllllllllmlllllllllllII The Newspaper of the Essex Police Brave Pc vows to get back on the beat after baseball bat attack KIRSTE STILL BEARS by Jenny Grinter brutal attack, which has left her afraid to venture shouting orders at them. retains a sense of humour after being beaten with a baseball bat. She estimated one in three not in a hurry to go back out of her cards had been sent by on my own, especially on strangers, from youngsters to nights." retired police officers. Kirste will spend two a On establishing radio communica- Members of the public weeks at the Police expressed support for the Convalescent Home at police, and anger that officers Goring-on-Thames in March. should be subjected to attacks. But despite the support and encouragement, the healing process will be a long and lonely one. There have been TERED: Kirste after the nightmares, and moments of One of the most important a visitor. My friends alert while the hijacked THE LAW, FEBRUARY 1993 3 800 pupils to get LLhands=on"experience of dealing with realmlife hazards NO 'ARM DONE POOR Cheln~sfordbased Inspector John Worland has had more than his fair share of CRUCIAL NEWS FOR salutes from mickey-taking colleagues recently. Red-faced Mr Worland snapped to attention and threw his smartest salute as the Princess Royal left Chelmsford Prison after a visit THE KIDS earlier this month. But things went horribly wrong when his arm came I by Jenny ~rinterl sharply up under the chin of an elderly lady peering over his SCHOOLCHILDREN in shoulder, and knocked her the Basildon area are ovcr backwards. Fortunately about to find out first- the woman was unhurt, and the hand how to deal with Princess denarted with a real-life dangers. chuckle. Next month 800 ten and NO PORN eleven-year-olds will OFFICERS out at Walton become the first in Essex to were quick to respond to a call take part in the "Crucial from a distressed woman when Crew" scheme, which will the location was given as the Porn Brokers. Sadly it was just teach them vital messages a s~ellingmistake! about personal safety and crime prevention. COCK AND They will act out a num- BULL STORY ber of realistic scenarios what to do if the need aris- pant in the steering group, WHEN a bull escaped and involving fire, a road acci- said.--, "Crucial --~--~~ C~ew-- will ~ ~ ~ threatened to cause mayhem in dent, stranger danger, and Realism will be helo build uo coifidence Colchester, police helped to Juvenile crimes such as round up the hapless creature. enhanced by a telephone betbeen our'children and The incident inspired one of theftandcriminaldamage. exchange set uuon the the~ublicservicesata our officers to verse, but could IMAGINATIVE site, en&ling the' children time'when that confidence Acting Sgt Turnbull be a To , to call for help. But they is sorely needed." pseudonym? A 1 ""U~"",L, "b can expect to encounter scheme, which has been By the end of the two- "Tlie Bull ivcrs BIo~L'I'II~r111r1 another real-life problem, week period 800 Basildon /?uffirlg organised by Basildon vandalised phone boxes. Community Safety Group, children should have learnt Bc,couse he clicl rlot LI~~IIIIstuff'- The Rev Robert vital lessons which could, i17,q! will run for two weeks at Springett, Chairman of the A chose e~~.suetf- h~rllvrws Eileen Kligerman and Bob Bray in an exciting scene from Calamity the town's Fryerns School. one day, save a life or pre- pursued steering group, said, vent a crime. Crime Prevention "Basildon Crucial Crew The steer1 wliicli kvos r'ery Officer, Pc Ray Williams, Each youngster will receive WHAT A CALAMITY! Essex Police Musical Society's production of has generated enormous a T-shirt and Certificate when Itr rgc, who has helped pioneer the Whe17 corrlered - did enthusiasm from a large they complete the Crucial Calamity Jane thrilled a sell-out audience at Headquarters every night last scheme, said, "Instead of chcrr,qe!! number of agencies." Crew challenges. In addition standing in a classroom Echo Ror~ieoSe~jert :S hrrfli~r And the schools are so to helping to run the scenarios, And it showed how professional the society has become since its first produc- telling the kids what to do, Essex Police have helped the Not crtough to rel>c,l tlir enthusiastic that the tion - also 'Calamity Jane' - more than 25 years ago. we're going to let them live scheme with transport, cater- " Hufikr" scheme was over-sub- ing and printing. All rcrllied to the ccrll, A full report and more pictures from the action-packed show will appear in it. They will act out real scribed within days of Senior Essex Police Vets. Zoo. ES. U & 011 next month's edition of The Law. life situations in order to details being sent out. A rour~rl-uptook p1crc.e. find the answers. Officers will be among the Martin Sadler, headmas- visitors to Crucial Crew, Orte 1orr.e cow ~'ithN red "That's the way they will ter of Kingswood Junior which could soon be run in ,firce!! take notice, and remember Officer cletrliril: wtrs Pc Wrrl School and a key partici- other parts of the county. Yes. yes - his 11c111te is renl!" Deputy to beat down under TWO ESSEX officers are jetting off to be of great benefit to Essex join UN in ESSEX POLICE will be changing its wardrobe best service and correct fit. Police as a whole." this year with all regular officers and traffic war- Australia to learn how our antipodean It's believed it will take cousins tackle crime down under. But Det Insp Burman is Romania dens measuring up for the Force's new-style uni- nearly three years to com- making sure he will get to form. pletely change over to the- Detective Inspector Ray techniques during his two see some of the sights dur- DEPUTY Chief Con- The new design has Steele said the main bulk new style and it is likely the Burman, 4 1, stationed at month tour of duty. ing the visit so his spare stable Peter Simpson been tailored to give offi- of the supplies are sched- old style uniform will not be Grays and Inspector Peter "I will be studying the time will be spent in the will join a United cers of both sexes much uled for delivery in March declared obsolete until April Sheldrake, based at HQ are management structure, saddle of a racing bike Nations team in more flexibility of move- this year and it is proposed 1995. the first Essex officers to together with how major exploring the bush and Romania next month ment and to give suspects they will be issued to offi- The Force's uniform is swop jobs with their crimes involving drugs and beaches. to advise senior offi- fewer opportunities to grab cers during April and May. now bought in bulk for a Australian opposites. murder are investigated," On their return, both hold of items such as The uniforms will be group of Forces in the region Det Insp Burman said he he said. "The trip will cer- officers will present cials on human rights therefore benefiting in cost is hoping to learn about tainly be a refreshing look reports of their visit to the issues. epaulettes. given out on a personal basis Purchasing Manager, lan to ensure staff receive the from economies of scale. Australian crime-solving at Police work and should Chief Constable: The five dav, tri~X to Bucharest follows on from the work Mr Simpson did in Albania in November, when he also linked LID JO plans a head start against crime with a UN team. CLASSROOM crime-fighter Johanna Charnley will Under the auspices of "Not only did the young people learn about the working of a be addressing a very unusual 'assembly' in the spring court, but they also saw the effect crime can have on all those the Foreign Office, police - more than 100 head-teachers from all over Essex by Paul Dunt visits have been arranged involved, such as their families." keen to learn how their pupils can help beat crime. "Overall the response to the Youth Action Groups has been to several of the former Pioneering Johanna joined the Force last summer as the communist countries of Already around 15 Action Groups have been set up, or are in fantastic. Heads and Deputy Heads are so keen because not only county's first School Liaison Officer, and she will be the process of forming and pupils have taken on a whole range of are they learning about crime, but the topics covered can act as Eastern Europe. breaking more new ground with the Head Teachers cross-curricular projects. Mr Simpson will give problems ranging from insecure school lockers and stealing to Conference, planned for April 23 at Leez Priory, Great anti-litter campaigns. Speakers at the conference will include the Chief Constable, presentations on the practi- Leighs. At one school, pupils took part in a mock trial held at John Burrow, Drugs Liaison Officer, Inspector Dave Perry and cal aspects of dealing with It will be the first time all secondary heads in the county have Billericay Magistrates Court. Johanna's husband, a lawyer, acted Martin Fee, Principal Officer, curriculum and development. human rights to audiences been called together to discuss crime and Johanna hopes the con- as defence solicitor and a local magistrate also took part to make But delegates at the conference are not in for long boring including civil servants, ference will sow the seeds for Youth Crime Prevention Panels to it realistic.