In a Response Officers boots

When somebody is in danger and they call us to come and help, no matter what the circumstances are, the likelihood is one of the first people they will meet will be one of our response officers.

As you may know, applications to become one of our next police officers has now reopened. So, officers from our Hull teams based at Clough Road have taken some time to speak about and share the rollercoaster of a time they experience daily to give you some insider knowledge into the kind of things you’ll be getting involved in… if you take the plunge and hit send on your application (as long as it's by Sunday, 27 April). 

The team of highly trained police officers regularly attend a large volume of incidents in one day.  

During a 12-hour shift alone they can respond to incidents involving domestic abuse, anti-social behaviour, concerns for safety, high risk missing people, burglaries, and public order offences in progress.

One of the Police Constables from Team Two said: “I’m in a very versatile role. We pretty much cover everything and every day is different.

“Every morning we get a briefing where we’re shown any relevant intelligence and any major jobs that have come in, before being given our priorities for the day. From there, our radios are on, and we go to whatever the control room may send to us at any point during our shift.

“You could be put on bed watch or scene guard or sent to an ongoing fight. You never know what it might be which is exciting, but it can also be very scary.

“As a patrol officer, I’m primarily called to respond to live, ongoing incidents, but I could also be going to get statements too.

“Some jobs we attend are to conduct enquiries to locate high-risk wanted people, where we would conduct a range of enquiries from CCTV and house to house, as well as linking in with our communications team to issue a media appeal across our channels.

“Other jobs can be more spontaneous, which is more common in our line of work. This could involve anything from spotting stolen vehicles, to conducting area searches, CCTV checks and arresting those who might have handed themselves in. It never stops!”

Applications close Sunday 27 April so make sure to get yours in before it's too late.

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