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Truck police need to be supported and developed
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IT'S WITH REGRET that I read in this week's Commercial Motor (CM 26 January) that Truckpol looks likely to be disbanded.
The business of policing, of course. is no different to any other business— people are paramount. The quality and experience of the people, together with their leadership. determines the success of the enterprise.
For years I've known and liaised with Detective Sergeant Mark Hooper, head cook and bottle washer ofTruckpol (at times he was the only one there).Throughout our acquaintance he has focused on providing an efficient service to road transport while receiving little interest or enthusiasm from his superiors.] believe the service has had to be funded or part-funded by the industry.
At times,areas like the West Midlands (which includes the nation's second city) have had no ol neer!, charged with investigating this complex type of crime. And lots of it has been going on!
Despite CM's and [RHA regional manager] Mike Farmer's best efforts to uncover the truth, West Midlands Police will not tell US what is happening or admit that Operation Indicate is all but closed down. But we know that there's now only one detective [Detective Inspector Andy Round], based in Wednesbury police station. Each morning, he sends out text messages to the industry detailing any truck thefts that occurred the previous night.
don't share the optimism shown by Chrys Rampley of the RHA that things will be better if Truckpol is moved under the auspices of National Criminal Intelligence Service. Firstly, that's a big and secondly. I've always found the NCIS sadly lacking.
if all this weren't enough. I sec that yet another senior officer is coming in to chair JAGOLT. That's the third in as many years. How can this provide any degree of continuity or experience? Road transport is a complex industry: it demands experience, and preferably years of it.This job must be looked upon as the poisoned chalice in the police service for them to keep changing the deekchairs like this The police will only Will the battle of truck crime when they allow good officers to build on their experience, as we do in the private sector. I say that with the experience of having a father who served with the (ID for 25 years.
Moving officers around with such depressing regularity is a waste of everyone's time -and the taxpayer's money!
Chris Kelly Keltruck West Bromwich, W Midlands