Age at joining: 25 years old Length of Service: Nearly 20 years What attracted you to policing? I achieved a BA(Hons) degree in Communication and Media Studies in Southampton. Whilst at University I met up with my older sister quite frequently (mainly to get free meals off her) who had joined Hampshire Police and had just …
As an Operational Firearms Commander and Firearms Instructor, Natalie has had a fascinating 15 years across various departments. From Public Order training, Taser training and Initial Pursuit Driver training, through to attachments to the Prison Handling Team, we recently caught up with Nat about how she is realising her potential at Thames Valley Police (TVP). …
Role: Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) Age: 44 Length of service: 1 Year After spending 24 years at British Airways, Sarah proved that it’s never too late to change careers after joining TVP as a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) at 44 years old. We recently caught up with Sarah about her previous career, the …
Years in service: 13 years We’ve recently spoken with Police Sergeant Natasha Gidda in our Prisoner Handling Unit about about how she is realising her potential at Thames Valley Police. Is this the path you always expected to take in your career? It isn’t exactly what I thought I might do, but it’s turned out …
Age at joining: 52 Years in service: 10 We’ve recently spoken with Graeme Allen, Detective Sergeant in our Policing Strategy Unit. Graeme was a late starter, coming into policing with TVP at 52, having had a former career in Healthcare IT implementing paperless hospitals in Malaysia and South Africa. As Graeme would say, he is …
As an Incident Crime & Response (ICR) Inspector, Nicky has had a fascinating 19 years across various departments at Thames Valley Police (TVP). From Prisoner Intervention and Priority Crime to attachments to the UK Border Agency (UKBA) and Serious and Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), we recently caught up with Nicky about how she is realising …
Years of service: 20 Age at joining: 20 In just under 10 years of policing career, our colleague Gassan has progressed from Police Constable to Chief Inspector; we recently spoke with him about how he is realising his potential at TVP. Is this the path that you expected to take in your career? When I …
Chris has been a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) with Marlow Neighbourhood Policing Team since September 2020, joining TVP at age 56 after a successful career in the motor trade. We recently caught up with Chris about what it was like to move careers later in life and the transferable skills he carried over. What …
With the recent opening of a new training centre within our force, we took the opportunity to speak with one of our Foundation Skills Trainers, Andy Blagrove, about his role and what it’s like to train the next generation of Police Officers. Why did you decide to become a Foundation Skills Trainer? Having had various …
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