A Jewish Copper

Jewish response cop.
L2 Public Order, Tutor.
Trying to promote policing as a career for Jews.

[A Jewish Copper @AJewishCopper]

On my last tweet, a few people were quite careful about not offending me with questions - PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS! Unless you write something blatantly horrible, I won't be offended. I've been a cop for a while - I have a thick skin! No such thing as stupid questions - ask away!

[A Jewish Copper @AJewishCopper]

You can give me any award there is. Nothing gives me a stronger sense of achievement than getting my infant to sleep in 30° heat after an hour of trying.

On the flipside. nothing is more disappointing than when said infant wakes up 5 minutes later.

This heatwave is free to go.

[A Jewish Copper @AJewishCopper]

@JizzleShizz @metpoliceuk @EssexPR Because he hasn't been convicted. Simple as that. Police are investigators, not judges.

[A Jewish Copper @AJewishCopper]

It's been a rough time. Take the break, reconnect with family and community. Celebrate your Judaism.

Chag Shavuot Sameach!

Get some cheesecake in ya

❤️

[A Jewish Copper @AJewishCopper]

I often push for recognition of the fact that being Jewish is an ethnicity not just my faith.
Zionism however, is not. You can be as white as you like and still be a zionist. What a silly banner.

[Nicole Lampert @nicolelampert]

The horseshoe has met, as it was always going to.

[Chris Hobbs @obbsie]

British police officer on vacation in the USA provides 'urgent assistance' to an American officer in trouble. 'Never off duty.' https://t.co/7D1pGtFy7o

[A Jewish Copper @AJewishCopper]

Some lovely words there.

[LBC @LBC]

'This is not about Netanyahu or Israel, this is Jew hatred.'

Andrew Marr discusses the truly 'scary' thing about the Golders Green stabbings.

[A Jewish Copper @AJewishCopper]

Horrific report, but sounds like great work from all involved.

[A Jewish Copper @AJewishCopper]

@SandwichZero1

[A Jewish Copper @AJewishCopper]

The look of joy on my wife's face this morning, as I bent down to kiss our baby and got sneezed on in the face from point blank range, was priceless.

[A Jewish Copper @AJewishCopper]

@murf5573 Agreed with drugs as the roadside tests do pick up a lot that isn't necessarily hitting the level. But if someone's blown over there should be a mechanism to suspend their license pending court result.

[A Jewish Copper @AJewishCopper]

Dealt with a fail to provide last year. Went not guilty. Case adjourned today until end of the year...
I have a suspicion that if there were a way to suspend driving licences following a charge for drink/drug driving offences, we would have fewer NG pleas.

But maybe I'm cynical.

[A Jewish Copper @AJewishCopper]

@murf5573 Completely understand NG until proven, obviously. But DL is a privilege not a right, and a suspension pending case outcome doesn't strike me as unreasonable, and I don't understand how that framework can't be put in place for the benefit of all.

[A Jewish Copper @AJewishCopper]

@JohnBoxall9

[A Jewish Copper @AJewishCopper]

@PCtoBe Yeah I have done Op Revokes in the past, though I never heard back about what the result was. Do you know how quick they action submissions?

[A Jewish Copper @AJewishCopper]

Owing to the classic mistake of overbuying matzah, my first meal after 8 days of Passover, (a time when Jews traditionally miss pasta, bread and other carbs), was.........

Matzah pizza 😂😂

[A Jewish Copper @AJewishCopper]

@sherlock_comms Also we never "investigated" non-crime hate incidents. Clues in the name. Idk how it works in other forces but scrapping NCHI is going to free up zero time for me.

[Paul Rees. ex Rucksack. @HannahIamthest1]

Patient attends A&E with a chest infection… standard stuff.

Decides to pop outside for a vape and a bit of fresh air because, let’s be honest, the waiting room atmosphere could finish anyone off quicker than the illness.

Next minute… casually clocks a bloke acting a bit off outside the maternity ward.
Not aggressive, not shouting… just that “something’s not right here” vibe every frontline worker knows all too well.

So what does he do?
Doesn’t walk away.
Doesn’t ignore it.

Goes over for a chat.

Two hours later…

🧠 Talked down a “lone wolf” terrorist
🎒 Convinced him to open the bag (yeah… that bag)
💣 Found himself staring at a pressure cooker bomb
📏 Asked about blast radius like he’s doing a dynamic risk assessment
🚪 Moved the whole situation away from the hospital entrance
🤝 Built enough trust to keep the bloke calm
🤗 Given him a hug when asked
📞 Got him to agree to call police before he “changed his mind”

All while his own phone’s dead and there’s not a single staff member in sight to wave over.

Genuinely the most British de-escalation imaginable:
“Alright mate… talk to me… what’s going on?”

No PPE.
No backup.
No radio.
Just vibes, empathy, and absolute nerves of steel.

Meanwhile inside:
Crews stacked 8 deep
Handover delays hitting biblical levels
Someone asking “can you clear please” every 30 seconds

And this guy is outside single-handedly preventing a mass casualty incident like it’s just another shift problem.

Police turn up, job gets wrapped up, and he just wanders back in like:
“Yeah I’m back… still got that chest infection by the way.”

Probably still had to wait for discharge as well.

Massive respect though.
That’s not luck, that’s character. Calm under pressure, compassion when it mattered most.

George Medal couldn’t have gone to a more deserving person.

Proof that sometimes the difference between a normal day and a major incident…
…is just one person deciding to step forward instead of walking away 🚑

[A Jewish Copper @AJewishCopper]

@Brick_Cop @ukhomeoffice Can't believe it! Symbol of the state of affairs that someone as enthusiastic for and proud of the job as you is still leaving. I'd like to think something would be learnt, but I doubt it.
Enjoy your next chapter! Was a pleasure to meet you and I always enjoyed your content!

[A Jewish Copper @AJewishCopper]

@JJSharpers I think possibly before I was even born my brother pronounced "boiled egg" as "spolideck" and that hung around for a couple of decades 😂

[Metropolitan Police @metpoliceuk]

Two men have been arrested this morning in connection with our ongoing investigation into an arson attack in Golders Green.

More information 👇
https://t.co/WW03NiAWle