Matt Cox

• All views are my own, and not of my employers • Operator 👮🏻‍♂️ Former Special 🚓#Thinblueline #Specials MHFA 💙

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After 3 incredible years, It’s all over! 💙
#specials #policeleaver

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@vernalscott Congratulations on the new position! Welcome to the team!

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Our brave Zyla 🐕 💙

[Vatican News @VaticanNews]

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta.

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Our line gets thinner once again. 💙

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@LeicsFireRescue Sending my condolences to all of you at @LeicsFireRescue! 💙 ❤️

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@Police_Gazette I believe they are something to do with Surveying… not entirely sure of their use.

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@Police_Gazette @leicspolice Is this in L&D or Reception?

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@INRIXtraffic_UK @ATCLeicester @Highcross @leicesterbuses @leicspolice @Leicester_News All clear 👍🏻

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@Jameslyle96 @SkyNews

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@EMAS_TimH @LeicSAR_CFR @EMAS_CFR Makes sense, thank you! Keep doing what you’re doing! 💚

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[Thin Blue Paw Foundation @ThinBluePaw]

PD Zyla's handler from @leicspolice paid tribute to her at yesterday's memorial with this moving letter of remembrance. 🌈

"To my faithful Zyla, my crew mate and friend – our girl, July 3rd was the most difficult day of my career, I write this knowing I will forever hold you tightly within my heart and there you will always remain as life goes on without you but will never be the same.

As a family, dog section, police family we are hurting more than words can say.
I remember the moment I first saw you; I gasped at your beauty as you leapt to greet me with joy. You stole the hearts of those who were lucky enough to meet you.

We started our training together at the beginning of October 2023 where you proved yourself to me time and time again forging a truly special bond – we were the perfect partnership.

You knew no limits, you tracked like no other, you demonstrated ways of finding people in ways I’d never seen, if there was a gap to fit through you WOULD find it!

Your willingness to please me, your loyalty and fearlessness shone through. As a team we had immediate success with you sniffing out a suspect wanted on recall to prison evading police by hiding in thick woodland forcing him to run straight into the welcoming arms of a neighbourhood police officer. Further deployments with suspects, one garden hopping and the other hiding in a car in the garage he broke into – both trying their luck at hide and seek, it’s fair to say you won those games!

Zyla you were loved by all who met you, you were the perfect partner, the perfect family member, you were our girl who would stop at nothing to ensure I made it home safely.

Many of our police dogs love ball play, Zyla was certainly no exception! She absolutely LOVED ball play, it was her favourite game 24/7. I remember our morning walk to the end of the garden where you would drop the ball at my feet 100 times over, with that famous head tilt of yours together and the 'melt your heart' look to persuade me to play some more!

You were a bouncy bundle of joy, a girl who never stopped. You didn’t walk, you glided with such beauty and grace. You were taken too soon but in your short time you made sure you lived to the full.

The day you were taken from me I will never forget! A piece of me died that day with you. Your heroic actions that day ensured I made it home safely and I will never forget your sacrifice for me, my family, my police family and the wider public. You are our hero, you are our girl.

Yes you were a fantastic police dog with a bright future, but you were so much more.

Every day I see your favourite ball, my quiet empty garden, your empty kennel, empty police car and feel my empty heart.

Zyla I love you, I miss you, I thank you – you will always be our special girl." 💙🐶🇬🇧

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@PCUnsworth Do some work 😉🤣

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@ShortArmOfLaw @leicspolice Spotted you whilst I was having a gander around! Hope you got to see @NPAShq land!🙌🏻

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@Brick_Cop @leicspolice Seeing this means a lot!❤️

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Sad news to wake up to today!😔🐕🟦

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@HantsLeadSC Sometimes how it is Russell, I feel a greater level of respect doing what we do!💪🏻

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@SC__Dan @WMPolice DM’d you 👍🏻

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@watkinson_gaz I get the odd £1.25 put in my bank account, for a £250.0 assault that happened 2 years ago. It’s shocking.